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[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago

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.

[-] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 hours ago

But actually, why were the home consoles of that generations all PowerPC-based

[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I think it was mostly because IBM would contract make chips for them using their own designs and Intel / AMD wouldn't.

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