PS3 gets 70MB of Additional RAM

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Freak_c in News

Sony still amaze me at what they have accomplished with the PS3 and PSP. We are almost half way into the consoles lifespan and it still has not been hacked. It keeps improving with each firmware update, where they don’t only give back to the consumers but they help and give more help opportunities to the developers, who are the ones that push the system to it’s limits.

Sony have now managed to free up 70mb of RAM on the PS3. I know 70mb doesn’t sound like a lot but as the saying goes it’s better than nothing, and this can be used towards streaming of effects such as dynamic lights, resolution or improve the OS and in game XMB, even possibly bring the long awaited cross game chat.

SCEA’s Patrick Seybold recently confirmed the change. “Since the launch of the PS3, we have been continuously making efforts to reinforce our support system to game developers, allowing them to express their creativity freely on the PS3. As part of this support for game development, the size of the PS3 OS memory footprint has been reduced through network update for the game developers.”

A PS3 developer said that “any bit of RAM helps. Generally it probably won’t change design, but might allow extra effects resolution or dynamic lights or something. Probably more beneficial from the systems and art side then from design/gameplay.”

I don’t anyone will be complaining about that, but don’t expect to see these changes any time soon but there is one thing that is certain, the games are only going to get better! News Source.