Engadget & Joystiq's live coverage of Sony's PlayStation 3 launch
posted May 16th 2005 6:14PM
Hey everyone, we're at Sony's press event in Culver City to cover their unveiling of the PlayStation 3 this afternoon. Things are just getting started, to stay tuned for our comprehensive live coverage on Engadget and Joystiq!
Update: the parking lot ordeal was harrowing — they almost didn't let us in! It was a mob scene out there. Some journos were so desparate to get in that they went through all sorts of contortions for the gatekeepers. Check this lady out. That's a pushup with one foot above her head.
Ouch.
The presentation started with a little game history. "PlayStation 2 defined digital entertainment.... PlayStation
Portable, the next revolution!" The chest thumping was accompanied by thumping speakers.
First up: Kaz Hirai. "Are you guys excited about E3?" The audience barely cheered, so he had to try again. C'mon, show us the goods, then we'll be excited... maybe.
He does the numbers: 190 million units of hardware, 2 billion units of software. He does the backwards compatibility thing. These are the Sony strengths, so he reminds the audience that these are the goods that Microsoft can't match. No surprises here, but a specific response to the Xbox team, who weren't so sure last week whether they'll be able to make the Xbox 360 play Xbox games. [Update: Xbox 360 will be backwards compatible.]
Queue pointless interlude of flashy CGI graphics (not sure what that was for).
Ken Kutaragi introduced, and he proceeds to give the audience another lesson on the history of the PlayStation consoles. From "Real-time 3D-CG" to "Emotion Engine." He confirms backwards compatibility of the PlayStation 3, eliciting the first audience applause since he took the stage.
Cut to a video of an IBM dude woodenly reading from a teleprompter (his eyes dart quickly left-to-right) about the cell processor system. "Even though at times it seemed like an impossible journey, the entire team overcame impossible challenges to meet the goals.... We are very excited to look forward to see all the entertainment this chip will help create." All that's missing from this mess of trite mumbo-jumbo the word "synergy."
Highly technical performance overview given, including the following slides:
Sony's let go of the final specs and shots of the PlayStation 3. Here you go!
- It will support Blu-ray (obviously), DVD±R/W, CD-R/RW
- Backwards compatible with the PlayStation 2 and original Playstation
- One 3.2GHz Cell processor—total system performance rated at 2.18 teraflops (uh, that's actually about twice what Microsoft is claiming the Xbox 360 will do); it will have 256MB system RAM 3.2GHz, and 256MB GDDR VRAM at 700MHz
- The nVidia graphics will be called the RSX ("Reality Synthesizer"), and will trump the Xbox 360 with 1080p (yes, that's a p) graphics support.
- There will be a 2.5-inch hard drive (i.e. laptop hard drive) attachment—a first for a Sony launch (no, we don't
count the PSX and/or the FF add-on)
- Memory Stick Duo slot, and very surprisingly, an SD and CF slots
- Bluetooth support with up to seven wireless controllers
- Six USB system ports
The Technology Demos
So the specs are beginning to wear on the audience and people around us are shifting in their seats. Show us the graphics already!
Sony is only too happy to oblige. In one of the earliest demos they show a gas station blowing up, repeatedly. Lots of bits and pieces flying through the air to prove that the processer can handle the detritus of an explosion with ease. Another demo showcased a flyover of luscious and detailed landscapes that had been generated through procedural software routines only. That's like fractals, right? Well, it looked good.
This was followed by a demo showcasing the PS3's new LOD technology, or "Lots of Ducks" as the executive showcasing the technology referred to it. It was a reference to the little rubber duckling that was shown during the PS2 "Emotion Engine" demo. Hey — it's been 6 years since the PS2 launched and still nobody can explain to us what the hell the "Emotion Engine" is, other than great marketing.
So back to the LOD technology. The old PS2 demo was shown and morphed into the PS3 rendering of the same scene. Ok... better graphics, same damned duck. Then they popped in a couple of pirate battleships, each with impressively animated sails getting shot through with cannonballs.
So what's better than a bathtub with one rubber ducky and a couple of toy ships? Well, there's probably as much plastic in an E3 booth babe as in one of those ducks, but unfortunately Sony filled the tub with about a thousand more ducks. They all bobbed happily on top of each other, each individually rendered and beautifully colliding.
