Video Games Ps3

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  1. SteamedRice

    SteamedRice New Member

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    The Console

    Spec:

    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
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    The Games:

    Tekken 6
    Devil May Cry 4
    Killzone 2
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    Do share your opinions fellow members...


    -Courtesy of: Filerushnews.com
     
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    SteamedRice, May 17, 2005
  2. Zanza

    Zanza .Net-ing & PHP-ing~*
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    hmm, my only comment is the handle stick, I think it'll be hard to handle?
    I fell it will keep slipping off my hand :p

    But this is sweet, this means PS2's price will drop down and I'll be able to by me one instead of the one we allready have, which has been messed-around by my brother :p
    I couldn't play my favorite games anymore :(
     
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  3. Kain

    Kain Plaything of Doom

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    I've heard a rumor that their not going to call it the Playstaion 3, but they'll be giving it a more flashy name, cause Microsoft have named their new console the Xbox 360.
    Don't know what to say about how it looks, if that even is th real PS3, i've seen a fair few different versions. If that is what it looks like, then i have to say that i don't like its appearance :( .
     
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  4. Teddz

    Teddz Sexy Swedish Love ♥

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  5. Kain

    Kain Plaything of Doom

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  6. BakaMattSu

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    The revealed specs for PS3 just blow away what the 360 has to offer. I'm wondering if I would have to be shelling out as much as I would for a fully decked PC for these next-gen consoles? Only time will tell, it seems. I'm willing to wait out the PS3 over the 360, though.

    Check out the amazing footage on the PS3 killzone demo. IGN has a feed up:
    http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/748/748475/vids_1.html

    Leaves Doom3 and HL2 in the dust.
     
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    BakaMattSu, May 18, 2005
  7. Nephilim_X

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    The new PS3 controller is hideous. It's like a boomerang and I can't imagine it being comfortable. I don't like hearing "Cell Processor" and "Emotion Engine" because that just reminds me of good ol' "Blast Processing" from the Sega Genesis.

    Ultimately I dislike Sony consoles (and its handheld) very much due to shoddy construction and an unnerving amount of bad parts (lasers failing; tiny screens getting huge numbers of dead pixels; disks being eaten). Tote specs around all you want; I'll believe it's a quality console when it's out, part failure isn't regular and the games are good.
     
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    Nephilim_X, May 18, 2005
  8. Seishin

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    I just hope that they don't do too much of Hardware, and too little software. And yes, i too think that the controller is hideous....

    -Seishin
     
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  9. Yossarian

    Yossarian Yossarian Lives!

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    we might be able to use PS2 controllers for it ... If we're Lucky
     
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  10. BakaMattSu

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    Agreed. The controller has got to go - what was wrong with keeping the same design from PSX and PS2? I read that it also has a digital pad following the Microsoft Sidewinder design (in other words, angled so terribly that the left button is halfway towards where down ought to be).

    But I remember chewing out Xbox when it first launched with its cumbersome controller. Microsoft was forced to create the smaller new type when it brought to console to Japan, where they have smaller hands. :)

    Controllers can be changed later. But I doubt you'll see Microsoft putting out a new core on the store shelf to plug in place of the original.

    The first few generations of the PS2 were terribly put together. Everybody I know who went through all that trouble to get one when it launched before the holidays has experienced laser trouble. One even had to send it to Sony twice for servicing - he's done with dealing with them now, too. Admittedly, they've gotten better since - makes me wonder if the early demand and pressure to have it out before Christmas that year from the marketing staff resulted in shoddy units.

    Still, I'm never one to buy directly when things are shiny and new. Especially when it takes a while for a good selection of titles to emerge for a system and the price to drop somewhat and level off.
     
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  11. Nephilim_X

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    Well the big thing, especially when it comes to Sony, is not to buy the first wave of things that come to market. Hardware errors typically show up in that line, though in some cases (like the Sony PSP's square button having poor sensitivity) such problems will not be fixed (in the case of the square button, it's an aesthetic choice). Sony has had a poor track record with the first wave of pretty much each system that comes out in terms of hardware issues.

