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[Video Gamers] Military purchases 2200 PS3's

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  1. RocketsPimp

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    Interesting...

    http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/09/military-purchases-2200-ps3s/

    It seems generous grandmothers aren't the only ones purchasing PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles this holiday season. The U.S. Dept. of Defense has announced plans to buy an additional 2,200 PS3s to complement a military supercomputer cluster running on 336 PS3 systems.

    The military purchase was likely encouraged by Sony's recent PS3 price cut, which brought the price of a single console down to $299.

    A military justification of review document explains the decision:

    Though a single 3.2 GHz cell processor can deliver over 200 GFLOPS, whereas the Sony PS3 configuration delivers approximately 150 GFLOPS, the approximately tenfold cost difference per GFLOP makes the Sony PS3 the only viable technology for HPC applications.

    According to Ars Technica, Sony sells the PS3 at a loss and hopes to make back the difference by selling games and accessories.

    The reason that the PS3 is a more cost-effective way to buy Cell-powered GFLOPS than, say, the Cell blades that IBM actually makes specifically for supercomputing applications, is that the consoles come with a big, fat subsidy from Sony.

    However, the military isn't likely to purchase any games for these PlayStations. The justification review states the systems will run a proprietary Linux-based operating system, which probably won't be able to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
     
    #1 RocketsPimp, Dec 9, 2009
  2. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    this is because they are playing the real version of this game!
     
    #2 tinman, Dec 9, 2009
  3. macalu

    macalu Contributing Member

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    i hope they bought the old fat ps3s. my understanding is the new ones can't run linux.
     
    #3 macalu, Dec 9, 2009
  4. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost be kind. be brave.
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    I figured them for Xboxers.
     
    #4 DonnyMost, Dec 9, 2009
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    Sony fan bois. :rolleyes:
     
    #5 LonghornFan, Dec 9, 2009
  6. Lil Pun

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    Except they don't get respawns.
     
    #6 Lil Pun, Dec 9, 2009
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    I was thinking the same thing.
     
    #7 yobod, Dec 9, 2009
  8. DonkeyMagic

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    OMG h4x!
     
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  9. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    Potential epic fail time. Go USA
     
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  10. Air Langhi

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    That is what I was thinking. The govt is going to be pissed when they find out.
     
    #10 Air Langhi, Dec 9, 2009
  11. Invisible Fan

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    Plus it's not compatible with their PS2 supercluster.
     
    #11 Invisible Fan, Dec 9, 2009
  12. Cannonball

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    Only the next step in Japan's revenge plot for WW2.
     
    #12 Cannonball, Dec 9, 2009
  13. KingCheetah

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    They wanted equipment that wouldn't break down every month.
     
    #13 KingCheetah, Dec 9, 2009
  14. ClutchCityReturns

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    Actually they're playing part 3.

    <object width="480" height="430"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FMODERN_WARFARE_ARTICLE_11_9.jpg&videoid=99070&title=Ultra-Realistic%20Modern%20Warfare%20Game%20Features%20Awaiting%20Orders%2C%20Repairing%20Trucks" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="430"flashvars="image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FMODERN_WARFARE_ARTICLE_11_9.jpg&videoid=99070&title=Ultra-Realistic%20Modern%20Warfare%20Game%20Features%20Awaiting%20Orders%2C%20Repairing%20Trucks"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/ultra_realistic_modern_warfare?utm_source=videoembed">Ultra-Realistic Modern Warfare Game Features Awaiting Orders, Repairing Trucks</a>
     
    #14 ClutchCityReturns, Dec 9, 2009
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    Real life Search and Destroy, eh?
     
    #15 StaticC4, Dec 10, 2009
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    Yessir.
     
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    John Stockton falls in a faint.
     
    #17 SirCharlesFan, Dec 10, 2009
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    Thats funny
     
    #18 Ziggy, Dec 10, 2009
  19. nolimitnp

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    We all know its worthless to have a PS3 without at least a 40" HD LCD/Plasma TV.

    Our tax $'s hard at work :p
     
    #19 nolimitnp, Dec 10, 2009
  20. rhino17

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    they must not want anyone to get hooked on online gaming :p
     
    #20 rhino17, Dec 10, 2009
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