There's a long road for PlayStation 3 and here's the beginning. Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Toshiba Corporation today unveiled for the first time some of the characteristics of the microprocessor the next console from Sony will probably use. Cell is a multicore chip comprising a 64-bit Power processor core and multiple processor cores capable of massive floating point processing. Cell is optimized for compute-intensive workloads and broadband rich media applications. IBM plans to begin pilot production of Cell microprocessors at its 300mm wafer fabrication facility in East Fishkill, NY during the first half of 2005. Press 'read more' for additional details about Cell.