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Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 4:33 am**

PLAYSTATION®3 Specifications
     Product name                          PLAYSTATION®3
     Logo                                  PLAYSTATION®3
     CPU                                   Cell Processor
                                              PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
                                              1 VMX vector unit per core
                                              512KB L2 cache
                                              7 x SPE @3.2GHz
                                              7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
                                              7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
                                              * 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for
                                               redundancy
                                              total floating point
                                               performance: 218 GFLOPS
     GPU                                   RSX @550MHz
                                              1.8 TFLOPS floating point
                                               performance
                                              Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2
                                               channels
                                              Multi-way programmable parallel
                                               floating point shader
                                               pipelines
     Sound                                 Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-
                                            base processing)
     Memory                                256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz
                                           256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz
     System Bandwidth                      Main RAM    25.6GB/s
                                           VRAM        22.4GB/s
                                           RSX         20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s
                                                        (read)
                                           SB          2.5GB/s (write) +
                                                        2.5GB/s (read)
     System Floating Point Performance     2 TFLOPS
     Storage         HDD                   Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1
     I/O             USB                   Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
                     Memory Stick          standard/Duo, PRO x 1
                     SD                    standard/mini x 1
                     CompactFlash          (Type I, II) x 1
     Communication   Ethernet              (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
                                            x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
                     Wi-Fi                 IEEE 802.11 b/g
                     Bluetooth             Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
     Controller                            Bluetooth (up to 7)
                                           USB2.0 (wired)
                                           Wi-Fi (PSP®)
                                           Network (over IP)
     AV Output                             Screen size      480i, 480p, 720p,
                                                             1080i, 1080p
                                           HDMI             HDMI out x 2
                                           Analog           AV MULTI OUT x 1
                                           Digital audio    DIGITAL OUT
                                                             (OPTICAL) x 1
     Disc media     CD                     PlayStation®   CD-ROM
     * read only                           PlayStation®2  CD-ROM
                                           CD-DA            CD-DA (ROM), CD-R,
                                                             CD-RW
                                           SACD             SACD Hybrid (CD
                                                             layer), SACD HD
                                           DualDisc         DualDisc (audio
                                                             side), DualDisc
                                                             (DVD side)
                    DVD                    PlayStation®2  DVD-ROM
                                           PLAYSTATION®3  DVD-ROM
                                           DVD-Video        DVD-ROM, DVD-R,
                                                             DVD-RW, DVD+R,
                                                             DVD+RW
                    Blu-ray Disc           PLAYSTATION®3  BD-ROM
                                           BD-Video         BD-ROM, BD-R,
                                                             BD-RE

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 4:43 am**

Chanel4.org????

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 4:45 am**

Killzone 2 demo:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/killzone2/media.html

edit: ****2 Ill fix it.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 5:00 am**

Wow, that system has some horsepower..... not to mention being compatible with PS1 and PS2. All I can say is no 360 for me if I can keep all my current stuff.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 6:19 am**

Looks sweet. The controller looks lame, though.

Do those specifications say it has SEVEN 3.2 GHz processors?

Or am I reading it wrong? The XBOX360 has 3.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 11:43 am**

I like the longer handles on the controller (finally) but hate the way they've placed the shoulder buttons. Hopefully this is still subject to change.

Funny that they've used what looks like the Spider-Man movies' font as their font now.

Still trying to figure out why you'd need 3 ethernet ports on one console...

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 12:15 pm**

Nintendo Nexus. Of the 3, I gotta say, this is easily the coolest looking next-gen console.

Looks like Nintendo is going to get out-muscled by the other two again, though.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 12:18 pm**

Haven't seen a controller that dubious since the N64...

I may get one, but I won't be an early adopter for the PS3 like I will be for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Revolution. I'm not into games by Square so that really only leaves GTA as a major PS franchise for me and I'd be surprised if Rockstar doesn't start going multi-platform with the next generation.

EDIT - So they changed the name to Nexus just in time for E3? Is that for real?

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 12:23 pm**

Originally posted by Sir Auros
Haven't seen a controller that dubious since the N64...

I may get one, but I won't be an early adopter for the PS3 like I will be for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Revolution. I'm not into games by Square so that really only leaves GTA as a major PS franchise for me and I'd be surprised if Rockstar doesn't start going multi-platform with the next generation.

EDIT - So they changed the name to Nexus just in time for E3? Is that for real?

