PS3 Info direct from E3

[Nitrous]

Sony Computer Entertainment has unveiled the PlayStation 3 to the world at its annual pre-E3 conference, with an expected release of spring 2006.

The PlayStation 3 will use Blu-ray discs as its standard media format, which can hold up to six times as much data as current DVDs. It will also be backwards compatible with PlayStation and PlayStation 2 software, support current DVD and CD media and feature slots for a Memory Stick Duo and Compact Flash cards. The PlayStation 3 will also feature a port for a detachable 2.5-inch HDD.

Multimedia features include Internet access, video chat, digital photo viewing and digital audio and video support. The PlayStation 3 can also be linked to two HDTVs to display at 32:9 widescreen, or with separate functions split between the two screens.

The PlayStation 3 will support up to seven controllers using Bluetooth, as well as featuring Wi-Fi connectivity for the PSP and a further six USB slots for peripherals.

[Nitrous]

Sorry for double post but it's kinda needed.

If I could translate this to English I would. What you really need to know is this: backwards compatibility with PS2 and PSone, wireless controllers and a Spring 2006 launch.

PLAYSTATION 3 Specifications

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: audio side + 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

Admit it, without me you wouldn't have any info to impress ya mates with...
Nitrous Oxide- Newshound of cheatingdome

Edit: The console can also fit flat as well as vertical like the image shown.

[TK 421]

looks powerful but not like the XBOX 360. thats real hercules power

[inter]

thats true newsound lol.

Looks alot like the platnium PS2 but its been beefed up. Also, i dont really like those controllers, but meh. Should be awesome.

[Laguna Loire]

^ Lol, yeah, I don't like the new controllers...But it looks damn good...:D

[Antownee]

In different coulors

[Nitrous]

Yea I feel the same about the controllers, still hoping sony might re design them or stick to the DS2 look or somthin. Anyway another link here with just the basic spec, hi rez pictures and a small games list from the main game store in the UK

http://shop.game.net/ps3 low and behold the PS3 peeps.... heheh *pcitures the price tag in mind* *ouch I dont wanna know it*

[GoOdOeRwIcKeD]

so like ppl have been telling me that u can enter the internet with out hooking it up or w/e

[inter]

Yeah it has Wi-Fi dont it?

[Invader_gir]

i like the controllers [o.o]

looks cool i think =)

[inter]

they will probably turn out better then we think.

[J Fizzle]

The system looks kickass, but the controller looks like it'd be uncomfortable and hard to game with..

[cHilli]

Sony arent gonna replace the old controller with a worse one..

[2tigers]

the controller looks like it was made for someone with big hands

[TK 421]

maybe beefed up graphics and a better controller could do...hey wait, they're working with nvidia arent they? then the cost woulde be more coz they're greedy. am i right coz thats what i thought happened with the xbox

[HRBEK]

I like the sound of that!!!

Thanks,
HRBEK.

[GoOdOeRwIcKeD]

ok so wats wi-fi or w/e

[Nitrous]

No idea really what wi fi is at the moment but I do have some news regarding the PS3 hard drive and the price.

Sony CTO casts doubt on the possibility of a bundled hard drive - price worries surface. Recent comments from Sony's chief technology officer Masayuki Chanti, suggesting PS3 may not ship with a bundled hard drive, is currently causing a panic among those already fearful of a high launch price for Sony's new hardware.

In an interview with Japanese publication Famitsu, Chanti said that a decision regarding the inclusion of a hard drive in the PS3 launch package is "yet to be decided". This implies that the hard drive is perhaps not essential to the overall set-up as it is with Xbox 360, where the hard drive is a fundamental part of the system, only being detachable for the sake of portability and future upgrades.

Sony has previously talked of a detachable hard drive for storage, but has never suggested that it will be an obligatory part of the package - with the thought now being that Sony will treat the hard drive as an optional extra, like a memory card.

This raises extra concern regarding the price consumers are going to be expected to pay to enter the world of PS3 gaming. The machine is already assumed to cost more than Xbox 360 (with Microsoft's Robbie Bach publicly stating that Xbox 360 will cost less than PS3 to make) and any additions will push the price of entry even higher.

On the other hand, the omission of a device such as a hard drive may reduce the cost of the machine itself, perhaps bringing it in-line with Xbox 360's expected price (suggested by Microsoft figurehead J Allard himself) of around $300 which is equal to almost £200 in the UK.

£200? (UK) %300 (US) errr the PS2 was £400 (UK money) when that came out so for the PS3 to be cheaper just wont happen... will it? How much was the first PS2 in the US about 4 years ago?

[The Latias Master]

Was it $500? Anyway itll be like, 500 euro

[GoOdOeRwIcKeD]

dam $500? great so much for getting 1 of those for a while lol

[Nitrous]

cheez guys we don't know the real price, nobody does! Well apart from Sony...
No good guessing it really.

[GoOdOeRwIcKeD]

umm dam it better not be $500 or i wil lbe pised

[HRBEK]

Only $500 for a Playstation 3, I would have it in a second, but it's more likely to be upwards of $750 I reckon.

Thanks,
HRBEK.

[GohanX]

cheez guys we don't know the real price, nobody does! Well apart from Sony...
No good guessing it really.

it was $299.99

[HRBEK]

That's not much, considering all of the features that it has.

Thanks,
HRBEK.