Sony also demoed a new and improved EyeToy interacting with the water in the bathtub. Holding a cup in each hand, the demonstrator dipped them into the water and filled them up, and poured them out. He filled one cup and poured it into the other. This was very cool and one of the wow moments of the presentation. Ripples of excitement bounced through the audience. Sony clearly wants everyone to know that the PS3 makes bath time lots of fun.
(Photo: this is one of those "architecture" slides. Does it actually tell us anything? Someone sic Tufte on the Sony people, quick.)
Games, games, games.
The game demos were divided into two groups: established franchises and new stuff. The demos of established franchises were arguably the more impressive and more polished of the two batches.
New: Motor Storm (Sony). This demo included about 60 seconds of truly chaotic game footage. It's a racing game, but a wonderfully muddy, violent and georgeously rendered-one from the looks of this footage, which definitely jazzed the audience. On reaction alone this was a crowd favorite. In the footage, motor vehicles of all types (dirtbikes, ATVs, dune buggies, rally cars) crashed into each other as they raced through muddy gulches and over high embankments. Motorcycles rode over the tops of slower vehicles and sometimes got crushed by larger vehicles. The violence was crunching and visceral and the entire experience immersive as a result of the realistic way in which mud, people, and parts of vehicles flew absolutely everywhere. Screenshot shows a motorcycle rider about to get creamed by an exploding rally car that's flying through the air at him.
Established title: Killzone (Sony) This game about interplanetary strife appears to be Sony's answer to Halo. All of the elements are here: explosions, guns, high-tech vehicles that drop marines into hostile territory at great risk of bodily harm, blah blah. The demo footage looked extraordinary, and maybe this time developer Guerilla will nail Sony's answer to Halo. One of the reviewers of Killzone for the PS2 said:
The potential for Guerrilla to develop a truly impressive FPS title on the PS2 is obviously there, but it's a learning curve that players won't be scaling anytime soon. The PS2's answer to "Halo"? Don't make us laugh.
Here's to hoping that the game lives up to the impressive footage we saw during the PS3 unveiling.
http://www.gametrailers.com
yeah but graphics and gameplay go hand in hand specaily in role player games and sports games.
my only thing i beeen trying to discuss is that so long till ps3 is to be realsed so you can't compare the specs, if xbxo is being realesed in 5 months it is done and is in production mode specialy since they are trying to come out in all countries at once so it will take longer production. the ps3 is no where near production and when it is no saying it will still have cell tech or will be as powerfull as taughted specaily when you through in all the complication is a dynamic game like say socom. the system probly can't handle it yet and needs to be tweaked which is why it isn't ready and won't be ready for 12-18 months after xbox comes out. no one in support of ps3 has spoken of this other to say they were focused on other things. trust me development of the ps3 went in to effect when ps2 hit the market. its not ready and you get that when you have newly developed technology pushing the edge of a systems ability. like i said before they are bothe monster systems
Here we go again. More fanboys bashing the Xbox 360. From what I read, the are plenty more games besides Halo that do not suck. A couple of examples include Perfect Dark Zero and Quake 4.
dude almost all ps3 games will be on xbox except for the sony games. thats what the significance of ff moving to xbox shows. developers are now not afraid to jump on the xbox bandwagon. there is a long list of developers who made games for ps2 and not xbox now making games for xbox360 check it out at xbox.com
dude don't forget ghost recon ,splinter cell,fable,mechassult lol only halo
also it won't mattewr to much when i will be playing this beast system and all the ps3 fans will be waiting 12-18 months after we are gaming hard on the new system, plus all these ps3 guys will be buying xboxes as well. they won't be able to wait and watch this beast system why they are still on the 333mhz ps 2 lol
That is not surprising. Many people are realizing that Microsoft has a good system on their hands with the Xbox 360, and the developers want to be a part of it. This way, we will get to see some more quality games for the console, and Microsoft can get more sales in Asia.
some ways i wish the ps3 had a aluminium/metal casing for its quality touch and look, but im thinking the downsides of overheating and likely dents damaging the insides, means tht sony sure to have made it out of plastic, for rigidity, cheapness, ease of moulding and lightness.
Also, there are vents for those of u who are blind, theyr on the top of it when it stands up, so no overheating me thinks sony would have considered tht one!
ON THE SIZE FRONT, it looks the same size if not smaller than the orignal ps2, well thats wat it looks like when mr SCEE perz holds it up in video of show, cus Jap's arent exactly the tallest of ppl and it looks small when he's holding it!!
