PS3

[Boomer]

Though not confirmed, a very real looking picture of the PS3 has popped up today. The specs are as follows

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The PS3 will ship in March, 2006 in Japan (earlier than what a lot of people thought before) and there will be 2 versions of PS3, but only the first version will be shipped next March, (at a price range of $299-399) with a read only Blue-Ray, and as mentioned a 120 GB hard disk capacity. The second version of PS3 will ship some months later, ($399-599) with a writer Blue-Ray, a 400 GB hard disk, for the main purpose of recording TV digital programs. Specs and additional info:

* 1 CELL running at 4 GHZ, providing 256 GFLOPS power (1 PPE, L1 cache 32 KB, L2 cache 512 KB, and 8 SPE each one having 256 KB).
* There is 2 I/O (input/output) on CELL, to communicate with other parts of the console, the first I/O of the CELL has the main purpose to communicate with the unified shared (between the CELL and the GPU) XDR Ram memory (from RAMBUS) at a 50 GB/s bandwidth (4 * 64 MB = 256 MB of memory)
* The second I/O is called FlexIO (flexible input/output) and this allow the CELL to communicate with the next generation NVIDIA GPU at a 76.8 GB/s bandwidth (this GPU with 190 million transistors will run at a 600 MHZ, with a 32 rendering pipelines, associated with 16 MB of Toshiba Embedded DRAM of 256 GB/s bandwidth). The CELL will help the GPU in creating advanced physics for particle effects.
* Retro compatibility with PS1 (emulated by the CELL) and PS2 (emulated by the CELL)
* A Hard Disk of 160 GB, Ethernet port (no modem this time), wireless, USB2 port, and a flash stick memory duo-pro support.
* The controllers will not so much differ from those of PS2, with the main difference that they will be WIRELESS, and with better analog buttons and more varied vibration effects.
* If the first CELL IBM produced prototypes are using 90 nanometer technology, the first SDKs containing the CELL that developers will receive after 2 months will be produced with this technology, but the CELLs that will be used on PS3 (and later SDKs) will be produced with the 65 nanometer technology, allowing sony to decrease the costs of PS3, and to tackle the problems of HEAT.

Release dates of the PS3 in USA and Europe haven’t been determined yet by $ony, but it's believed that the PS3 will ship between July and October 2006 in USA and in late 2006 in Europe.

- Credit GamersReports.com and GamesAreFun.com

<img src="http://www.gamersreports.com/hosted/images/ps3-4.jpg">

[Ogen]

gonna say nah

[FearedSanctity]

LOS ANGELES--Today saw the second of the big three console makers announce their next-generation platform. At its pre-E3 press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment gave the world its first look at the PlayStation 3, as it now is officially called.

The name was not unexpected, since Sony had been running an extensive teaser-ad campaign prepping the public for the PlayStation 3. The company had laid a blanket of posters around the Los Angeles Convention Center, site of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3). Bus stalls and billboards around the convention center proclaimed "Prepare for Chang3" in the distinctive PlayStation font with partial shots of the Dual Shock controller's square-circle-triangle-X buttons.
Sony also confirmed the PlayStation 3, will use Blu-Ray discs as its media format. The discs can hold up to six times as much data as current-generation DVDs. It will also support CR-ROM, CDR+W, DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R formats. It also confirmed the machine would be backward-compatible all the way to the original PlayStation. It will also have slots for Memory Stick Duo, a SD slot, and a compact flash memory slot. It will also sport a slot for detachable 2.5 inch HDD somewhat similar the Xbox 360's.

Out of the box, the PS3 will have the capability to support seven Bluetooth controllers. It will also have six USB slots for peripherals--four up front and two in the back.

Sony also laid out the technical specs of the device. The PlayStation 3 will feature the much-vaunted Cell processor, which will run at 3.2 Ghz and feature 2.18 teraflops of performance. It will sport 256mb XDR main RAM at 3.2 Ghz, and have 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700mhz.

