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You don't even need to understand how a console works to know this. It's pretty much a given, because Sony.
Its all x86 computers no?
PS2 has a custom MIPS-based RISC CPU
PS3 is PowerPC
PS4/PS5 are x86_64
PS3 is not really PowerPC. The cell processor has a PowerPC core, but its a different enough custom processor that it needs its own custom coding and tooling to use it to its fullest.
But actually, why were the home consoles of that generations all PowerPC-based
I think it was mostly because IBM would contract make chips for them using their own designs and Intel / AMD wouldn't.
Oh interesting, didnt know that