Playstation 3 Reviews
 

August 1, 2005

By: David Anthony
Website: http://www.a1-in-toys.com

Playstation 3 Reviews – New Games For PS3

The new generation Playstation 3 gaming system is one of the most highly anticipated systems for the future. The most recent Playstation 3 Reviews have been excellent from all sides. Third Party Developers give playstation 3 an outstanding rating and there are already a host of popular PS3 Interactive games on the market that include adventure and interactive high speed racing games. Sony Play Station has done it again they have incorporated the world’s most advanced cell processor with almost super computer like power.

The Playstation 3 has combined state-of-the-art technologies that feature a graphic processor (RSX) by NVIDIA Corporation and SCEI, Cell processor developed by IBM, Toshiba and Sony, XDR memory by Rambus Inc. It also integrates BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc ROM) with a storage capacity of 54 GB. This enables full high-definition quality.

The following are the specification for the new Playstation 3 which include hard drive, Backward Compatibility and more:

Cell Processor CPU

  • 3.2 GHz PowerPC base Core
  • 7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
  • 512KB L2 cache
  • 1 VMX vector unit per core
  • 7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs

GPU 550MHz RSX

  • Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
  • 1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
  • Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines

Sound – Includes Dolby 5.1ch, LPCM 5.1ch

Memory

  • 256MB XDR 3.2 GHz main RAM
  • 256MB GDDR3 700 Mhz VRAM

Storage

  • HDD
  • Detachable 2.5” HDD slot x 1

IO

  • USB (2.0) Ports: 4 Front, 2 Rear
  • Standard/Duo Memory Stick, PRO x 1
  • 1 Standard/mini SD
  • 1 Compact Flash (Type I,II)

Network Communications

  • 3 Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)

Wireless Connectivity

  • Wi-Fi - IEEE 802.11 b/g
  • Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)

CD Media Discs

  • CD- ROM for Playstation, Playstation 2
  • CD-DA (ROM), CD-RW, CD-R
  • SACD HD, SACD Hybrid
  • Dual Disc (DVD) and Dual Disc (audio)

DVD Media Discs

  • DVD-ROM for Playstation 2 and Playstation 3
  • DVD-Video: DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW

Even though the new playstation 3 will not be released until Spring of 2006, there is a large selection of PS3 interactive games that have been created. The PS3 selection is huge and there is a interactive game for everyone.

The list of Playstation 3 interactive games include:

  • Fifth Phantom Saga by Sonic Team
  • Formula One PS3 by SCE Studios Liverpool
  • Final Fantasy PS3 by Square Enix
  • 6Gun 2 by BattleBorne Entertainment
  • Avalon by Climax Studios
  • Dark Sector by Digital Extreme
  • The Darkness by Starbreeze Studios
  • Devil May Cry 4 by Capcom
  • EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 by EA Chicago
  • Eyedentify by TBA
  • The Getaway PS3 by SCE Studios Soho

Overall the new Playstation 3 console will sure to be a hit amongst gamers of all ages.  The list of interactive games that will be available for the PS3 will sure to grow as we speak.  Stay tuned for the release date of Sony's new Playstation 3 Multimedia System.

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David Anthony is a successful author and publisher of http://www.a1-in-toys.com.  A great source of toys for children of all ages, from that early child to teens and hobbyists.

 
 
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