ZDNet bericht over mogelijke problemen bij de produktie van de Sony Emotion Engine, de wonderchip achter de PSX2 die volgens Sony (en Danny 
) de PC compleet gaat crushen:
The Emotion Engine is 238 square millimeters, a monster by processor standards. Its companion chip, a graphics synthesizer, is even larger. Together, the two are large enough to "give most semiconductor manufacturers a bad case of heartburn," said Keith Diefendorff, a senior analyst at chip technology researcher MicroDesign Resources Inc.While the 128-bit chip has only 10 percent more transistors than a Pentium III, it will be 80 percent larger. That means higher costs and, it could mean Sony won't satisfy initial demand for the Playstation 2.
[...]For Sony, the enormous size of the chips means that initial Playstation 2 consoles will be downright uneconomical, according to a research report from MicroDesign Resources.
The firm predicts the Emotion Engine and its graphics synthesizer will cost $130 each to make. That would mean Sony will have to spend more than $300, and probably nearer to $400, just to build a Playstation 2, not including the $1 billion Sony will pay to help its partner, Toshiba Corp., build two new chip factories. The original Playstation retailed for $299.
Nu las ik in de c't wel dat een of ander ventje van Sony had gezegd dat 't hem geen bout interesseerde hoe duur de PSXII zou worden, omdat de games toch voor de eigenlijke inkomsten gaan zorgen. Als die Emotion chip echter fokking duur gaat worden dan moet de prijs van de PSXII ook wel omhoog. Haha! 
