DETO Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 PS3 console to be released in 2005 Japanese media reported on May 6th that the PS3 console is in development. The goal is to make new processor technology, called "grid" about 200x faster than current console technology. This is almost achieving their original goal of making the PS3 1000(!) times faster than the PS2. This goal was publically set by Mr Okamoto, the Senior VP and Chief Technical Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment, at the 2002 Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California. The Cell - Power for Playstation 3 and ...more! The heart of the Playstation3 will be a new chip (or rather chip set) developed by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM. The companies will collectively invest more than $400 million in the next five years to design a "supercomputer-on-a-chip" for the PS3. The name for this technology is "grid" (formerly called "cell") and appears to be targeted squarely at the possibilities of parallel and distributed computing over the internet. Grid computing is a variation of distributed computing, and presumably involves networked game machines sharing software, processing power and data. Okamoto also said that networking applications including downloadable software would be integral to Sony's Playstation3 console. A recent report (May 5 2002) from the Japanese News Agency Kyodo said that the Playstation 3 would work over superfast fiber optics connections and would be Sony's first console to run games without a digital video disc. Sony also is considering offering the new chip to other companies for use in televisions and electronics equipment, Kyodo said. Excerpt from an IBM press release: Code-named "Cell," the new microchips will employ the world's most advanced research technologies and chip-making techniques, including copper wires, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors and low-K dielectric insulation, with features smaller than 0.10 microns -- 1,000 times thinner than a human hair. The result will be consumer devices that are more powerful than IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer, operate at low power and access the broadband Internet at ultra high speeds. Cell will be designed to deliver "teraflops" of processing power. Present memory not fast enough for Playstation3 Kenshi Manabe, senior vice president of Sony Computer Entertainment Semiconductor division, said the Playstation3 will need memory with incredibly high speed and tens-of-gigahertz bandwidth. "I'm not sure that even what we have seen for DDR-II on the present (industry) memory roadmaps will be high enough performance for us." "It's graphics, Jim... but not as we know it" Richard Doherty, an analyst for Envisioneering, Seaford, N.Y., said that PS3 will not have a graphics engine as we know it. Instead, the Cell's architecture is likely to replace the traditional game console graphics processor model on which the Xbox and Gamecube are based, that use NVidia and ATI GPUs, respectively. The Playstation 3, as well as other applications that will use the Cell, will take advantage of the CPU's "self healing" capability. "Self-healing computers will be programmed not to go down," Doherty said. "Bus and processor areas are automatically corrected using a new meshed era redundancy technology." The Cell's compression engine, for example, will use a multi-processor engine to reconstruct missing pixels or other missing features due to glitches in a streaming PS3 game or video. Sony's vision: PS3 as the all-encompassing home system? If Sony's aspirations succeed, then the Playstation 3 will not be a pure video game console, but rather measure the amount of milk left in the fridge, record TV programs to hard-disk, automatically download new software, perform Tera-flop operations and a variety of other things. In short, if one can automate, computerize, network or electrify a process, then the PS3 should be able to take on the task. "Playstation 3 Diet", anyone? Today, a system like this sounds futuristic. A super-console, replacing TV, computer, game console and complete home electronics system in one wont be cheap. Rumors are making rounds that the PS3 will be sold in two versions, one that is the do-all Playstation 3 version with all the bells and whistles (perhaps including laying golden eggs as well?) and one that is, yikes(!), just a pure video game console. Either way, the Playstation3 is still long away, and it may well be possible that the "super-do-it-all" version is eventually marketed under a different name. May we suggest Superstation? Or... Homestation? Here at psreporter.com, while not technophobic or fearing the future, we would feel more comfortable with a PS3 that does only one thing, but very well... to provide us with great video game experiences. </span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 blaazed Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 this is not true...no way in hell will it be out by 2005 "The companies will collectively invest more than $400 million in the next five years to design a "supercomputer-on-a-chip" for the PS3" and if it was to be out by 2005 it wold be featured at e3 this year...wich it isnt...we wont see this till 2007 or 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 wonk wonk saggin saggin wonk wonk saggin saggin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sekoe1 Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Any ideas on how much this complete system will cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esp Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 wonk wonk saggin saggin wonk wonk saggin saggin yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Re: Re: Playstation 3 Originally posted by 2BLAZZED this is not true...no way in hell will it be out by 2005 "The companies will collectively invest more than $400 million in the next five years to design a "supercomputer-on-a-chip" for the PS3" and if it was to be out by 2005 it wold be featured at e3 this year...wich it isnt...we wont see this till 2007 or 8 i was gonna say this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3front.jpg'> http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3back.jpg'> All-aluminum