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Last discussed Jul 8, 2026
Sony's seventh-generation gaming console, whose Cell processor was placed on the US export control list due to its vector arithmetic capabilities.
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Alexander Wissner-Gross
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"Similarly with the PlayStation 3 Cell processor — similarly export controlled because it could do vector arithmetic."
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Ben Thompson
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"The PlayStation 3 was Sony's big misstep in terms of the whole PlayStation era. They had this crazy processor called the Cell processor. The PlayStation 3 was way too expensive, ran super hot, and all these extra capabilities were not used."
John Coogan
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"The PlayStation 3 was way too expensive. It ran super hot if I remember. And all these extra capabilities were not used."
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