Sony also unveiled the PS3's graphics chip, the RSX "Reality Synthesizer based on Nvidia technology. The GPU will be capable of 128bit pixel precision, 1080p resolution, some of the highest HD resolution around. It also has over 300 million transistors lager than any processor available commercially today. It was manufactured using the 90nm process with 8 layers of metal. The RSX is more powerful than two GeForce 6800 ultras, which would cost rough $1000 if bought today.

The PlayStation 3 will also sport some hefty multimedia features, such as video chat, internet access, digital photo viewing, digital audio and video. Sony Computer Entertainment head Ken Kutaragi introduced it as a "Super computer for computer entertainment."

By Tor Thorsen (http://www.gamespot.com/user/profile.html?user=thorsen-ink) -- GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/)
POSTED: 05/16/05 03:43 PM PST

[DS]

I love how you completely copied and pasted the whole Gamespot article but then erased the credits.

[FearedSanctity]

Didn't erase the credits, just missed copying it.

Better?

[AareDub]

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/news/05/16/ps3_screen006.jpg
Official

[Nervous Ferret]

pritty hot

[AareDub]

http://www.eatsleepcode.ca/temptrash/ps3/ps3-3.jpg
http://www.eatsleepcode.ca/temptrash/ps3/ps3.jpg

[Boomer]

Awesome. Much better looking IMO.

[Nervous Ferret]

WOW

[AareDub]

IGN just hosted a few more pics

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/614/614619/e3-2005-ps3-official-20050516044920450.jpg

[Boomer]

Now I wanna see a good looking controller. Go.

[Xero]

:drool:

[DS]

Logo reminds me of the Spiderman movie logos. I love it though.

[Gerard]

The controller looks like a fucking boomerang.

http://img45.echo.cx/img45/598/050517i4cn7bf.jpg

I guess they got bored ripping off the snes design, designed their own and came up with that crap. :-\

[Boomer]

That can't possibly be real...no...don't ruin this for meeeeeeee.

[FearedSanctity]

Eh, it's not that bad. It's pretty much the same design, just rounded off and extended

[Gerard]

Assuming its real, seems to be a lot of fake and real shit doing the rounds at the minute.

[Boomer]

Like the shoulder buttons seem too far away. The handles are too long. At least that's what that image makes it look like.

[FearedSanctity]

To show off the PlayStation 3's graphical brawn, Sony showed several game demos, including an Unreal 3 tech demo of what appeared to be Unreal Tournament 2007. In what must come as a relief to developers, Epic Games' Tim Sweeney was on hand to vouch for the PS3, saying it was "easy to program for" and that Epic had received its first PS3 hardware two months ago. He proved the tech demo was real time by showing it again and manipulating the camera and zooming in.

However Sweeney's words were only the beginning. Later, Sony trotted out a whole host of publishers who are backing the PlayStation 3--and in the process confirmed several games for the console. Hideo Kojima introduced Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4, Capcom showed off Devil May Cry 4, Namco unveiled Tekken 6, Polyphony Digital trotted out Gran Turismo 5, SCEE showed off a brutal demo of the next Killzone.

By Tor Thorsen (http://www.gamespot.com/user/profile.html?user=thorsen-ink) -- GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/)
POSTED: 05/16/05 03:43 PM PST

[Boomer]

Would you expect any less from Sony...?

Time to bring out the big guns...

[DS]

Next GTA will be released on the PS3. :)

[AareDub]

IGN says that one of the demos shown was a complete recreation of the Final Fantasy VII intro. Sounds AWESOME!!

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/614/614692p1.html

[FearedSanctity]

E3 2005: EA Sports Fight Night
All running in real-time on PS3.
by Ivan Sulic (http://ps3.ign.com/email.html)


May 16, 2005 - The first thing my editor-in-chief Jeremy Dunham said when Electronic Arts' super producer Kudo showed Fight Night Round 3 on PS3 was, "It looks fugging awesome." Of course, he didn't actually say fugging, but you get the idea.


