Since when has any part of the US government worried about looking silly? Besides, if the "research" doesn't work out they'll have a bunch of PS3s to play with.

the ps3's processsing power is about 1.2 mgeaflops and a 10.1 megaflop processor or more costs a *****load so when you are using ps3's it can crack an 11 letter wpa code using john the rippwe outputted into the 4 way handshake faster than a home computer could , about 15 to 30 times faster same goes for genenrating rainbow tables

Here's a good reason, that people have touched on. Ps3s are cheap. If they pay full price (unlikely, I bet they're getting a bulk rate) the PS3s cost $659,978.00



Lets compare that to the cost of the IBM Roadrunner mentioned in the article. Which costs a measly, 125 million dollars. And it only took half a decade to build it.

Since they arent using the bluray drive, they dont have to worry about it failing!

Cool story bro

turn on the 360 for 5 hours and its toasted lol..besides the 360 is just a dumb gaming computer that costs less.

When you can level an arsenal of death on the other person, I think they might make a few extra fat PS3s just for you.

The U.S. government buys 300,000 PS3's and 300,000 copies of R2 to simulate real life-like occurrences with video games to prepare them fr the worst in combat!

AF dont want 360's cuz imagine 2200 360 fan running at the same time in the same room...:) its like they have a ferry boat inside the hq/lab... brrrrrrrr...grooooool...woooot

What do you mean "trying" to create The Matrix.



You meant to say Upgrade the Matrix right :)

Actually they really did buy PS3's for linux, atleast the fats ones, kinda stupid how Sony took one of its most successful parts out of it for Slim, when it could have been kept in, even though yes its easier to hack PS3's with that in.



Military mostly buys PS3s for linux mainly cause all of you know linux is the closest thing to a computer with a PS3.



Linux+PS3= Super Computer+ all the other stuff the PS3 comes with, even the Cell Processor.



Sad thing about Xbox 360, is, its only a gaming system now, when compared to PS3, they both have the same stuff but PS3 has more like going over the internet, fat PS3's have linux.



Plus Linux is a really wide open source for hackers.

I thought the same thing. They bought all of these to gear up for MAG.

This is the Air Force they're in to "Ace Combat" whenever it comes out.



Tomorrow you'll see "US Marines purchase 2200 PS3s for MAG"