PS3 IS THE ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR...
yeah, people seem to forget xbox was a joke when it came out and no developers wanted any part of it. but u saw all that go down with ea leting xbox to go live cause they knew that xbox was the system that could do all the things that ea wanted to do with its game and online play. to ea the ps2 online was a joke and it was. to me doesn't matter what the ps3's specs are , it will win or lose in the online part and as of yet no details on what it will be like, xbox gave a long presentation on its online gaming and anyone that plays live knows ms aint no joke when it comes to online play and don't give me thet better game bs, u in the market 3 -4 yrs befor the xbox and you crushed dream cast developers were scared. they lost lot of money on dreamcast, didn't want to make same mistake, now they know xbox is for real here they come
How could I forget about those games. How stupid of me. Thanks for bringing them up. I can't wait to play games like Ghost Recon 3, along with Halo 3. We also have to remember Project Gotham Racing 3.
From what I see, Microsoft can compete with Sony when it comes to video games. Most people seem to think that Sony will dominate because it did in the past. If you look at statistics, Microsoft is closing in on Sony's market share in the business.
Microsoft still has a ways to go, but it has shown that it is here to stay.
There's not much significance of bringing FFXI to XBOX360. It's been done, released on two other completely different stages, played, and it's time for something new imo, like FFXII or something. All this will do is allow Squenix to make the gaming experience they've been dreaming of for that particular game it will show off the capabilities of everything the X360 has to offer, assuming they utilize it all, but you need you, me and an ass to assume, so yea.
I AM a fanboy of Sony because I love their products. I'll admit that. I prefer my PS2 & PSP now and forever over my GC, XB, DS, GBA, and every other current gen out, but I'm not gonna knock on MS or Nintendo just because. I have to have a reason, and I'm not necessarily knocking rather than criticizing small bits of past work. You can't say that first controller was somewhat of a mess. And those extra b&w buttons? For some reason, they still don't play well, with me. It's more the MS and Nintendo lovers knocking how "ugly" the console looks, as almost all the first 10 posts are saying "THIS IS SO UGLY!!!!" Well, out of all three, I like the look of the Revolution, so there it is. I prefer black, because....well, everything else is. I like everything to fit in and be unison in my gaming domain, not black, black, indigo, silver, white, gray, sakura pink or whatever....hmmm, sakura pink sounds hot. lol.
You all have legitimate arguments, and I agree: the PS3 is far from done. They haven't had much time to begin work. Can someone trace back the first news article as to when PS3 development started? That will give you a window as to how long the cell chip has been in development, how long it took to finish, and how long the bug testing, the redering, and all that jazz took to come out.
There's all kinds of factors that will tell why it takes longer for Nintendo and Sony to make their console. The obvious one is this: they're seasoned veterans in the gaming market, and they believe that with time, people will think it's being made that much better. Second, they're japanese. Nearly all japanese tech makers whether it be games or tv's take their dear sweet time releasing new tech. Are you forgetting about FF7:AC? GT4? KH2? T5? MS, EA, Rockstar, nearly all domestic games rarely see push back, except for PC games, those don't count. Domestic games get that release date, screenshots, direct-feed/developer-released trailers and such when it's near-done. The X360 didn't come forward with a date until we're two seasons away. The japs are giving the eye candy at production art levels to concepts, to mockups to the very first prototype and tantalize your senses with pretty pics and sometimes videos all the way from untitled project thought up in a drinking binge, to ship date. We didn't get that with MS. We just got the final product, unless you loaded pics from your tivo onto the net about all those X360 prototypes.
In terms of games, I could start on it, but I won't, I'll just hint.
PDZ was originally scheduled as an XBOX project. It got pushed back numerous times, until they finally threw it in the Xenon pile.
Quake4, DOOM3, and HL2....all PC games.
MS has the standard FPS, Fighter, Racer, and Sports....I believe Sony has expanded beyond those basic genres, and added sub-genres to those. Spinoffs and all. They're the reason the music gaming industry has flourished so much, and I would know, because that's my favorite genre, whether it be IIDX or Taiko.
