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http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124681.html
[UPDATE 4]
Sony confirms the name and release window of its next-generation
console in Los Angeles, will use Blu-ray disc format.
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 a 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, giving
the whole system 2.18 teraflops of overall 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, larger 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."
[UPDATE 4]
Sony confirms the name and release window of its next-generation
console in Los Angeles, will use Blu-ray disc format.
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 a 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, giving
the whole system 2.18 teraflops of overall 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, larger 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."