PlayStation 5: As Powerful as the Human Brain?

Posted on May 24, 2005

It sounds like an absurd question -- will a future gaming system run on a computer as powerful as the human brain? However, Ian Pearson, head of the futurology unit at BT Labs in England, recently told The Observer that it might be possible. Pearson says the PlayStation 3 is already 1 percent as powerful as the human brain. Pearson also notes that the PS3 is 35 times more powerful than the PS2. So if this trend continues then maybe you do eventually end up with a system as powerful as the human brain. Enjoy these days of easily beating the computer while they last.

He believes that today's youngsters may never have to die, and points to the rapid advances in computing power demonstrated last week, when Sony released the first details of its PlayStation 3. It is 35 times more powerful than previous games consoles. 'The new PlayStation is 1 per cent as powerful as a human brain,' he said. 'It is into supercomputer status compared to 10 years ago. PlayStation 5 will probably be as powerful as the human brain.'

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