E3 2005: PlayStation 3 specifications…

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Product name		PLAYSTATION®3
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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	HDD	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	Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller		Bluetooth (up to 7) USB2.0 (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 * read only	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

Xbox 360 officially revealed last night

Microsoft’s second games console was officially publicly revealed
last night on the viral marketing website OurColony, and then on MTV in
North America, although renders of the console have been online for
sometime, and photographs from the MTV program were leaked after the
show was pre-recorded.

The console’s name, Xbox 360, has been confirmed along with the
white colour (or “Chill” according to MS), wireless controllers,
and a removable 20Gb hard drive. All of which was revealed vie reliable
sources before.

Technical system specifications (you’ve been warned:) boast
three IBM PowerPC processors each at 3.2 GHz, 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM @ 700
MHz, 10MB 500 MHz ATI graphics card, with high-definition out of the
box.

Paid for hardware add-ons include up to three extra controllers, a digital camera, and a wireless networking WiFi adaptor.

The WiFi adaptor or a cable will allow the console to connect to
home networks. The console will be able to connect to Window XP PCs,
and directly vie USB to MP3 players and digital camera to listen to
music or view photographs.

Xbox 360’s updated Live online multiplayer service will come in
Silver or Gold editions. The Silver is free, but will only allow you to
play multiplayer at the weekend. While Gold will apparently allow for
transfer of an original paid-for Xbox Live account, with
‘intelligent’ matchmaking based on skill. Both will allow for some
type of file sharing and the downloading of free and paid games content.

The
star-studied MTV preview show was recorded at a Hollywood night club
last week with Elijah Woods, Snow Patrol, the Killers, Robbie Williams,
Tony Hawk, Xzibit, Tim Burgess (the Charlatans), and a host of others.

Meanwhile the games industry and associated press are converging on
LA for the trade-only E3 2005, where over one thousand games go on
display on the show floors and behind closed doors — what is seen as
the most important event in at least the calendars of publishers, and
the media. The events kick off with the Sony press conference on Monday
afternoon, followed swiftly by Microsoft’s Xbox briefing.

Games
Toaster will be in LA for the week for on-site coverage, and for the
less apparent act of enlightening our selves for the year to come.

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