The game, according to our boys, looks absolutely amazing. "Totally real," in fact.

Dunham described a couple of fighters going at it, but didn't elaborate on who they were. He did describe facial rendering technology that allowed for physics on skin and bones that could actually break. More details to follow.

:drool:

[AareDub]

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/614/614699/ea-sports-fight-night-round-3-20050516050446674.jpg

[Gerard]

http://img45.echo.cx/img45/9961/ps3withconroller0fr.jpg

[DS]

That picture is amazing. As of now I'm going to have to say the PS3 will sweep this.

[AareDub]

....and my last update before I go watch 24. Unfortunately its confirmation on that god awful controller.

EDIT: nevermind :p

[DS]

So close to having this on HD video.

[G]

It's ok looking.

[FearedSanctity]

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/614/614722/killzone-next-gen-20050516053732311.jpg

[DS]

They said they were showing a Spiderman 3 demo, that will ship with the PS3, and that people thought it was from Spiderman 2 it looked so real. When in fact it was the model they use in the movies. The PS3 can handle the model from them and it may be the main character for the next game.

[MVP]

Pretty sweet I must say.

The first controller is better than that boomerang one though.

[Ninti the Mad]

So... fucking... hot.

[RoXer]

WTF Stop saying bad things about the boomerang style. No one has even touched it yet. It might fit your grip better than the old ones.

[Bad Company]

Looking fucking hot.

[AareDub]

Holy hell!! I know it was posted before, but I just realized that they said it would be capable of outputting 1080p. Not 1080i, but 1080p!! That's freakin nuts. Oh, and it also has 2 av outputs. You could (if you had the money) have dual screen 1080p gaming action. *passes out*

[Boomer]

I"m really curious about if the controller still has all the other functions of the old dual shock 2, like the touch sensitivity and such.

[el fregadero]

System looks sweet, but I love the "old" controller and don't really want to see it changed.

[Boomer]

I'm sure these are subject to change. Like the changes in the X-box controller to S-type or whatever.

[Gouda]

Yo, that's a bad controller. Mainyl cause I'll have the urge to fling it around like a boomerang.

[Apprentice]

Yay for wireless controllers!

[Requiem]

I like the new controller, and hate the old ones. Hopefully, this one is a lot stronger. My problem with the old ones is that they feel too small, and feel really flimsy. It's why I like the type-s controller on the x-box.. It feels sturdy, and it's just the right size.

[DS]

With all the bluetooth and USB connectivity, I wonder if you'll be able to use the Xbox 360 controllers on the PS3 and vice versa. Could be pretty nice.

[DS]

I like the new controller, and hate the old ones. Hopefully, this one is a lot stronger. My problem with the old ones is that they feel too small, and feel really flimsy. It's why I like the type-s controller on the x-box.. It feels sturdy, and it's just the right size.
You might not like the Xbox 360 then. They made it smaller and lighter.

[Requiem]

It still has the same general shape though. The PS2 controller is just shaped weird... But oh well... I can already say, if that is the real PS3, it looks so much sweeter than the Xbox 360.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

With all the bluetooth and USB connectivity, I wonder if you'll be able to use the Xbox 360 controllers on the PS3 and vice versa. Could be pretty nice.
Dont think so. The 360 and Nintendo ones are RF based where the PS3 ones are bluetooth

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh yeah, heres a shot of the first game not involved in Sonys hype machine (EG their own conference) so I would believe that this is more represetative of the graphics:

http://fps.sega.jp/

http://fps.sega.jp/images/image01.jpg

http://fps.sega.jp/images/image02.jpg

http://fps.sega.jp/images/image03.jpg

http://fps.sega.jp/images/image04.jpg

[BabyHugger]

Looks hot to me stop your pussy controller complaints.

