[gekko]

Welcome to the wonderful world of technology. The fear that arose when Sony first announced that they were using it is still the fear now, Cell processors are too new, developers haven't worked with them, and they don't know how to tap into their power. Just like with PS2, this could cost developers thousands to train their programmers, which adds unnecessary cost to development. Sony got away with it last gen, because PS2 was already a big-seller in Japan, and you couldn't give up all those potential sales. But now, with Xbox being as popular as it is, it might not work that way again.

Also, with more processing power, they'll need a faster BUS to handle it, there's more money. I'm hoping it does well, but the cell processor might be a little too far ahead of it's time, and if Xbox has a better graphics chip and a slower CPU, would gamers even notice, or just jump to Xbox cause it's purdy?

But we'll see what happens, just like always.