Game Information

A Look at the Sony PlayStation 3


At the recent E3 gaming Convention, Sony gave the world a first look at the new Playstation 3, Sony's contribution to the next generation gaming consoles. Much like the news surrounding the Nintendo Revolution, the Playstation 3 has been immersed in mystery and controversy for the last several years.

Due sometime in spring 2006, the PlayStation 3 will out perform it's predecessor in every way imaginable. Powered by the "Cell" processor, which Sony proudly claims makes the machine 35 times more powerful than the PlayStation 2, tops the list of the new incredible features. So, what else can we expect from Sony this time around? What we know?

Initially, even the name of the new gaming console was still very much unknown. With teasers, billboards and misleading posters with the very recognizable font "Prepare for Chang3," advertisement had gamers guessing. However at the E3 convention, it was announced that the name of the new console would in fact be "Playstation 3;" much to the dismay of many online blogers and game forum members.

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. This will essentially open the doors for game developers to produce higher quality games without having to worry about disk size limitations.

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 and 1080p resolution, (some of the highest HD resolution available anywhere). The RSX also has 512MB of graphics render memory and is capable of 100 billion shader operations and 51 billion dot products per second. The new Playstation 3 graphics chip also has more than 300 million transistors, larger than any processor commercially available today. Below is a full "official" spec breakdown of the new Playstation 3.

Playstation 3 Specs
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
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 2.0 (EDR)

Controller
Bluetooth (up to 7)
USB 2.0 (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, PlayStation 2 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: 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

As you can see the new Playstation 3 is going to be an incredibly powerful system, offering stunning graphics with the new Nivdia chip, as well as incredible multiplayer potential with up to seven Bluetooth controllers. With enormous horsepower, stunning graphics and a slew of multimedia elements, the Sony Playstation 3 is going to revolutionize the way we play games. The only issue that needs to be addressed now is, how much will the system cost?

Ron is the CTO for Dice Ventures Inc an internet holdings and development company. For more great gaming information and discussion visit our Video Game Forum for more more informatino on the Nintendo Revolution visit http://www.nintendorevolution.ca


MORE RESOURCES:

Fiji Games brings fighters to fore
Radio Australia, Australia - 15 minutes ago
Fiji boxing secretary Paula Raqeukai says the national games always brings new fighters to the fore. The Fiji Games begin at the end of this month, ...


Big games don’t mean more profits for EA
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
By Yi-Wyn Yen Electronic Arts is selling more video games than Wall Street expects, but that doesn’t mean chief executive John Riccitiello is happy. ...


Gaining Independence For People With Disabilities Through Video Games
Science Daily (press release) - 3 hours ago
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2008) — Today’s video games serve a multitude of functions ranging from entertainment to exercise and even education. ...


Yahoo! Eurosport

Athletes picked to prepare for Beijing Olympic Games
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
The Athletic Kenya (AK) said the national trials will be used to gauge the strength of the runners and select athletes for the August Beijing Olympic Games ...
Olympian effort to track Games rain ABC Science Online
For peaceful Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 MODKRAFT.dk
Athletes picked for Beijing Olympic games Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Melbourne Herald Sun - Miller-McCune.com
all 280 news articles


CBC.ca

Canada and United States to play 4 exhibition games in North Carolina
The Canadian Press,  N.C. - 3 hours ago
DURHAM, NC — The Canadian and American Olympic baseball teams will play four exhibition contests in North Carolina in the leadup to the Beijing Games. ...
US Olympic baseball team to play in Triangle WRAL.com
Team USA to play 4 exhibitions in NC WRAL.com
all 40 news articles


Video games don't create killers, new book says
Reuters - 9 hours ago
By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by ...


"Come, Armageddon, come": can games do the apocalypse?
guardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago
But can games cope with such nightmarish finality? They haven't so far. Post-apocalyptic titles like STALKER and Fallout take a sort of Mad Max approach to ...


Football: Five bowl games, but only one that really matters
Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago
The CIF state football championship bowl games have been expanded from three to five games for 2008, but the only one that most folks are going to care ...


Monsters and Critics.com

Decisions, Decisions: Making Space For WiiWare Games
MTV.com - 4 hours ago
My options were slim since I really wanted to avoid removing any of my VC games, but I also had to make room for these new WiiWare games. ...
Nintendo launches WiiWare with six games CNET News.com
GAMES NEWS: WiiWare debuts; 'GTA IV' sets records The Associated Press
WiiWare's wares announced - the games Nintendo will have in store ... Tech Digest
Afterdawn.com - Toronto Star
all 176 news articles


Citizen

Grant To Fergie: Mind Games Mean Nothing
Goal.com, Switzerland - 2 hours ago
In these games small things make the difference. It’s very exciting because it’s the first time my club are in the Champions League final.”
It's all in the mind games Yahoo! Eurosport
all 421 news articles

Games - Google News

home | site map

Visit our other sites:
GamesBlog | GamingDepot | GimmeaRide | GimmeNetwork | Golf Biz | HotorNotGame | I Want Computers | I Want Games | I Want Hosting | I Want Music | I Want Security | JokeBox | ScriptShock | Wantedfonts | Webalize
© 2006