case, like the Apple Powerbooks http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3screens.jpg'> Supports a variety of different media, both digital and analog. http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3cfront.jpg'> http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3cback.jpg'> Multi-featured controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adderall Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 hahah i remember seein that a long time ago.. funny memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyD Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 No way it'll take until 2007 or 2008. I say 2006 for sure. Microsoft is getting ready to release the xbox2 in 2005. Sony knows that the longer they take to come out with ps3, the more market sales that the xbox2 will have. How do u think the ps2 got so popular? it was far enough ahead of the other 2 systems that it got a large fan base and just ran away with the 128 bit generation war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Haha, those are some funny pictures. It's still my firm belief that PlayStation is just an expensive boat anchor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HESHIANDET Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 you see that handheld joint. so ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 If one drops, they all drop soon enough.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 The playstations got so popular for one reason: There's tons of awesome games for them. Because there's tons of awesome games for them (and because they're backward compatible with older awesome games) people buy them. Because people buy them, more awesome games come out, and so repeats the cycle. This is why the xbox and gamecube are lagging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Originally posted by HESHIANDET you see that handheld joint. so ill. Yeah, that PSP is quite impressive. http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/513/513793/metal-gear-acid-200405110829446.jpg'> http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/513/513479/e3-2004-sony-officially-unveils-the-psp-200405110131751.jpg'> If I ever buy a Sony product this will be the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earo 35 Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Dirty_habiT http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/513/513793/metal-gear-acid-200405110829446.jpg'> http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/513/513479/e3-2004-sony-officially-unveils-the-psp-200405110131751.jpg'> WHAT!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS-1 Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Dirty_habiT Yeah, that PSP is quite impressive. http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/513/513793/metal-gear-acid-200405110829446.jpg'> http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/513/513479/e3-2004-sony-officially-unveils-the-psp-200405110131751.jpg'> If I ever buy a Sony product this will be the one. I guess it's good to play video games while you're driving. Or walking into traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by ODS-1 I guess it's good to play video games while you're driving. Or walking into traffic. Are you new to this concept? It's been around for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 http://www.nxsecure.org/forums/html/emoticons/boogieHex.gif'> http://www.nxsecure.org/forums/html/emoticons/running-to-coby-sponge.gif'> Someone please edit these and make them suitable for 12oz (you know what I mean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Dirty_habiT Wait, wait, wait.. what happened to that huge thing with speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 I'm gonna assume the state of being unaware of the object which you speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiffer Jet Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by earo 35 WHAT!!!!!!!!! sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Dirty_habiT I'm gonna assume the state of being unaware of the object which you speak of. http://www.d8ed.com/Images/SonyPSP_WIP2.jpg'> Must be a prototype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikro137 Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by El Mamerro http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3front.jpg'> http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3back.jpg'> All-aluminum case, like the Apple Powerbooks http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3screens.jpg'> Supports a variety of different media, both digital and analog. http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3cfront.jpg'> http://www.misinformer.com/archive/2001/01/15/images/ps3cback.jpg'> Multi-featured controller. the exclemation point on the "mod chip" is phenominal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 well its now 2006 almost 2007 and playstation 3 is coming out November 17th and here it is for all of you to see this is the whole system another view of the system including games Here Are a few games so the question is Will You Buy it when it gets released November 17th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 it's so shiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 as you may notice the controllers that were designed for the ps3 got scrapped at the last minute and we are still stuck with the old design (which works great) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 you won't see me with this shit until the price drops. i'm still happy with the 360 and ps2 (and xbox)... and i heard those blank blu-ray discs go for about $17 EACH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 the ones shown in the picture go for $12.99 (cheapest ones) 25gb they go from $12.99 - $19.49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindvapors Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 $599 Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokals.. Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 i want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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