Firmware Upgrade to Improve PS3 Graphics?

I've searched pretty extensively,but can't find the blurb online. Game Informer quoted somebody at Sony a couple of months ago (Kutaragi, I think), who claimed that the graphical abilities of the PS3 could be improved by up to 40% through future firmware upgrades.

Can any of you hardware-savvy folks tell me if such a thing is really possible?

I'm assuming this would require dedicating one or more of the SPEs to graphical duties. Developers currently claim that they're not utilizing the Cell's full potential, but is it wise to partition the processor's functionality like this?

From what I read about a earlier firmware update, they have already done one run of that.

What they do is reduce the about of RAM required for standard PS3 feture's. thus making more RAM open for the devs.

From what I read about a eirlier firmware update, they have already done one run of that.

What they do is reduce the about of RAM required for standard PS3 feture's. thus making more RAM open for the devs.

FREE my Rams Sony...

FREE my Rams!!!

LET my RAMS GO!!!!! Pharaoh

FREE my Rams Sony...

FREE my Rams!!!

LET my RAMS GO!!!!! Pharaoh

BitterExtract

I've searched pretty extensively,but can't find the blurb online. Game Informer quoted somebody at Sony a couple of months ago (Kutaragi, I think), who claimed that the graphical abilities of the PS3 could be improved by up to 40% through future firmware upgrades.

Can any of you hardware-savvy folks tell me if such a thing is really possible?

I'm assuming this would require dedicating one or more of the SPEs to graphical duties. Developers currently claim that they're not utilizing the Cell's full potential, but is it wise to partition the processor's functionality like this?

Please_ThankYou

yeah but not for ps3 games, but for ps2 games... they ll be upscaled or something like that

Games have the graphics, not the PS3. Noticed how games looked better year after year on the PS2 without any firmware updates?deadkingdg

Alright, a clarification:

It turns out the claim was not attributed to any specific source within Sony. The fullblurb from the August 2007 Game Informer (p. 37):

"Technical officers at Sony have claimed that the Playstation 3's audio and visual quality could be improved by 30 to 40 percent by further firmware updates. Sony has already used these to add features to the system."

Firmware version 1.80, which is the update responsible for the upscaling enhancements, was released in May. That means this estimated 30 to 40 percent increase, reported in August,would be above and beyond these previous gains.Output for all formatshas already beenboostedto 1080p, thebenchmark for HD resolution on the current generation of displays. I'd like to believe that any further improvements would entail an increase in actual rendering power.

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FREE my Rams Sony...

FREE my Rams!!!

LET my RAMS GO!!!!! Pharaoh

Mcortijo01

What i do not understand about this is how this would affect people who do not have access to online. Would they have too make separate versions of the game?jasontakhar

It would be included on all games released from that point forward, just like 1.94on R&C.

[QUOTE="jasontakhar"]What i do not understand about this is how this would affect people who do not have access to online. Would they have too make separate versions of the game?Please_ThankYou

It would be included on all games released from that point forward, just like 1.94on R&C.

oh i see thnx