Playstation 3 Officially Unveiled!

DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
<div class="IPBDescription">pre-slashdot slashdot post!</div>It's not on slashdot yet, but I figured you guys would want to know ahead of time. ;D

According to Gamespot, the <a href='http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124681.html' target='_blank'>Playstation 3 has been unvieled</a> at a sony pre-E3 conference today.

<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Today saw the second of the big three console makers announce their next-generation platform. At its pre-E3 press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment gave the world its first look at the PlayStation 3, as it now is officially called.

The name was not unexpected, since Sony had been running an extensive teaser-ad campaign prepping the public for the PlayStation 3. The company had laid a blanket of posters around the Los Angeles Convention Center, site of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3). Bus stalls and billboards around the convention center proclaimed "Prepare for Chang3" in the distinctive PlayStation font with partial shots of the Dual Shock controller's square-circle-triangle-X buttons.

Sony also confirmed the PlayStation 3, will use Blu-Ray discs as its media format. The discs can hold up to six times as much data as current-generation DVDs. It will also supporrd CR-ROM, CDR+W, DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R. It also confirmed the machine would be backwards compatible all the way to the original PlayStation.

Sony also laid out the technical specs of the device. The PlayStation 3 will feature the much-vaunted Cell processor, which will run at 3.2 Ghz and feature 2.18 teraflops of performance. It will sport 256mb XDR main RAM at 3.2 Ghz, have 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700mhz, a detachable 2.5 inch HDD slot, six usb 2.0 ports, Memory Stick Duo, a SD slot, a compact flash memory slot, Compact flash slot, 2 hdmi outputs, 1 av multi out, 1 SPDIF optical output, and 1-gigabit Ethernet built in port

The PlayStation 3 will also sport some hefty multimedia features, such as video chat, internet access, digital photo viewing, digital audio and video. Sony Computer Entertainment head Ken Kutaragi introduced it as a "Super computer for computer entertainment." <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Backwards compatibility! Blu-ray! wooo :D

p.s. rumor has it that Metal Gear Solid 4 footage (which is a PS3 title) will be shown at this E3! :O :O :O
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  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    Bluray + Double Backwards Compatibility...it's already looking much better than the Xbox360.
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+May 16 2005, 06:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ May 16 2005, 06:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->the PlayStation 3, as it now is officially called.
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    Un-expected'd!


    Seriously, did that even need to be mentioned?
  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    edited May 2005
    And yet the only one I plan to buy at launch is Nintedo's Revolution...

    PS3 is meh. I can't really get excited over a PlayStation for some reason. They have no 1st party oomph.

    And X360 will be laughable now that definentley Nintendo, and most likely Sony will be developing online network strategies, which basically blows Microsoft's only advantage to ****. Those specs look primed to kick X-Box squarely in the nuts. And I'm happy. God damn **** seem to try to rip off everything Dreamcast, and I hope their death's more painful than Sega's.

    EDIT: As an addendum, the one thing they didn't do that Sega did was probably one of the smartest things to do, which is make a keyboard/mouse combo available for purchase. This made the DC ports of QIII:A and UT kickass. But they've confirmed that the keyboard won't be for control, which is sorta stupid.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Depends what the launch titles are.

    If MGS4 is a PS3 launch title, I'll be buying a PS3 at launch.
    If Ninja Gaiden 2 is a launch title (slim chance), I'll be buying a X-Box 360 at launch.
    No Revolution games have been announced or implied so I can't wager as to what their launch titles will be. Hopefully they learned their lesson from Gamecube's lackluster launch titles...
  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    Im waiting to see which of the three consoles will have the worst design. PS2, Xbox, Gamecube are so damn ugly compared to the past gens, in my opinion. Xbox360 already looks like some bad clone of Apple's.
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I'll never get one, I never liked the PlayStation systems. Or thier games, the only ones I did[Silent Hill] aren't great a second time around.
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Liku+May 16 2005, 06:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ May 16 2005, 06:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'll never get one, I never liked the PlayStation systems. Or thier games, the only ones I did[Silent Hill] aren't great a second time around. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Looks like <i>somebody</i> hasn't played enough GTA.
  • TommyVercettiTommyVercetti Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13390Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    The best consoles:

    1) My PC
    2) PS3
    3) Xbox 360
    4) Revolution (yea, right)

    I was hesitant, but the combination of the best hardware and backwards compatability just might sell the whole idea to me. I mean, there are tons of great PS2 games I never got a chance to play and here they are, along with compatability for all my old PSX games that have been sitting around since it broke. Einhander flies again!
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited May 2005
    Update:

    IGN has posted a gallery of <a href='http://media.ps3.ign.com/articles/614/614619/imgs_1.html' target='_blank'>PS3 system pics</a>.

