PS3 Description + Specs.

[DayleJ]

Product Description
The PlayStation 3 console, described by Sony boss Ken Kutaragi as a "supercomputer for computer entertainment," will be available in 2006 and will combine state-of-the-art technology with next-gen digital media and high storage capacity.
As rumoured, the PS3 will utilise the new Blu-Ray disc format, which can hold up to six times as much data as the PS2's DVD discs--though it'll also be backwards-compatible with both PS2 and PSone games. It'll have slots for Sony Memory Stick Duo plus an SD slot, a compact flash memory slot, and a slot for a detachable 2.5GB hard disk drive.

The technical heart of the PS3 wil be its Cell processor, which will run at 3.2GHz-- giving the whole system 2 teraflops of overall performance. It'll have 256MB XDR main RAM at 3.2GHz, and 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700MHz. The nVidia graphics chip--the RSX--will, according to Sony, mean that "entirely new graphical expressions that have never been seen before will become possible. In games, not only will movement of characters and objects be far more refined and realistic, but landscapes and virtual worlds can also be rendered in real-time, thereby elevating the freedom of graphics expression to levels not experienced in the past. Gamers will literally be able to dive into the realistic world seen in large screen movies and experience the excitement in real-time."

The PS3's controllers are shaped like boomerangs and use Bluetooth wireless technology; up to seven can be connected at one time. The PSP can also communicate wirelessly with the PS3 for use as an exra screen or controller--more functionality will undoubtedly be released soon. The PS3 also includes six USB slots for other peripherals such as the wireless HD IP camera--the successor to the EyeToy.

Not many details have yet emerged of the PS3's online features, though Sony have said that it will have "always on" functionality and will continuously connect users to a network "fundamentally based on a on community, communication, commerce, and content"--similar to the Xbox 360's Marketplace functionality.

Also like the Xbox 360, the PS3 will be more than just a games console--features will include web access, video chat, and the capability to utilise digital photos, audio and video.

Games in development include Gran Turismo 5, Tekken 6, Metal Gear Solid 4, The Getaway 3, Devil May Cry 4 and Warhawk Redux.

Technical Specifications
CPU: Cell Processor PowerPC-base core @3.2GHz; 1 VMX vector unit per core; 512KB L2 cache; 7x SPE @3.2GHz; 7x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs; 7x 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 x4, Rear x2 (USB2.0); Memory Stick standard/Duo PRO x1; SD standard/mini x1; CompactFlash (Type I, II) x1

Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x3 (input x1 + output x2); 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 x2; ****og AV MULTI OUT x1; Digital audio DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x1

Disc media:
CD: PlayStation CD-ROM; PlayStation2 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: PlayStation2 DVD-ROM; PlayStation3 DVD-ROM; DVD-Video DVD-ROM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW
Blu-ray Disc: PlayStation3 BD-ROM; BD-Video BD-ROM; BD-R; BD-RE

- DayleJ

The 3 images consist off:
1. Diagonal View / 2. Side View / 3. Controller

[[N]eto]

Sounds promising, but my computer is still more powerful than that thing. =)

[Nitrous]

first thing I'm gunna do is ditch that PS3 controller for a DS2 look a like from another company, If I could use the PS2's contoller I would but the ports are diffrent.

[DayleJ]

i'm sure 4gamers and other companies will make there own controllers to it, its all in the aesthetics so you may actually like it, you never know lol

[Oddball]

Now... how much is this all going to cost?

[Antownee]

Originally Posted by Nitrous Oxide

first thing I'm gunna do is ditch that PS3 controller for a DS2 look a like from another company, If I could use the PS2's contoller I would but the ports are diffrent.

Well sony said that they might cut off the prongs to make it more like a DualShock(R)..(See pic below)

@ Oddball all depends where your from..In Ireland it's €500.

[inter]

i rckn the controller would make a pretty good boomerang.

[~Felly~]

Heh,i'll use it as a boomerang if I get 2. I'll throw it at all of my worst enemys... Anywho,it looks pretty good. I like the system itself,just not the controllers. I'm more used to the PS2 and PS1 controllers. They're easier to handle. I'll be getting rid of my PS2 for this thing.

[Antownee]

^Heh,tough lluck it wont be a boomerang when it comes out

[Forsaken]

it sounds great, looks clean but where is the PROOF, give us a playable release, not CGI nonsense

[Cid Highwind]

The always online feature will indeed be in, you will be able to video chat with others while playing a single player game (or multi, doesnt matter)

Also, the PS3 is Dual Screen compatible, so if you have 2 big wopper TV's you can fully exploit the power and promise of PS3, by on one TV screen doing the actual gaming, and on the other TV viewing ur stats or other info that's important.

I heard you can add controllers through USB slots, not sure if that's actually true, but if that's true... the PS3 has 6 USB 2.0 Slots!

[Nanaki]

Originally Posted by Ragdoll

Well sony said that they might cut off the prongs to make it more like a DualShock(R)..(See pic below)

@ Oddball all depends where your from..In Ireland it's €500.

>.< ouch

[xgreendayx]

Huh. Cool information. I think the PS3 looks really weird.

[STEELIX]

i changed my mind im buyin it now

[Nitrous]

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Well I can see how sony would like it to work.... might be ok actauly