[Hitman84]

The new console itself looks great, but tbh I like the existing controller. I'm not saying they shouldn't develop new ones, but I think it'd be sweet if there were the option to use either/or. I mean, have the new IR/Bluetooth controllers, sure, but also put some jacks on the front so people who have upgraded from PS2 can use their old controllers if they prefer.

[TheNamelessOne]

Even uglier than the Xbox 360.

I say that like the looks of a console actually matter.

[packt up]

Backwards compatability = the goods.

Microsoft better throw that it or they'l get left in the dust again.

[TheNamelessOne]

Even Nintendo are throwing in backwards compatibility with the Revolution, for Microsoft to completely ignore it would be stupid.

Whats even more stupid is that if they decided not to have backwards compatibility despite the fact that the Xbox 360 can more than handle any Xbox game on it.

[DS]

Oh yeah, heres a shot of the first game not involved in Sonys hype machine (EG their own conference) so I would believe that this is more represetative of the graphics:
They had that game at the conference.

[road doggy dogg]

Even Nintendo are throwing in backwards compatibility with the Revolution

lol what, you're saying that as if Nintendo doesn't already have backwards compatibility with like everything already

[Ninti the Mad]

lol what, you're saying that as if Nintendo doesn't already have backwards compatibility with like everything already



N64... Gamecube... :?:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

N64... Gamecube... :?: Revolution is going to have a FREE online service similar to XBox Live, also:

Nintendo also revealed that using Revolution's new Wi-Fi connection, gamers would be able to go online to a free gamer-matching service. Interestingly, in a move similar to Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade service, Revolution users will be able to download classic and new Nintendo games over the Internet. Nintendo cited such examples as Donkey Kong and Super Mario Sunshine, which suggests that Revolutionaries could have access to games for all the publisher's previous consoles.

If you can play Sunshine over it, you can bet n64 games will be on it
Also, heres official nintendo shots of Revolution:

http://media.cube.ign.com/articles/615/615030/imgs_1.html

Hot looking

[Ninti the Mad]

This is the first time I've wanted all the new systems. :love:

The air is magnificent today.

I love E3.

If they only played it on Sportscenter. :shifty:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I seen this over at omlette.net. i take it they don't like the look of the PS3

http://www.omlette.net/mirror/up/ps3grill.jpg

[Gonzo]

Definitely shaping up to make for a difficult decision. I'm interested to see how the price of each system plays out, as that will largely play a role in my decision, personally. I have all three systems right now, I used to be big on my PS2 but have since favored my XBox. I don't know which one I would want to go with this time around.

[Pegasus Crawford]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/615/615745p1.html

May 17, 2005 - According a an article published in the May 17th edition of Japan's Mainichi Shimbun, the PlayStation 3 could be one of the most expensive mass-market videogame consoles ever created. Officials from Sony apparently told the newspaper that PlayStation 3s would sell in Japan for "less than 50,000 yen each." That translates to about $465 US dollars.

Before you all cry, one has to consider that it'll be able to play PS1 and PS2 games, CDs, DVDs, as well as the upcoming Blue-Ray discs. For that kind of versatility, $465 is a pretty decent price. I still think people will still eat the system up like candy.

Interestingly, in a move similar to Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade service, Revolution users will be able to download classic and new Nintendo games over the Internet. Nintendo cited such examples as Donkey Kong and Super Mario Sunshine, which suggests that Revolutionaries could have access to games for all the publisher's previous consoles.

Well, Nintendo has gone on record in saying that it'll be a pay service (to download NES, SNES, and N64 games), but yeah. You will be able to play NES, SNES, N64, as well as Gamecube games on the Revolution. That makes me believe that there'll be some kind of storage device to hold all these games. O_o

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I don't see that price happening. if the 360 and Revolution are out already and selling WELL, then I would think the price point would kill the PS3

[Nervous Ferret]

Looks hot to me stop your pussy controller complaints.

[Gonzo]

$465 is definitely steep. I figure with another controller and a game probably run me about $550. Going to start saving mad early, little bit every week. Gonna be great.