May 18 2005
Playstation 3 revealed!!!
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Sony has finally released details and photos of the new Playstation 3 at the E3 Expo 2005. By all accounts the machine is going to be super-powerful with a new 3.2GHz Cell processor from IBM based on a PowerPC chip core. The controllers are connected through Bluetooth and can last on a single charge for about 24 hours, you can also connect up to 7 through Bluetooth. You can also use wired controllers which connect through USB2, or you can connect to the PS3 through Wi-Fi and use your PSP as a controller too. The console also has three Gigabit ethernet ports on the back of it to hook up to the LAN.
Sony has also promised that the machine will be backward compatible with all of the older games – something that Microsoft is lacking with the Xbox 360 (they have said that only some of the highest selling games will be compatible!) The Playstation 3 will use the new Bluray disc format but will be compatible with all of the following formats: 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), 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.
Photos have been released of the console and controllers and in my opinion it looks awesome. The controller looks a bit odd but seems like it will fit the hand easily. The console will be released in three colours – silver, black and white. The photos that have been released are in the photo gallery – this is my new WordPress-wrapped Gallery2 installation.
Release date is tentatively set for Spring 2006 (USA I think) but I can’t wait. Hopefully the price won’t be too high when it first comes out – but it will be a whole heap of computing power in a small package.