exactly and with the game developers finally seeing that it will come down to sony games vs ms games and system power. but that might not be until the next systems are ready in like 3-6 yrs. right now it will come down to games but ps3 not being ready for atleast a yr after xbox 360 comes out thats a mjor blow to sony a major blow. now if the ps3 is as powerfull as they say(not ready so who knows what it will actually be like) it won't be so bad. But for peoiple to compare the specs its like apples tyo oranges, new tech may not live up to its touting and the xbox is using tried and true tech so for the ps3 to compete with the xbox it needs to be more powerfull cause sony has recieved some major blows this week (final fantasy going to xbox, and atleast a yr between release dates)
now people keep saying ff xI was already done, yes for a 333mhz system nmot the new beast comming out so you can only imagine what it will be like and all those die hard ff fans who jumped from nintendo to sony will now jump to xbox. hands down the rpgs hurt xbox but that all changes
Regardless of how early a system comes out, patience is a virtue, and that's exactly why the Sony fanboys, myself included, are willing to wait. We got a stranglehold on the market a year before the XBOX and Gamecube started to butt heads, but here we are. The tables have turned, and they are first out of the gate, but how many can you walk up to that are gamers and say "PlayStation 3" without getting some kind of funny reaction and then follow-up with "XBOX360" and not get a funny look, cause that's what happened this morning when I got to school. lol.
and fable was asome game play and visualy, fable 2 will be outy for the realese of xbox 360, that game will set the xbox off like halo did. can't wait to see what it looks like and plays like
I'm digging it... I love the PS3, stylish indeed
plus the lawsuit against sony for the dual shock will really hurt them, they wont be able to seel a ton of games and what not check out the link
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000920037859/
UGH! 3rd post.
In terms of games, multi-console games are not a factor. Exclusives are what we all want to know about.
And in my other humble opinion, the MS children are all going to the military. You're the only ones that like the Tom Clancy games. LOL. not because they look the best, but you obviously have a "Support our troops" ribbon on your car. ROFL. I kid, I kid.
Spinter Cell and Ghost Recon are on other consoles. The 3rd GR may be pulling an SC, but regardless, previous games were on other consoles.
Besides, 12-18 months sounds far away, but once it's hear, and we're on the news waiting for our PS3's like good little fanboys, and you manage to slip in "I'M WAITING FOR HALO!!!".....who will care? It won't be outdated, but the X360's spotlight will have dimmed just a hint in wake of the PS3 launch. It's like on The Simpsons when Lisa was born and no one even gave Bart a second look.
DAMNIT! 4th Post.
333MHz or not, it's been done on two seperate stages, and over a year afterwards, it's not very impressive anymore.
lol didn't realise how bad the suit was. better go out and buys those games befor they pull them from the shelf, they might have to scrap all their future game releases or move back dates. sonys in a lot more trouble than i thought
firts halo 2 isnot and proly will not be realesed for pc got to bungie.net to find that out.
second its not being seasoned veterans of this 1 nintendo could not make up a desicion on where it wanted to go so they developed 2 not 1 but 2 systems so thst there hold up
2. sony has had more bugs with the cell than anticipated, it anticpated to be out by xmas 2005, than spring 2006 now fall 2006 in the us but that could change with the lawsuit pending appeal.
also who come out fisrt matters, sony got the jump on xbox and even though had the weaker of the 2 systems(333mhz to 733mhz) it still easily came in first, mainly cause of the rpgs. now the addait of ff to xbox is more than just a remake or ff x1. they intend on redoing the game for xbox 360 brand new nothing like its previuse relase. and as of right now there is no timetable on a ff for ps3, so that could be 2 to 3 yrs away (consle aint comming out in us for at least 12 - 18 months and they are not developing a ff for ps3 as of right now) thats from sony itself. ff will be making more ff games for xbox. they just need a game to realese with xbox 360.
so a 12 - 18 month diff is signifacant in realese dates. specaily since that tells u the sytem is not ready and u guys are taughting the specs and its not in production still in development. xbox is in production it is being realesed in 5 months. and thats befor you even talk bout online play which is where all games are headed and sony and nintendo are struggling in that department and since i am getting both systems i was realy interested in the online but they gave no discription at all. ms on the other hand gave you a very detailed one
and you all ps3 guys keep forgetting bout the lawsuit against sony. not just about the controlers, it affects the concole and the games. they won't be able to sale any more ps2 or games that were previusly released. all this is under appeal but thats signifacant
My question is it going to break a few months after I buy it like all the PS2's did. I never purchased one but out of the 10 friends I have that did buy it they all had to either have the CD drive repaired or throw out there systems and buy new ones. Our Xbox's have lasted a long time no major problems. In comparison i have a PS1 that sill works I purchased it when they came out it has been through hell and back and still works although not well but still works.
Hillarious.
A. They wouldn't show the console if that wasn't the final design. It's out-of-the-box design... the Xbox 360 is another boring Microsoft non-invention.
