SONY 正式放弃CELL，小道消息！

知情人士透露，索尼正在为下一代游戏机PS4开发一款多核处理器。
该消息称，索尼曾考虑过多种方案，包括使用Cell处理器修改版和英特尔Larrabee处理器。但由于动力不足的问题，这些方案已被取消。因此，索尼决定为PS4开发一款多核处理器。

到目前为止，这是索尼放弃Cell处理器的最强烈迹象。11月有消息称，IBM已决定不再参与Cell处理器的研发，这为索尼PS3的未来前景蒙上一层阴影。

                                                                                                                        ---以上摘自cnbeta.com


December 28, 2009 - Sony's next gaming console may not include the much-heralded Cell architecture.

A report from Japanese outlet Impress Watch states Sony is considering several options for the design of the 'PlayStation 4,' including scrapping the Cell design entirely and moving towards a traditional PC multi-core processor.

Tech writer Hiroshige Goto says Sony is also looking at a new, modified version of the Cell processor, and Intel's Larrabee chipset as possible candidates. He also says that it seems unlikely we'll see a release of the 'PS4' until 2012 at the earliest, as it usually takes two years for a console to go from concept into full production.

While the PlayStation 3's Cell processor has its advantages over the competitio