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Pooch Dog once played a computer game with his kids... a car careening around a track. But, they made me play a different game with my punch button thing you hold in your hand: Car Careening Around Dirt Beside Track!

I am the Seargeant Schultz of games: I know nothing!

Nonetheless, because of the wonder of the internet and blogging in which everyone is an expert, here's an article that sounds very interesting. It references a book that is written by insiders. And, after deep analysis of content and structure, and diligent investigation of the authors and their sources, I place my stamp of approval on this article.

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This year we've seen the PS3's Cell processor pitch in and help break the petaflop barrier, exploit a major security hole in SSL encryption and enable adolescent hijinks on PlayStation Home. Obviously, this is one serious piece of kit. According to The Race For A New Game Machine, written by two of the folks responsible for designing the thing, the Cell (a partnership between Toshiba, Sony and IBM) was the product of a deal that opened the door to IBM selling key parts of the chip to Microsoft before they had even finished building it -- even though this was clearly not part of the plan. Essentially, Sony's R&D money was spent creating a component for their rival, helping the Xbox 360 make its launch date of November 2005, while the PlayStation 3 was pushed back a full year. It seems somewhat fitting that the troubled game system should have such dysfunctional origins, no?

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/book-details-how-sony-paid-for-xbox-360-dev-let-microsoft-borro/

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