What happens after Sony brings out its big guns? Nothing short of unreal.
PS3 CPU: Cell Processor
- 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
PS3 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit):
- RSX @ 550MHz
- 1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
- Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
- Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines
Bandwidth:
- Main RAM 25.6GB per second
- VRAM 22.4GB per second
- RSX 20GB per second (write) +15GB per second (read)
- SB< 2.5GB per second (write) + 2.5GB per second (read)
PS3 Sound:
- Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPC. All is cell based processing allow for unique sounds.
PS3 Memory:
- 256MB XDR Main RAM @ 3.2GHz
- 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @ 700MHz
Audio Video Output:
- Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p
- HDMI: HDMI out x 2
- Analog: AV multi out
- Digital audio: Digital Out (OPTICAL)
Disc Media (CD) Specs:
- 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)
Disc Media (DVD) Specs:
- PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM
- PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM
- DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R
- DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Disc Media (Blu-ray) Specs:
- PlayStation 3 BD-ROM
- BD-Video
- BD-ROM
- BD-R
- BD-RE
Other Info of PS3
- Product name: PlayStation 3
- Nickname: PS3
- System Floating Point Performance: 2 TFLOPS
- Storage: Detachable 2.5″ HDD slot
I/O:
- USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
- Memory Stick standard/Duo or PRO
- SD standard and mini
- CompactFlash (Type I, II)1
Communications:
- 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)
Controls:
- Bluetooth, allowing up to 7 players at once
- USB 2.0, which is wired
- Wi-Fi allowing connectivety between PS3 and PSP.
- Network and networking over IP.
I'm biased towards the PS3 because of the games I want to play have been announced for it. I'm even more biased, because I just heard the much hyped Gears of War is actually coming for PC as well (but might not look as good – but how many hardcore gamers tell you graphics is key? Remember Doom 3). To me, it won't truly matter whether the PS3 has worse graphics or not, whether it has Killzone or not. We know the actual console wars are never actually between the consoles – but the games they have. I'm not going to resign that the Playstation 3 already has better games – I see that the Xbox 360 has a future – but probably not that same media device future that Sony is now trying to push (as seen with the PSP).
It appears to accept CDs, DVDs, and even BDs. In fact, the PS3 might actually cause BD to win support – we've seen how oddly well the UMD is doing right now – and it's highly likely BDs might follow just to see how well the format does when gamers + general public start buying PS3 (like the PSP). The Xbox 360 is not relevant in this argument because it lacks blue laser disc support. Looking from the number of USB ports on the PS3 – it's likely Sony doesn't want to follow the steps of Microsoft – and will likely allow USB keyboards and mice and maybe Bluetooth devices to be used as gaming devices. The most interesting part of the specifications that truly denote the fact that the PS3 is being aimed at a larger audience than just gamers (like the PSP) is that is has Memory Stick standard/Duo or PRO, SD standard and mini, CompactFlash (Type I, II) slots. This covers nearly every standard camera used formats, but ignores MMC, RS-MMC, xD and a few others.
Let's get back down to the true nature of the original Playstation – gaming. To be honest, I believe the Xbox 360 platform is a more attractive platform for developers. It's simple and sweet – 3 PowerPC cores, 48 unified pipelines, XNA, shared 512MB memory. There – very simple. The PS3? Confusing for me to understand at the very least, but if it is really more powerful, then whatever confusion will be offset but the sheer simplicity of strength – 1 + 7 SPEs, RSX (the truly simple part – since it's err… a normal GPU), 256MB XDR RAM, 256MB VRAM.
I have no idea how 1 + 7 vs. 3 will ever make a proper comparison until developers actually get the actual hardware and toy with it. Only the developers will know which one is more powerful for gaming purposes – and for the continuing ATi vs. nVidia debate – unified shaders aren't going to be on PCs yet – so ignore the GPUs for now – only thing that we do know is that our GPUs can achieve higher FLOPS per second that any general purpose processor ever known – and that the Cell SPEs are also capable of doing some shader balancing (*from some forums the name I have forgotten) by performing some shader operations also.
I don't want to argue out this debate any longer – so to games we go! 
Devil May Cry 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 are some titles that aren't going anywhere off my games list ever. Note: no multiplayer – probably. Simple things like Killzone 2 are trivial to me, at best. What I'm truly hoping for PS3 is not really anything really cool – but I want more stuff like those from Nippon Ichi software – Disgaea and La Pucelle. This are the types of games I will play to the end – another examples of such games would be those of the Final Fantasy series. Am I biased towards RPGs? As for third person shooters and slash and kill, there are many in that respect (they generally feel more like they have a storyline besides killing. Half-Life 2 took the cake for one of the few FPSs I finished and Doom 3 took the cake for the FPS I played the shortest. KoTOR was something I never quite took to liking – I didn't like the battle system, I didn't like the movement system – that makes…. pretty much most of the game. I knew it would appeal to most people (I think) but somehow, it didn't appeal to me. Comparing a game like that to the likes of Disgaea, I'd picked the one who is more attuned with evil and other bad deeds (Disgaea) as it's glued with more fun – whacking the Dark Assembly, shops which listen, and a budding young demon who wants to regain control over his father's empire.
