Ok, On the headline I'm kidding; but back one game generation; governments were trying to make sure none of the world's countries that likely harbor terrorists ever got their hands on PS2's. Why? Because if they could reverse engineer it or use it to move ahead in the technology dept, they would have processors that could simulate 3D environments easily, or any other task they wished. And that I'm not kidding about. The chips now made by IBM for different gaming systems (specifically IBM’s Power Architecture, similar to the one used in Sony’s PlayStation 3) would really give them incredible technology that would make terrorist's plan's or equipment, much easier to acquire.
But enough of that. Let's see what else it can be used for! Lookie!! There's a new Mars Lander (named Phoenix Lander)from our folks at NASA! Literally, gaming technology is leading us to accomplish our technological dreams; like traveling to and researching other planets and probably other places too! The processing power in the PS3, X-Box360, or even the Wii is light years ahead of the technology we had back in the Voyager phase. (Though I lean towards VGER being a wee bit more powerful as exemplified in Star Trek - The Motion Picture)
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