The cpu’s L1/L2 would copy directly over to DDR3 which has a 64bit channel though…

yeah but the point is you learn to code for x86 first its not exactly an alien system to you

Partially true, but so does the eSRAM, it has 4 32bit busses, just like the GDDR5 has 8 of them, one for each chip. The fact of this multiplication diminishes the stalling by allowing more dataflow and the same can be applied to another CPU cache. The fact that I didn’t mention L3 is that it would need to be custom to allow for a better data pipeline.

From what I know copying over an even larger amount from the L2/L3 cache would stall the CPU even more due to GDDR5 using a 32bit channel to communicate with the CPU.

All in all, time will tell. Now can I get back to Sunset please, without being reminded of how “weak” these consoles r?! SO starts out slow with a learning curve, but once I got the traversing down, it feels like I’m in a comic. Man Insomniac nailed the gameplay. I wouldn’t score it a 10, but it’s unique and is worth a buy.

Pretty sure it would take more than a couple of community college courses before you send off your resume to a AAA dev… =p.

X86 is just the CPU architecture… most of the learning comes from optimizing the shader language and coming up with new solutions that not only look better than they previously did but also are less taxing on the hardware. The GPU’s in each console may not be the best but the complexity of them compared to what was in the Xbox 360 or PS3 is still what game Devs have to get acclimated with.

Very true indeed.

not talking about this game im talking about all the games this gen. Theres no cell BS or emotion engine crap… its straight up x86 there isnt much of a learning