The end – next topic: PS3 vs. Xbox 360 – when enough information comes to light – I still dislike the fact that people are comparing Xbox 360 to PS3 without enough information – and using 10MB eDRAM to back up a memory bandwidth claim.
read this and decide for yourself.
http://www.majornelson.com/2005/05/20/xbox-360-vs-ps3-part-4-of-4/
spec wise i think the xbox360 will win over the ps3. there are alot of bottlenecks in the ps3 and the core processor is not as well balanced as the xbox360 even though the cell can churn out numbers fast but these number are not complex. and im quite confident the xbox360 will cost more to build than the ps3 but will be cheaper than the ps3 for consumers.
with that said it all comes down to games. so in a way just get two consoles is good. since consoles are very cheap as compared to say like buying cars etc where you really need to choose the one you want to buy. unless of course you are rich and buying two cars would seem like buying two consoles for the average consumer. the capabilities of both consoles are great and it would be down to the developers to make full use of its capabilities if they can. but as nintendo has shown….you dont really need much power to make good games. but more power cant hurt much.
design wise the revolution wins handsdown and i think the concept of nintendo is good. focus on games….its just taht they havent really had the amount of games to back thier consoles up. and also nintendo games though look really childish….some of them really cant be played by children. like Zelda. you could play but you would never get anywhere in the game.
just hope that the xbox can be cracked to be able to function as a standalone entertaiment media centre. though that wouldnt be a selling point for most consumers, for a certain group of people that would certainly be good.
as for ps3….if the pirates are able to crack it again like theyve donewith ps1 and ps2 to play pirated games…..im quite sure it will dominate in console sales. though sony wouldnt admit it….it is one of the selling points of their two console besides the games. ( however i think the hackers would be more interested in hacking the machine that has a better/larger games base with a larger number of user base for them to be more profitable in thier unlawful dealings) with that said….buying pirated games is unlawful and wrong and if you like the game better get the original…..though most people if given the chance to would not.
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Frankly speaking, I would agree with Sony that Microsoft is not very good at marketing upgrades – I have the feeling it won’t really be competing much with the PS3, but actually – the Xbox.
I see little promise in changing from the Xbox to the X360, especially, since its cycle was shorter – and most third party developers are going to milk it for what its worth up until the year 2007 – which is two year ahead.
I see the PS3 as much of a challenge for hackers – it will become the focus regardless of how the Xbox 360 does – the Xbox 360 is also a great focus for piracy, and should be easier – but I believe that the PS3 is where hackers are looking – DRM will be their target – and I believe Cell Storage is also a good target for hackers. Hackers prefer challenges – now that the NDS one is over (thanks to the PassMe), it’s time for the PSP to get hacked.
I’m certain that the two consoles will output nearly the same thing – since we’re reaching the reality threshold with graphics and physics with the processors.
I believe for another point – Sony and nVidia probably went back to the drawing board when Xbox 360 was revealed – which leads me to believe the RSX was weaker – and will be redesigned – maybe even with eDRAM, if we’re lucky.
I’m an advocate of original games – if they’re of the right language. I refuse to fork out the money for a game that won’t work on my PS2 (wrong region, my device is Australia/New Zealand) as well as a game that is not in English (how many Asian Region games are in English? Not many.)
To prove it, I buy UMDs – and I intend to buy several more, because I can get and use US/EUR games which are in English – so I get what I pay for. I was also disappointed with the difficulty of getting Game Boy games here – most of them are pirated – even if they do come in boxes – and I was quite delighted when I managed to get hold of some originals when I went overseas.
As for the PS2, Sony can dream on about getting my money for PS2 games for as long as they don’t bring games in a language more suitable for this region.
As for now, Devil May Cry 4 is all I’m looking forward to for real – so PS3 it is – for now.
And Tales of Legendia would be nice also.. (PS2)
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playstation product has sucked ever since the xbox was introduced the only reason the system sold was because ps2 had alot of different games that also sucked the games that was some what tolerable was smackdown vs raw and that is because xbox doesnt have that game
sony has alot of people brainwashed i played gta san andreas on playstation2 and xbox and i will not touch another playstation for as long as i live
i dont think microsoft wants to let sony to release its new system before they do because they do not want sony to drop all those bullshit games and say the xbox has less games so dont buy this product at least if xbox turns around and does the same thing the graphics would alot better than sony’s anyway