PS3

[Cuteterriermon]

It looks BEAUTIFUL!!!!

If any of you have nothing better to do for 1 hour 50min and 3second I reccomend watching the Sony Press Conference over at Gamespot.com

[Blk Mage]

I was just going to post it. I'm not to fond of the silver, i like the whole system being silver and slick, but the controller is just killing me here. It looks...out of place somehow.
Edit: YES I WAS WRONG. they come in different colours, and if so the controllers should be too right?

[Yoshi]

Hmm, looks awfully CGI to me. O_o Maybe if they have real pictures of "prototypes" the colour factor can be better decided.

...If those are real pictures, then...whoa. I'm doubting it though.

[zorg]

*pokes*

Dont think they're real ^_^ could be wrong.

[Christopher]

Looks fake, next you'll see the Nintendo next-gen as the game-ball rolling around...

[TDG]

PlayStation 3 announced for 2006
[UPDATE 6] Sony unveils its next-gen console in LA; Metal Gear Solid 4, Devil May Cry 4, Tekken 6, Gran Turismo 5, and next-gen Gran Theft Auto confirmed. First pictures inside.

LOS ANGELES--Today saw the second of the big three console makers announce its 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. While the device's price has not yet been set, its release window--spring 2006--has. Flanked by Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Kaz Hirai, SCE head Ken Kutaragi introduced it as a "supercomputer for computer entertainment."

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, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R formats. Sony also confirmed the machine would be backward compatible all the way to the original PlayStation. It will also have slots for Memory Stick Duo, an 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. Sony did not mention if the drive would be standard.

Sony also laid out the technical specs of the device. The PlayStation 3 will feature the much-vaunted Cell processor, which will run at 3.2GHz, giving the whole system 2 teraflops of overall performance. It will sport 256MB XDR main RAM at 3.2GHz, and it will have 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700MHz.

Sony also unveiled the PS3's graphics chip, the RSX "Reality Synthesizer," which is based on Nvidia technology. The GPU will be capable of 128bit pixel precision, 1080p resolution, some of the highest HD resolution around. The RSX also has 512MB of graphics render memory and is capable of 100 billion shader operations and 51 billion dot products per second. It also has more than 300 million transistors, larger than any processor commercially available today. It will be manufactured using the 90nm process, with eight layers of metal. The RSX is more powerful than two GeForce 6800 Ultra video cards, which would cost roughly $1,000 total if purchased today.

The PlayStation 3 will also sport some hefty multimedia features, such as video chat, Internet access, digital photo viewing, and digital audio and video. Speaking of video, Sony Computer Entertainment's Chief Technical Officer Masa Chatani was on hand to show off the PS3's panoramic video functions. Since the console has two HD outputs, it is can be hooked up to two side-by-side HDTVs to projecting video in a 32:9 extra-widescreen format (think Cinemascope in your living room). Like a gigantic version of the Nitnendo DS, the dual digital outputs also allow for an extended game display, with the action on one screen and either game information or video chat on the second.

Out of the box, the PS3 will have the capability to support seven Bluetooth controllers, which can be used for nearly 24 hours before they require charging. It will also have six USB slots for peripherals: four up front and two in the back. As rumored, it will also have Wi-Fi connectivity to the PSP, which can be used as a remote screen and/or controller.

SCEE's Dr. Richard Marx, the inventor of EyeToy, was on hand to show off the PS3's wireless HD IP Camera. The demo, recalled rumors that the machine will have Minority Report-esque motion-sensing capabilities. Marx held two small cup-like objects in his hands, which move the cups on the screen in real time.

To show off the PlayStation 3's graphical brawn, Sony showed several game demos, including an Unreal 3 engine show-off of what appeared to be Unreal Tournament 2007. In what must come as a relief to developers, Epic Games' Tim Sweeney was on hand to vouch for the PS3, saying it was "easy to program for" and that Epic had received its first PS3 hardware two months ago. He proved the tech demo was real time by showing it again and by manipulating the camera and zooming in.

However, Sweeney's words were only the beginning. Later, Sony trotted out a whole host of publishers that are backing the PlayStation 3. And in the process, it confirmed several games for the console. Hideo Kojima introduced Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4, Capcom showed off Devil May Cry 4, Namco unveiled Tekken 6, Polyphony Digital trotted out a fifth Gran Turismo, SCEE showed off the next Killzone, and Rockstar Games mentioned that a Grand Theft Auto would be released for the console.

EA President Larry Probst was also on hand to show off a demonstration of the next Fight Night game, which will presumable be called Fight Night Round 3. When one of the two realistic fighter took a blow, his skin rippled realistically. Kudo Tsonoda from EA's Chicago studio was on hand, and said that the goal is to make facial animation convey the amount of punishment a pugilist has suffered.

[zorg]

Yep, Check it -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4554025.stm

The dude is even holding one. Its like.. holding some sort of magical artifact or something,

[Kugetsu]

Oh wow, what did they do to it? x_x

I don't like the colour, and the controller... wow, that's horrible. -_- the shoulder buttons are too near the middle.

[sir_michael]

Oh wow, what did they do to it? x_x

I don't like the colour, and the controller... wow, that's horrible. -_- the shoulder buttons are too near the middle.

Really? The controller looks awesome!

And I've seen the Tech Demos, move over Xbox 360, PS3 is the way.

[Twisted Sanity]

Holy moly *bows*

Ohhh, I can't wait to show my friend at school this stuff - he's a die-hard Xbox fan who supports Xbox as much as rbpnmn supports Nintendo. So you know he loves it

Aannnyway, this reminds me... the Nintendo is still a possibilty. So far PS3 > Xbox 360 in my opinion, but will Revolution beat PS3?

[Kugetsu]

Oh wow, what did they do to it? x_x

I don't like the colour, and the controller... wow, that's horrible. -_- the shoulder buttons are too near the middle.

Really? The controller looks awesome!

And I've seen the Tech Demos, move over Xbox 360, PS3 is the way.

It looks awesome, but it looks somewhat awkward to the hands. I'm trying to imagine holding it while pressing the shoulder buttons. It just seems a bit awkward to me. But hopefully that's just a feeling because I'll be getting PS3 first.

[Messs17]

Latest news on it here: http://www.e3.playstation.com/hardware/ps3/index.aspx

[rbpnmn]

Looks better than X360 but worse than the Revolution.

[Insignificant]

I wonder whether their online service will rival Xbox live.... cos pretty much everything else looks amazing.
I definately agree with cute terriermon and recommed watching the press conference, it's freakin cool.







Just one problem...... how much is PS3 gonna cost

[sir_michael]

I only have on complaint and 2 worries.

Complaint- Whats with the Spider-Man font?

Worry- That controller looks hard to hold now...

-How much will it cost?