B. I've had a PS2 for 2 years and never had a glitch. I have friends with the same experience. If you take care of something, it usually doesn't break.
C. Why people want to give Microsoft more money for more crap is beyond me.
OMG IT LOOKS WICKED
http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=17635926
Its interesting to see how concerned people are with the image rather than its functionality...
oh and those of you screaming SPIDERMAN font.. who cares? that font is made by t26 who are extremely famous for creating nice fonts. the Spiderman movie only made it popular.. but that font has been used wayyy before.
http://www.t26.com/fonts/display.php?f_id=243
The PS3 does have some great capabilities, but it won't be possible to push it to its limits. I like the idea of "2.18 terraflops", but I don't even know what that means. The quality of the games will depend on the media, of which we don't know what the Xbox will use. I am looking forward to learning about their OS's. In the YourColony clip, I saw a couple of screens for the Xbox 360 that got me a little interested in getting it, including the abilities to plug my PSP into it. The PSP will probably plug straight into the PS3 also (no brainer).
Design wise, I liked the Xbox 360 more than I liked the PS3 at first sight. Overtime, the PS3's design grew on me, and the Xbox 360's became less appealing. The controller for the PS3 is very... Unethical... I would have been happy with a different version of the old controller, but I think due to a legal dispute, Sony can't use it.
In the end, it all comes down to one thing: which company do you like more. In my case it is Sony, but this might vary among gamers.
Im still getting the xbox360
dont know about anyone else but i dont mind the graphics...
Whichever i can afford i will get and i imagine thats the xbox360!
Wow, I think I just ruined these pants. I don't care how they look, I just can't wait to get both and start hacking! These new consoles will make the most powerful and cheap gaming pc's once they're hacked. I love my hacked Xbox
i have a few things to say to the dumbass people out there... first off
marlo
"Why does the console's appearance matter so much anyway? Shouldn't the relevant factor for criticism be the quality of the gaming expereince it provides?"
who are you, my mother? of course the appearance matters along with the "gaming experience" there is only one thing to say here ITS BUTT UGLY, and they will lose sales because of it.
and...
niC
"Hey guys i think that the PS3 is not that bad looking. If you were to look at it in person it would look good plus it fits into todays entertainment system styles."
yeah have u seen it in person? then don't say anything about it being better in person. stuff looks better in doctored up pics anyway so it could only get worse. and if there was an entertainment system out that was that BUTT UGLY, you wouldn't see it im my living room
I'm a "mac cultist' and i really have to go with Sony. Kudos to MS for releasing the better console before, but sony's games were so much better, excluding halo which, as i may say, is F*****G AMAZING. and i can play halo on my mac, so why buy an XBOX?
i NEED MGS4 TRAILER!!!!!!
#280 -- There are two HDMI ports because the PS3 can drive two HD displays and span the image across them or possibly even two separate images? I know I read it somewhere, now I just have to find it again...
they are specs people and they DO NOT make a console
remember the e3 ps1 t-rex demo when they said we would all be playing with jurassic park level graphics
lets let the FINISHED games make up minds
Ah, here we go -- it was at AnandTech:
Dual HD Output
*Panoramic View (32:9)
*Extended Game Display
*Multi Applications
http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2417&p=5
Post #418
You obviously do not understand what the terms "purchasing power" and "buying in bulk" mean. I'll give you credit, that is how much it would cost for YOU to build a comparable system at a minimum, but Sony - being a much larger organization than niC, Inc. has far greater buying power than any of the figures you explained...never in a day would they pay $100 for a 120 GB HD, nor would I for that matter...I don't know where you shop, but even I can find much better deals than that...lol I doubt they even pay a dime more than $30, or less...your not talking one system here...they are producing millions of systems and in the world of business that is what contracts and joint ventures are for. Much of the technology (especially the "Cell") going into the system is based upon joint ventures between Sony and various other companies and most of the cost comes from R & D. They are not going to spend $4 billion in R & D on the "Cell" alone and make a system flop, they will lose some money on the hardware as do all console makers as software is where they make it all back and then some, but by no means will it cost them as much as you think you have so intelligently noted, nor will they lose as much as you figured as well...take an economics class or some business classes and maybe you will have a better understanding of it...because it is pretty ignorant to think you have the math figured out because of how much the components would cost to an individual like yourself...
