One of the hooks of the PS3 architecture was that it sported a core count greater than 2 in consumer hardware (albeit as a very simplified core). Rumours about

One of the hooks of the PS3 architecture was that it sported a core count greater than 2 in consumer hardware (albeit as a very simplified core). Rumours about Intel Larrabee were also flying around at the time, so it seemed like the future was here.