Gryph Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 Today was Sony's pre-E3 unveiling of the PlayStation 3: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124681.html 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 backwards 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 detachable 2.5 inch HDD. 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, have 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700mhz. 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."
BoomBa_GoosE Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 not bad not bad. pretty much stuff we alreaday knew. backwards playback all the way back to pS1...what a treat haha.
Daeval Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 Interesting.. I wonder how the 3.2 cell is going to stack up against the other systems' multiple power-pc based chips (speculated for NR). Seems like it wouldn't have killed them to kick the system RAM up to 512, but I'll see what they can do with it before I start bitching. What's an SD slot? And 7 controllers? 7? Why not a nice even-teams 8? That said.. bluetooth = sexy. And you left out this beauty:Sony also unveiled the PS3's graphics chip, the RSX "Reality Synthesizer based on Nvidia technology. <snip> The RSX is more powerful than two GeForce 6800 ultras, which would cost rough $1000 if bought today.
Gryph Posted May 16, 2005 Author Posted May 16, 2005 Ah yes, thanks for that snippit. You were wondering how the Cell stacks up to others? Well here it is: That's from the conference.
Daeval Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 Ah yes, thanks for that snippit. You were wondering how the Cell stacks up to others? Well here it is: That's from the conference.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>"statistics" like that are always suspect.. but dang... hehe
BoomBa_GoosE Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 haha i kno...we cant take those numbers that seriously..but DAMN!!! ooooowhee
Gryph Posted May 16, 2005 Author Posted May 16, 2005 Pictures of PS3: http://www.filerushnews.com/gallery/album176 I think we'll have some video of the conference some time soon.
Agozer Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 Sony is known for over-exaggarating(sp?) the true specs, but damn, that's impressive. Hell, I'm so getting this when it's more than a year old.
BoomBa_GoosE Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 (edited) Pictures of PS3: http://www.filerushnews.com/gallery/album176<{POST_SNAPBACK}> omg!!! is this real???? -very sleek-interesting shapewait what? haha they have black and white~!!!! Edited May 17, 2005 by BoomBa_GoosE
Gryph Posted May 17, 2005 Author Posted May 17, 2005 Yup, that's real. I loooove the black one. But what's with the Spiderman font? You can find the full specs, press release, and a list of a few developers here: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050516/sfm178.html?.v=2
BoomBa_GoosE Posted May 17, 2005 Posted May 17, 2005 (edited) i kno i love the black too~! and i was thinkin the exact same thing with the spiderman font haha. its a sony thing i dont know...i love it though. looks way better than xbox 360 to me...i love new console season~! actually, i like both systems. bc the xbox to the 360 was such a drastic change in looks. im so conflicted... Edited May 17, 2005 by BoomBa_GoosE
Gryph Posted May 17, 2005 Author Posted May 17, 2005 That Gamespot article was updated again with this: To show off the PlayStation 3's graphical brawn, Sony showed several game demos, including an Unreal 3 tech demo of an Unreal Tournament 2007-esque shooter. 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 by manipulating the camera and zooming in.
Daeval Posted May 17, 2005 Posted May 17, 2005 (edited) Damn that is slick. A slot-loading disc drive and no visible frontside ports (though they might be hidden under the bump to the left of the drive). Interesting.. All three colors are quite sexy, and I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who noticed the spider-man font. It's not all gaudy looking like the 360, and should blend nicely into an entertainment center. It also looks fairly small, based on the outlets on the back. It has 3 rj45 connectors - one input and two outputs - according to those specs. Anyone know why you'd need to specify like that? It also had wifi connectivity with the PSP. And damn that's a good list of developers. This should be a good few years for gamers. Edit: Just noticed - no holes. How are they cooling this beast? Even water-cooling needs holes, doesn't it? Edited May 17, 2005 by Daeval
BoomBa_GoosE Posted May 17, 2005 Posted May 17, 2005 i think the sides provide those air holes if im correct
Weirdy Posted May 17, 2005 Posted May 17, 2005 interesting all these wonderful specs but the question still remains will programmers take advantage of all of it's power?
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