Apparently. They changed the name of the last console just before revealing it too. I guess "Revolution" was just a codename like "Dolphin".

EDIT- they're holding a press conference in 6 hours, but pics were bound to leak.

EDIT AGAIN- been digging around a bit. Its possibly a fake, but if it is, its a damn fine one.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 12:35 pm**

That's a sexy piece of technology...shame about the controller

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 2:38 pm**

Originally posted by Sir Auros
I may get one, but I won't be an early adopter for the PS3 like I will be for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Revolution. I'm not into games by Square so that really only leaves GTA as a major PS franchise for me and I'd be surprised if Rockstar doesn't start going multi-platform with the next generation.

Same here man. I've bought every Nintendo system and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. EDIT: I didn't see any ethernet ports. Does that mean they're not taking it online? I do like it that they have Gameboy ports for it. That's coo. Now the other question: will it be backwards compatable with GameCube?

I heard that M$ is trying to acquire Rockstar to get GTA exclusively for the 360.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 3:46 pm**

Well Rockstar is already doing a new Red Dead for PS3 so my guess would be a new GTA is probably already in Dev stages.

Now I am I the only one thinking, wow it's an incredable time to be a gamer? I admit I am not longer a huge fan of Nintendo *Sorry the N64 and Gamecube have left horrible tastes in my mouth.*

But just to see how much the technology has evolved since well when I used to play my Atari 2600 or goto the arcade to play Turbo and Dig Dug when I was 3. I mean wow.

My only hope is that we can start to see some orginal ideas again. With Microsoft really acting like they want to get into the Video Game market *and hopefully with more than just a Halo and Fable* and watching the tech demos of the PS3. All I can say is man I hope I get the management job I just applied for *700-900 a week depending on how negoations go*.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 3:47 pm**

Originally posted by dEcEpTiCoN MEGAtron

I heard that M$ is trying to acquire Rockstar to get GTA exclusively for the 360.

That would suck so much ass if they kept it to the 360 for 6 months before PC ....

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 3:54 pm**

So if the Nexus is the next gen console for Nintendo, then what's this:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3140623

I like the idea of being able to download Nintendo's older library titles. And I've never bothered with online play before, so this'll be my first time.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 4:53 pm**

Revolution will feature an online matchmaking service ala Xbox Live with downloadable content in the form of a library of archived games. From old school games like Donkey Kong to modern GameCube releases like Super Mario Sunshine, Nintendo says they'll all be available for download on Revolution, though a price, if there will be one, has yet to be determined.

Whose your daddy? I will be able to have another go at Megman X3, maybe its easier to kill Super ****ing Sigma on a control pad.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 5:15 pm**

Jeez, I know they meant to keep it toned-down when compared to the Gamecube, but that's way too bland.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 5:26 pm**

I think the compactness is kind've charming, in a way. To me a game system doesn't need bells and whistles and all that on the case, it's the actual games that matter. So we'll see how those turn out.

Personally, I prefer the tiny approach as opposed to some mammoth piece of hardware.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 5:37 pm**

Nintendo won't make it through the next hardware cycle. The absolute abandoment of the gamecube by thrid party developers demonstrates that Nintendo doesn't have the backing it needs to make it through the next round of the console wars. Nintendo is gonna end up pulling a sega and becoming a 3rd party themselves, out side of their handheld division, which would probally allign themselves with microsoft, due to Sony's entry into the handheld game with the psp.

Ps3 and xbox 360 look cool....if xbox 360 can do backwards compatibility, I think that microsoft may take the lead in consoles, at least in the most important market of north america.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 7:15 pm**

Im with Maki in that the shoulder buttons arent riding well with me. It looks like youll have to contort your hand to get to them. I will get the PS3 first for sure, then if Nintendo can get some good games Ill get the Rev too. Xbox I wont bother with again, as the PS3 is more than capable of playing PC games, I wont need the Xbox now.

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2005 7:43 pm**

More on Revolution

Some of the games for new consoles:

Quake 4, for XBOX 360

Gran Tourismo, PS3

Tekken 6 , PS3

Eye Toy, PS3

Devil May Cry, PS3

The Getaway, PS3

Killzone 2 (movie), PS3

Gundam, PS3

New Game Boy (note not a successor)

All articles and more from here

E3 would be so much more fun with out having to use dial up

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