US Air Force buying truckloads of PS3s
Category: PlayStation 3, Posted: 03/05/2008 at 04:07AM CST by Andy Groen, Content Contributor
Apparently all that noise Sony was making about the PS3 being mindbogglingly powerful wasn't just hot air, according to a request filed by the United States Air Force.
The USAF trying to arrange a deal with Sony to supply 300 Playstation 3 consoles. The 40gb model no less. (Apparently the Air Force's research doesn't involve backward compatibility.)
The filing leads one to believe that the Air Force isn't interested in gaming necessarily, but rather the Cell Processor that lies within. They must believe it has some kind of super human power if they're so interested as to buy 300. The number 300 is a little bit odd though, can't they share?
My guess is that they're reasearching stress levels for the Cell and they are expecting many of them to break.
They cite the reason for purchasing the PS3 as that it is the only product currently available that uses the cell chip. For those interested, the document clearly states that they don't want any sort of deals on pricing, but insist on buying it at the retail pricing.
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i hope there not going to use it for top secret stuff cause then sony would know what it is and the japanese would be knowing everyting! lol
300? This is madness!
Lol!!
wow dr aaron. that was just.....awful.
:)
"300? This is madness!"
win
I'd of thought they'd of been more interested in blowing up real stuff, I feel COD and such may be too much like work for them.
This..is...the...AIR FORCE!!!