And I am sure you paid all that money for the privilege to run the awesomeness that is Folding@Home.



Get over yourself.

"And I am sure you paid all that money for the privilege to run the awesomeness that is Folding@Home."

All that money went into a game machine. F@H runs when the machine isn't being used.



"I could care less about how good the PS3 is at folding protien. Did they cure cancer yet?"

I'm not sure what the POINT was of your comment. I'm going to assume it was derived from pure ignorance. Because of this research my Grandmother has a pill she can take that "betters" (for a lack of a better single word) her Alzheimer's. It slows it down and allows her to be more "clear headed" or connected with her mind. The end result is her great grandchildren will now have memories of their great grandmother whereas they wouldn't of had this research not been where it is today.



Is it cured? Not yet. But so what? Are you telling us they better cure it right away or never at all? Grow up! They have done cancer patients more good then you could ever understand.



"How many people out there have killers pc's?"

Interesting comment. I like how someone needs a KILLER PC to compete with the PS3. I guess that puts the PS3's cost into perspective! Now take your KILLER PC and add a BR drive. How much does it cost now? Hehehe.



"if this was a battle between the new quad cores and the cells and they both had 40,000 running it would most likely be around even."

Not even close! I have a quad proc and the PS3 still flies circles around my PC running F@H.



However, just wait for 8+ core CPUs to hit the market. I still feel strong that my predictions will be right:



The PC industry is going to rock the console world. 8+ core CPUs, DX10, super powerful GPUs.....the 360 and the PS3 are going to be left in the dust. Sony thinks the PS3 is future proof? There is no such thing! That hardware will be obsolete just as easily as any other. Meanwhile the 360 is on a steep upgrade track. The next Xbox will more then likely 8+ core and will utilize DX10. It'll probably STILL be a step below the PC industry but it will stomp the PS3.



However, this still bring up an interesting point. The PS3 at that point would be so damn good (in it's time frame) that it needs to be compared to a PAST and FUTURE consoles as a standard.

but just as a new xbox 360 with 8 cores comes out, a new playstation with even more cores will come out. And damn i thought the quads were stronger then that i just assumed thanks for the info. But you still cant compare a Next Gen xbox to a previous gen playstation. Compare Xbox "720" to a PS4. But for right now i think its safe to say processing wise the ps3 owns the 360 by FAR.

Are you stupid? Yes the PS3 will be "around" for 10 years but that doesn't mean in 6 years from now PS4 will be out with killer stuff to maker your PC rant look like a BS counter argument to how awesome 360 and PS3 really is. Just face no current PC nor future will match next gen consoles and thats fact.

While I myself don't run Folding@Home, I certainly recognize the good that it does.



To smokeelaa: While it is true that gamers did not buy the PS3 to run Folding@Home, please understand that in no way were they obligated to contribute to what is in the end a selfless task. And you had the nerve to criticize that? I'm guessing (although I could be wrong) that you are a PC or 360 gamer who, for some reason, finds even something like this offensive, if it is done by the PS3. What does that say about you as a human being?



And Common Sense: About your comment, "Did they cure cancer yet?" - Shame on you. I did not expect you would stoop so low. Surely you recognize that science never advances by leaps or bounds. Any practical progress (please note that I said practical progress - I'm not referring to discoveries or scientific insights by individuals here, which can take place in an instant) is the result of slow plodding contributions by uncounted numbers of people, and can take a long time. Did you have to be so callous just to try and make a statement? I thought you were better than that. Guess I was wrong.



And yes, I know, it is a gaming console, but it is quite a lot of other things as well. If you don't see it as more than a console, please know that there are a lot of other people who do.



Anyway, I know that the above comment is not going to broader your perspective any more than ISOHaven's comment is going to, but I just had to say what I thought was true.



And ISOHaven, although I don't agree with all of your earlier comments (particularly your faith in all things PS3 - referring to other QJ articles here), but this time, I thought your points were valid and well-made. Kudos.

No harm done. It's all good.



The fact of the matter is, I love my Wii more than anything else.....that almost sounds dirty???



@Stealth

"Just face no current PC nor future will match next gen consoles and thats fact."



Yeah, your comments sum you up rather well!



The only thing that matters is the game. Games will continue to live on in our hearts while the hardware rots in a garbage dump.

Hum.... so what you are saying is, new hardware is always more powerful? Gee, there's a no-brainer. Yup, you completely misunderstood what I was saying.



PS4 > PS3 > PS2 > PS



Yeah, that's a given.



"The good games are coming for PS3 and the hardware will be put in great use."

I never stated otherwise. By all means, please quote me.



If you where trying to state that there is no way a PC could complete with the PS3 then you are dead wrong. DX10 is a much more power graphics system them the PS3 is capable of. In 2 years, medium size systems will be completing with the PS3. Yet alone 4, 6, 8 years.