The Playstation 3

#1

Damn, just when I knew for sure I was buying an XBox:

http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2417

Holy fucking shit man, that PWNZ..!!!!!!

Here are some quick specs:

CODECPU

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 1337LOPS

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

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 2.0 (EDR)

Controller

Bluetooth (up to 7)

USB 2.0 (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, 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

Important Notes:

-Release in 2006, not 2005

-Sony announced that GTA Next will possibly be a launch title

-Spider-Man (movie) was rendered in real time on a PS3 during the demo

-Blu-Ray, DVD, CD Support, with backward compatibility with all prior PlayStation systems!

-The system floating point calculation performance is rated at 2.18Teraflops, which is 2x of what's being offered in XBox 360!!

-Runs on one single Cell processor developed by IBM, Toshiba and Sony

-Capable of outputting 1080p image, the highest definition image possible on a HDTV. 360 is only capable of outputting 1080i

-Supports up to 7 bluetooth controllers, which are redesigned Dual Shocks in a boomerrang shape (possibly more comfortable than the original design?)

-The new logo shares the same font as Spider-Man movie logo...thought it was interesting.

-The new graphics engine: the reality synthesizer (RSX) runs at a rate equivalent to TWO nVidia GeForce 6800 cards!!

-No details yet on pricing.

#2

Damn!!! Now I know what my son is going to be clammoring about for the next year. I guess dear old dad will have to break down and get him one for his birthday or Christmas (depending on release date). Of course, it has to stay at my house, not his mom's...

heh heh heh

#3

oooooohhhhhhhh!!!

that fucker looks GOOD!!!!

i just dont wanna shell out the $600 they'll be askin' for.

damn...

that thing is soooooo nice....(i want the white one!)

#4

Damn...that thing is sexy. It's going to be a tough choice between that and the XBox 360.

Man, I've got some decisions to make....

#5

I agree.

Does anyone know what the price comparision is between the PS3 and the XBox 360?

#6

I don't think that they've dropped prices yet...But if my memory serves me right, and they stay true to form, Sony will drop the PS3 at $299.99 bucks...That was the price of the PS1, and the PS2 at launch...

Damn, it's hard to believe I've had a PS2 for amost 5 years...I slept in the car to get one...

#7

Wow...it's been that long? Is hard to believe that

#8

Unfortunately i'm poor... but lucky i am that i still think Tetris is the best game ever!

#9

lmao....you are old school