    Microsoft isn't quite as bad and Nintendo for some reason seems to be godly with the durability of their systems (though we all know the original GBA was not the best of design choices).

    We've been chatting about all this sort of thing at work (EB Games) a lot.

    I chewed out the XBox originally too. I remember it still feeling alright in my hands, but disliking how friggin' huge it was. But I still can't see how anyone thought that the bizarre sex-toy Sony is calling the PS3 controller would be a good idea.
     
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  12. That guy!

    That guy! Expecting Father

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    I'll be waiting to buy this for the reasons already given. The controllers use USB 2, so I wonder if they will make an extension for the Dual Shock controllers, because that new controller looks really uncomfortable.

    Here's info on the Blu-ray discs that it'll be using - http://www.blu-ray.com/info/. They hold between 25 to 50 gigs, holy crap. I'm also glad that it will be backwards with both PS2 and PS1 games.
     
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    That guy!, May 19, 2005
  13. SaberJ2X

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    I have owned all except the PSP, and the upcoming PS3...

    I haven't experienced (myself) any problems with my PS1 nor 2..
    and I got my PS2 before the availability problem was fixed >.>
    and my PS2 haven't ate any CDs/DVDs/ANYTHINGs

    I do realise the AV out of the PS2 is kinda crappy... but meh... it's the only thing out of all the console
     
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  14. Zanza

    Zanza .Net-ing & PHP-ing~*
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    I like the design very much, except for the controllers.

    My own personal openion, games are becomming absurd.. specially with a new design like every year.. just like how Nokia and others bring a new cellphone model every month just to gain more money (even though it is their purpose!).

    It's just "too much" if you know what I mean, sometimes they get carried away.. for example, PS1 used to be to play games on it and possible CD player.. PS2 was more enhanced than PS1, and most people don't use these additional components in it (i.e. me!).
    And I still don't get the purpose of PSX and whatever things were installed in it. It looked like a gaming/computer device that you can carry everywhere.

    Is this what life now? Games, games and more games??!

    Simply ridiculous
     
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  15. Reisti Skalchaste

    Reisti Skalchaste New Member

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    I used to use my PS2 as a DVD-player. Now I never touch it. :p What can I say? I rarely bother to play any of my games, and I have better options for CDs. So it functions as a DVD player for me, and little more. :p

    Anyway I'll likely ignore it until they come out with a PS5 or something. :p Why bother?

    1700 posts!
     
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    Reisti Skalchaste, May 19, 2005
  16. Peachy

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    Oh CONGRADULATIONS!
    but hey I mean why do people keep getting everything that comes out..personally I like my ps2 and Xbox and that's all I need but,the dvd thing sounds cool!
     
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  17. Kagome_Akari

    Kagome_Akari New Member

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    I have the new/old ps2, the skinny one.
    it's unbelivably skinny! ^_^ i think they are coming out with too many too fast, i can only buy one at a time. i get video games and game systems free! yep! and i don't steal!!!! i got my special people in those special places :)
    but sometimes...i get stuck buying it myself which takes money ot of my pockets.
     
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    Kagome_Akari, May 20, 2005
  18. Kain

    Kain Plaything of Doom

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    That is kinda true, no sooner had the PS2 finally been released here then rummors of the PS3 started to seep out about how it was already in devlopment.
    I have experienced a little trouble with my PS2, mine ws part of the very first shipment to Ireland, and there was a time after about a year that it was having trouble reading the discs, this soon went, however it still have trouble reading games that are on blue disc's (e.g. Oni). I still use the dvd player since its the only one in my room and it all seemd grand now.
     
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  19. SaberJ2X

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    I hope that with the XBOX360 and PS3 the release dates of consoles are pushed farther away from each other... like 7 years minimum...
     
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    SaberJ2X, May 20, 2005
  20. Sen

    Sen Ero-ninja

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    same, i just plain dont like sony - and it has like, two games i want to play, (mgs and ddr).
    ps3 looks like a toaster or a scanner or something ugly like that. the controller is a double end dildo.
    meh, sony.
     
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