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

[*nightmare4taki*]

^ Doesn't change the fact that im still going with PS3 in the console war. Graphics have never been a concern for me, its all about gameplay from my perspective.

Besides this doesn't mean that the PS3 ins't capable of harnessing these kind of graphics.

EDIT// Everything is still in the early stages

[*kryogenix*]

^ Doesn't change the fact that im still going with PS3 in the console war. Graphics have never been a concern for me, its all about gameplay from my perspective.

EDIT// Everything is still in the early stages

it's a great attitude, but not the attitude that sony is currently exuding.

Besides this doesn't mean that the PS3 ins't capable of harnessing these kind of graphics.

Yes, but his statement puts doubt into that. Coupled with the fact that Sony has done this in the past (they claimed the ps2 could render toy story in real time! in reality it couldn't), I highly suggest taking their "claims" with a big fat grain of salt.

so which games are you excited about? (i'm curious because I was initially considering buying a ps3)

[*nightmare4taki*]

it's a great attitude, but not the attitude that sony is currently exuding.
Yes, but his statement puts doubt into that. Coupled with the fact that Sony has done this in the past (they claimed the ps2 could render toy story in real time! in reality it couldn't), I highly suggest taking their "claims" with a big fat grain of salt.

so which games are you excited about? (i'm curious because I was initially considering buying a ps3)

You make very valid explanations about the PS3.
Well initially i was excited about that KILLZONE game but when I looked at the footage over a 100 times I realized theres no way in **** that could be in Real-Time. I realized cetain things just looked scripted rather than natural in the game.
I know I just said its all about gameplay but to build my hopes up like that is just not funny.

Anyways the games Im really excited about are

1. Final Fantasy VII( if it gets remade)
2. Tekken 6
3. Gears of War
4. Devil May Cry 4

The only reason I want go with Nintendo Rev. or XBOX 360 is because of my love for the Final Fantasy series and RPGs themselves.
Trust me, I used to be a hardcore nintendo fan back in the SNES days until they lost their contract with square after FFVI i think it was. I would love to see another FF for the nintendo where it actually belongs but until then Im locked with PS systems. Crystal Chronicles and FF tactics advance wasn't a bad start for Nintendo.

EDIT// I still play FFVI and FFV on an emulator.