Ah, here we go -- it was at AnandTech:
Dual HD Output
*Panoramic View (32:9)
*Extended Game Display
*Multi Applications
http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2417&p=5
THAT is really really ulgy and i hate the controlor EEEEEEWWWW
Post #418
You obviously do not understand what the terms "purchasing power" and "buying in bulk" mean. I'll give you credit, that is how much it would cost for YOU to build a comparable system at a minimum, but Sony - being a much larger organization than niC, Inc. has far greater buying power than any of the figures you explained...never in a day would they pay $100 for a 120 GB HD, nor would I for that matter...I don't know where you shop, but even I can find much better deals than that...lol I doubt they even pay a dime more than $30, or less...your not talking one system here...they are producing millions of systems and in the world of business that is what contracts and joint ventures are for. Much of the technology (especially the "Cell") going into the system is based upon joint ventures between Sony and various other companies and most of the cost comes from R & D. They are not going to spend $400 million (between Sony, IBM, and Toshiba) in R & D on the "Cell" alone and make a system flop, they will lose some money on the hardware as do all console makers as software is where they make it all back and then some, but by no means will it cost them as much as you think you have so intelligently noted, nor will they lose as much as you figured as well...take an economics class or some business classes and maybe you will have a better understanding of it...because it is pretty ignorant to think you have the math figured out because of how much the components would cost to an individual like yourself...
wow, who cares what the thing looks like, you big nerds.
from the pics in the post it looks awsome.
Why arent people getting that Billy and Balmer is doing exactly what they set out to do all along, that is to make a HOME APPLIANCE THAT IS THE CENTER OF THE DIGITAL HUB. XBOX 360 is that device. It is an APPLIANCE first and a Gaming Box second. MS brought a pea-shooter to a gun fight. Game Over!!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=77&e=1&u=/mc/20050517/tc_mc/e3xbox360vsplaystation3
Hum! Wonder why that Seamus guy really left?
does the cell cpu have a multi core? if so how many cores does it have?
I think the Nintendo Revolution will be the best out there. The backwards compatability alone will let you play the past 20 years of Nintendo. Now that's frickin awesome!!
Does anyone know if the badboy will upconvert dvds to HD. I'm guessing it will, but I might be wrong
im gonna say te ps3 is pretty good specs wise, but u forgot about xbox 360. tivo like functions, out-of-the-box live. BEST 1st party games, nice and i mean NICE graphics, its smaller then the ps3, but with more things in it. ps3 beat it in power wise, but think about it, are we really going to need all that power? and besides, gonna be about 100-200 more dollers then the 360. and plzz dont even remind me of the controller of the ps3, WTF is that, a freaken boomerang? lol 7 wireless controllers. 7? LOL HAHAHA
oh no microsoft fanboys! Don't be in denial!
The ps3 is going to be twice as fast as the 360. (at least). Many have speculated that the cell processer can run alot faster than the conservative 3.2 gigahertz that it is said to run at. 2.18 teraflops, 360 will not even be close.
It is still of course up in the air as to who will be on top of the pile when this console generation is over. 360 has halo3 which will sell millions of consoles. It will is also coming out earlier at what will probably be a lower price point than that of the ps3. Which means more consoles sold.
It is also unclear whether or not the developers will spend the extra time and money neccessary just to make graphics a little better looking than the already amazing graphics of the 360. Sony will also probably be taking a higher loss regardless of what prices they decied to sell the ps3 at considering the cost of the components.
All said the nextgen screens look simply orgasmic and the future of gaming is defineatly on the upswing.
who CARES THE TINIEST LITTLE BIT about how it LOOKS ON THE OUTSIIIDE? Play for the graphics, staying late until 2:00 trying to prove to your friend you're better at Final Fantasy than him..all that good stuff. You people who really care so much about the outside are just bored out of your minds about it. C'mon now, think logically. Playstation has been out for so long, it's gained a reputation as basically a technological past-time..I don't think if it looked like a piece of sh*t would make any difference...game on...
PS3 and XBOX SUCK!!!!!
NINTENDO REVOULTION ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is extremely hard to believe, but impressive.
A 8 way, dual-core power5 processor setup is only 5% as powerful as a single Cell.
That much power, costing $500 000 US couldn't match a single PS3. Absurd, unbelievable, but impressive.
My verdict? Hype.
Why mock the PS3's console style and then say the xbox360 is better when they both look pretty similar in shape and colour.
"xbox 360 is a cheap slut that a pervert pays to suck on his hotdog"- Bill Gates from Microsoft told sources today when they asked him about his new console.