    Looks like crap IMO, but pay attention to the HDMI connections on the back! YAY :D

    [edit]
    Update #2:
    <a href='http://ps3.ign.com/articles/614/614665p1.html' target='_blank'>Next GTA will be a PS3 launch title</a>! Guess I'll be buying one then. :P
    [/edit]

    [edit]
    Update #3!
    <a href='http://ps3.ign.com/articles/614/614661p1.html' target='_blank'>PS3 to support 1080p</a>! :O Good lord now I'm gonna have to buy another $3,000 TV :( :(
    [/edit]
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Xyth+May 16 2005, 04:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xyth @ May 16 2005, 04:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Looks like <i>somebody</i> hasn't played enough GTA. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Oh, I have. I actually own 3 and Vice City. Sure they're fun, but the missions are completely boring and without them, there's nothing to do but kill people and run of the police. Which becomes boring to me.

    Also, they're on PC with added perks[What I have them for].
  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+May 17 2005, 12:01 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ May 17 2005, 12:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Update:

    IGN has posted a gallery of <a href='http://media.ps3.ign.com/articles/614/614619/imgs_1.html' target='_blank'>PS3 system pics</a>.

    Looks like crap IMO, but pay attention to the HDMI connections on the back! YAY <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    [edit]
    Update #2:
    <a href='http://ps3.ign.com/articles/614/614665p1.html' target='_blank'>Next GTA will be a PS3 launch title</a>! Guess I'll be buying one then. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    [/edit] <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It looks like a fridge.
  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    Does it has wireless controllers? I don't see any controller ports. Cool.

    But what the hell is with their obsession with vertical stand. Well it looks pretty cool, but also looks like just another generic electronic device on the TV shelf.
  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Liku+May 16 2005, 06:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ May 16 2005, 06:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'll never get one, I never liked the PlayStation systems. Or thier games, the only ones I did[Silent Hill] aren't great a second time around. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You don't like Megaman X4/X5, Metal Gear: Solid, FFVII or Castlevania: Symphony of the Night? Gtfo. :P
  • relsanrelsan Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3720Members, Constellation
    Wow like... it's a big white box!
  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The RSX is more powerful than two GeForce 6800 Ultra video cards, which would cost roughly $1000 total if bought today.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    God, I want to see Linux running on these things... (Meaning the XB:360 and PS3)

    What's so advantagious about the cell processor? The 360 has a tri core PPC precessor, clocked at the same speed as the PS3's cell cpu.

    The both look premosing, and I want both of em.
  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    That controller looks about as ergonomic as a boomerang. That's a bad thing. When I play Devil May Cry 4, and I throw a controller, I don't want to die.
  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    edited May 2005
    YES YES YES It comes in black!!!12121oneeleventryhundred

    And I think it looks cool, GG sony <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->



    *edit* Oh, watch gta6 be just a small engine update -_-
    They sell too much for the little effort they put into vice city and san andreas :/
  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    <b>Breaking news!</b>

    Sony develops boomerang controller! Now when you're seriously **** off at a game and chuck your controller across the room, it comes <i>RIGHT BACK TO YOU!</i>



    <img src='http://img59.echo.cx/img59/5903/050517i7rh.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Supernorn+May 16 2005, 07:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Supernorn @ May 16 2005, 07:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <b>Breaking news!</b>

    Sony develops boomerang controller! Now when you're seriously **** off at a game and chuck your controller across the room, it comes <i>RIGHT BACK TO YOU!</i>



    <img src='http://img59.echo.cx/img59/5903/050517i7rh.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Stole my joke.
  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Supernorn+May 16 2005, 07:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Supernorn @ May 16 2005, 07:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <b>Breaking news!</b>

    Sony develops boomerang controller! Now when you're seriously **** off at a game and chuck your controller across the room, it comes <i>RIGHT BACK TO YOU!</i>



    <img src='http://img59.echo.cx/img59/5903/050517i7rh.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's one ugly controller. Uglier than N64 controllers, uglier than original Xbox controllers.
  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    Work with me here. Its a controller that looks like a boomerang.
  • Mad_ManMad_Man Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17359Members, Constellation
    But notice the lack of wire
  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    Well hopefully they'll have total backwards compatability... (Like they did with PS2, you could use PS1 controllers)
  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    SCREENSHOTS!
    <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=186214&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=300' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtop...r=asc&start=300</a>
    Scroll down a bit.

    Warhawk
    Killzone
    DMC4
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-theclam+May 16 2005, 05:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (theclam @ May 16 2005, 05:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> SCREENSHOTS!
    <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=186214&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=300' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtop...r=asc&start=300</a>
    Scroll down a bit.

    Warhawk
    Killzone
    DMC4 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Amazing.
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    looks like a sex toy to me >_>...

    then again all controllers do... to me...

    thats what it is! its to get more a female audience!...
  • RevRev Join Date: 2005-01-10 Member: 34705Members
    When the Playstation came out I was pleasantly surprised for how good it was. Sony seems to have figured out the console market right quick. I'm fairly sure the PS3 is going to dominate as the PS2 has.
  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    More screenshots. Scroll down again.
    <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=186214&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=400' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtop...r=asc&start=400</a>
  • UZiUZi Eight inches of C4 between the legs. Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13767Members
    Looks really sexy, hmmmm

    Seriously though my only complaint is the fact I can't stack anything on it. :|
  • BadKarmaBadKarma The Advanced Literature monsters burned my house and gave me a 7 Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8260Members
    Those shots are madness. I mean, what the hell. Seriously.
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