When the PS3 launched , 120 MB of its 512 MB of RAM were dedicated at all times to the OS . ( To put that footrpint in position , the Xbox 360 ’s O only used 32 MB . ) fortunately , Sony has polish their organization .
Over the course of several update , the PS3 ’s OS has been wean off RAM , its addiction switch off to just 50MB — including the in - game XMB upgrade — meaning that an extra 70 MB of RAM is usable for game developers to use as they see set .
No , that ’s not enough additional desirableness to revolutionize the PS3 as a brand new console , but it ’s likely we ’ll see a slightly nicer lighting effect ( or an equivalent ) some metre because of it . [ PlayStation UniversityandJoystiq ]
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