The vector processors in the playstation will be incredible even before the compilers are properly optimized. Ever hear of the altivec efflect? playstation is gonna hammer PS2 but probablly be more expersive. What is better suited for good physics modeling? three general purpose processors, or one general purpose and seven vector processors? From my experience as an engineer i can tell you. Its best described ans vectors. what abour ray tracing all vectors. ballistics all vectors. diffusion, heat transfer , force fields can be represented as fields of vectors.

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