IBM will keep making Cell processors for PS3

Will do so as long as it has a contract with Sony.

Following reports that IBM had decided to end development of the Cell processor, it was unclear what this meant for the PlayStation 3 of which the Cell is a key component.

Kotaku contacted IBM for clarification.

"As long as we have a contract with Sony we will continue to manufacture Cell processors for use in the Sony PlayStation," said IBM spokesperson Ron Favali.

Good news for Sony fans then.

Favali also confirmed that the "core technology of the Cell processor will continue to proliferate throughout the IBM product line".