PS3 IS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Options

[karrar]

i here by bring to you the sony's next input in the gaming universe . THE PS3..................
its gonna come out in spring 06, Microsoft has retaliated by announcing that Halo 3 will come out in that same time period . Here is the 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

[*kryogenix*]

the 7 controllers is not confirmed. if i recalled correctly, sony said there would be up to 7 devices connected at one time. some news outlets probably took this to mean controllers (understand this, bluetooth device != controller). 7 controllers at the same time would split the screen unevenly and too small.

[ThunderEvermore]

the 7 controllers is not confirmed. if i recalled correctly, sony said there would be up to 7 devices connected at one time. some news outlets probably took this to mean controllers (understand this, bluetooth device != controller). 7 controllers at the same time would split the screen unevenly and too small.

Xbox 360 can connect up to 7 controllers to their system.

While the unevenness is true, its hard to debate it when the Xbox has the same.

[*kryogenix*]

Xbox 360 can connect up to 7 controllers to their system.

While the unevenness is true, its hard to debate it when the Xbox has the same.

again, i have doubts that the seven ports in the bluetooth piconet are exclusively for controllers. xbox will be able to connect to your home theatre system wirelessly, so I suppose that at least one of the devices will be for that. so i assume ps3 will probably do the same or something similar.

[ThunderEvermore]

again, i have doubts that the seven ports in the bluetooth piconet are exclusively for controllers. xbox will be able to connect to your home theatre system wirelessly, so I suppose that at least one of the devices will be for that. so i assume ps3 will probably do the same or something similar.

Well Im sure, but they did say at the e3 press conference that you could hook up to 7 wireless controllers to it. So theres really no debating that.

EDIT: Ok, so I couldnt find the video I saw that said that. Youre probably right because as soon as I opened up my latest GamePro and read the 360's article it said it supported 4 wireless controllers.

Apologies.

EDIT 2: Ok, after watching about 45 minutes of the Sony press conference, I have infact confirmed that it can support up to 7 wireless controllers. I tried to take a screen shot, but it wont work for some stupid reason. But, if you would like to watch the video, go here and watch the video, go to 45:41 and there will be the shot of the seven controller thinger.

EDIT 3: Anyone else notice that througout all of the supposed PS3 real time demos, they were using a PS2 style(dual shock) controller?