Sony shows off new PlayStation 3

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:53 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4554025.stm

CPU Cell Processor running at 3.2Ghz with 2.18 teraflops of performance
Backward compatible
256Mb XDR main RAM at 3.2 GHz
256Mb of GDDR VRAM at 700Mhz
Memory Stick Duo, SD, compact flash memory slots
Detachable 2.5 inch hard drive
Support for seven Bluetooth controllers
Six USB slots for peripherals
Supports Blu-ray DVD format
Output in HDTV resolution up to 1080p as standard

whoa, that shits on the xbox

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:54 am

we know

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:55 am

i didn't, i had to work then sleep.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:56 am

now you know

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:04 am

Bell, Biv, Devoe

Post by **o'dium** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:29 am

Support for 7 pads...?

Thats a bit of an odd number, no?

Post by **MKJ** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:46 am

o'dium wrote:Support for 7 pads...?

Thats a bit of an odd number, no?

indeed
why not make it 8

Post by **o'dium** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:47 am

Am i also going to get flamed for saying the pads look... awful...

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:47 am

But they're bluetooth, whereas I assume the 360 is using some shitty RF trash.

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:49 am

o'dium wrote:Am i also going to get flamed for saying the pads look... awful...

no, they do. i'll be getting some 3rd party ASAP

Post by **MKJ** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:50 am

o'dium wrote:Am i also going to get flamed for saying the pads look... awful...

nope, i agree. but - like i said before - i thought the original ps pads look awful too with the handles. turns out they play great, so mebbe these will too.

Post by **MKJ** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:50 am

4g3nt_Smith wrote:But they're bluetooth, whereas I assume the 360 is using some shitty RF trash.

360 uses some new hightech "frequency jumping" RF thing. supposed to have no interference whatsoever

Post by **Mogul** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:58 am

Wait, I'm not very tech savvy. How are those system specs so superior to the 360?

Post by **MKJ** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:03 pm

proc is capable of twice that of the xbox360

ram is running at 8x the speed of the 360.

support for bluray.

[edit] http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewto ... &start=105 scroll down to my long post [/edit]

ofcourse, time will tell which will be "better". im a best-of-both-worlds kinda guy, so i really dont care that much. interesting though

Post by **MKJ** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:10 pm

Kaziganthe wrote:bluray is what? 50 gigs?

up to 200gb (8 layers)

Post by **o'dium** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:10 pm

Kaziganthe wrote:bluray is what? 50 gigs?

Under 30...

So the specs shit all over the xbox... damn... Was kinda hoping for it NOT to turn out that way.

I dont have a problem with turning over to the "darkside" for the PS3 from the 360, its jsut damn, that PS3 pad looks awful... If they make the analog sticks less loose then maybe i would use it... But the position of everything on the 360 pad is perfect, like the xbox pad

Ill probably end up getting a converter.

Post by **o'dium** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:11 pm

MKJ wrote:
Kaziganthe wrote:bluray is what? 50 gigs?
up to 200gb (8 layers)

Really? Fucking hell...

Post by **o'dium** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:22 pm

Looks like the next year is going to be expensive

Post by **o'dium** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:26 pm

Kaziganthe wrote:400 is worth something like that. a computer with that much shit in it would cost *at least* 1000.

Aye, 400 is worth that yes... But still, even if its made of gold, 3 computers is gonna cost me a shit load

Post by **Shmee** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:34 pm

What's going on here? The same gang of people that shat all over the fake specs in the other thread all but falling on their knees for the real specs. Time to slow down on the whole "jumping to conclusions" thing boys :icon19:

Post by **Shmee** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:38 pm

I tend to agree. I think this will be the point where consoles finally catch up with PCs in terms of scalability and scope. An integrated nic helps too. The very last thing I want to do after dropping hundreds of dollars on a console is have to go out and buy MORE shit just to make it fully-functional.

Post by **o'dium** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:40 pm

Have anybody from M$ released any info on what they think of the PS3 yet?

It does kinda piss all over it, maybe they were wrong to release first?

I only have a problem because of that pad, its awful...

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:42 pm

i can't see ms dropping the ball on this. they must have something in the bag.

Post by **o'dium** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:44 pm

Doombrain wrote:i can't see ms dropping the ball on this. they must have something in the bag.

Thats what i thought, but the only thing that would make sense is saying "we are upping the spec and pushing release back" but that would mean everything thats already been made would look not as good without major tweaking, and they would seem "chicken".

It would live on forever with sony fanboys calling M$ chicken shit.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Tue May 17, 2005 1:16 pm

MS just announced that 360 won't be backwards compatible to all XBox1 games. ("only for the best-sold games" - probably with patches)