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05-16-2005, 12:38 PM
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#1 | | Berserk
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Rep Power: 0 | PS3. here it is? Maybe?
but not here   Quote:
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."
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05-16-2005, 12:44 PM
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#2 | | Legendary
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Rep Power: 0 | the disk thingy lookes like a big umd
I think its real | |
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05-16-2005, 12:45 PM
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#3 | | Godlike
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Rep Power: 0 | it could be a concept model... | |
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05-16-2005, 12:45 PM
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#4 | | Berserk
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Rep Power: 0 | actually i'm pretty sure this one is fake  | |
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05-16-2005, 01:00 PM
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#5 | | Registered Member
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Rep Power: 0 | It has to be fake because the playstation 3 will have blue ray technology
which means it will be high definition dvds for it's games. The rest of the console looks to be real though. besides, how the hell would it play playstation 1 and 2 games if it was using umds also? | |
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05-16-2005, 01:02 PM
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#6 | | Berserk
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Rep Power: 0 | actually that is blu ray in the concept picture. It is fake but your grounds are kind of fluffy -_-
Anyway It's getting crazy up in here In Culver city Around Sony studios. I've never seen so much press and cops in this area D: | |
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05-16-2005, 01:06 PM
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#7 | | Legendary
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Rep Power: 0 | guys whats blue ray, fill me in | |
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05-16-2005, 01:18 PM
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#8 | | Legendary
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"While current optical disc technologies such as DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM use a red laser to read and write data, the new format uses a blue-violet laser instead, hence the name Blu-ray. Despite the different type of lasers used, Blu-ray products can easily be made backwards compatible through the use of a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical pickup and allow playback of CDs and DVDs. The benefit of using a blue-violet laser (405nm) is that it has a shorter wavelength than a red laser (650nm), which makes it possible to focus the laser spot with even greater precision. This allows data to be packed more tightly and stored in less space, so it's possible to fit more data on the disc even though it's the same size as a CD/DVD. This together with the change of numerical aperture to 0.85 is what enables Blu-ray Discs to hold 25GB/50GB."
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05-16-2005, 01:54 PM
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#9 | | Berserk
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Rep Power: 0 | ^^
Nice, looking forward to PS3 | |
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05-16-2005, 02:04 PM
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#10 | | Legendary
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Rep Power: 0 | that thing is far better looking that the 360 and im all about asthetics | |
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