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August 31, 2005
The Inquirer reports that an nVIDIA spokesperson was quoted in the Official PlayStation Magazine saying that the RSX GPU used in the Sony PlayStation 3 is basically a slightly less powerful GeForce 7800. When Sony unveiled its next-generation PlayStation last May, one of the slides displayed in the presentation showed that the PlayStation 3 GPU had the power of two GeForce 6800 Ultras working in SLI mode, at that time, nVIDIA (the developer of the PlayStation 3 RSX GPU) has not yet unveiled its latest graphics architecture, formerly code-named G70 writes team xBox. According to reports, the fact that a PC chip that is faster than the PS3 chip a full year before it's launch a huge NO NO.
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August 25, 2005
According to Japanese site Mainichi Interactive, Tecmo president Junji Nakamura said day that his company is considering signing up as a third-party developer for Sony's PlayStation 3. GameSpot reports this is the first time Nakamura has addressed game development for Sony's next-generation console.
When asked by investors whether development costs for next-generation games will rise, Nakakura stated that development of Xbox 360 games will cost 20 percent more than current platforms.
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CNN has a great 'what if' feature on the Sony PlayStation 3 price. A week ago, when Amazon started pre-orders for the Sony PlayStation 3 at $299, I mentioned how cool it would be if that was the final PlayStation 3 price, ( I am a dreamer OK) seeing that the Microsoft Xbox 360 will cost gamers $400 (the goodies package)
Last month, Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi reportedly told attendees of the company's PlayStation meeting "I'm not going to reveal [the PS3's] price today. I'm going to only say that it'll be expensive."
So the CNN feature goes off the deep end, wondering if Sony talked up a high price tag to throw Microsoft off.
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August 20, 2005
According to Amazon's French edition. The Sony PlayStation 3 will ship on March 15, 2006, for $399.99 Euros in France. As Engadget.com pointed out with the appearance of the PlayStation 3 appearing on Amazon's North American Edition for pre-order, it all seems so fishy, Microsoft announces Xbox 360 pricing, PlayStation 3 pops up on Amazon.
via Ubergizmo
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August 8, 2005
According to a X-bit Poll Sony's PlayStation 3 seems to be a little bit more popular than Microsoft's Xbox 360 among X-bit labs readers, who mostly come from the U.S. or Europe: 23% of the polled said they were going to acquire Sony's game machine, while 20% said they were planning to buy Microsoft's console. Only 5% indicated intention to get Nintendo's Revolution device, which is due later than the new PlayStation and Xbox. About 46% of surveyed answered that they had no plans to get gaming machines at all.
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According to a X-bit Poll Sony's PlayStation 3 seems to be a little bit more popular than Microsoft's Xbox 360 among X-bit labs readers, who mostly come from the U.S. or Europe: 23% of the polled said they were going to acquire Sony's game machine, while 20% said they were planning to buy Microsoft's console. Only 5% indicated intention to get Nintendo's Revolution device, which is due later than the new PlayStation and Xbox. About 46% of surveyed answered that they had no plans to get gaming machines at all.
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August 7, 2005
Ever since PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) was presented to the public at the Los Angeles Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in May 2005, PlayStation fanatics have been eagerly awaiting the launch of the next generation computer entertainment system. The new games console is due for release in Spring 2006. Thanks to full backwards capability, gamers will still be able to enjoy their PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games on the new model reports Sony.co.uk
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Sony Magazine, an official Sony public relations outlet in the U.K., has posted details about the PlayStation 3, Sony/s next generation video game console that the company is expected to debut spring 2006.
Sony is expected to offer optional hard drives for the PS3 with potential memory capacity of 80 or 120 GB. It remains to be decided whether the standard version of the PS3 will come complete with a hard drive. The operating system has also yet to be clarified. The integrated Cell processor will be able to support a variety of operating systems (such as Linux or Apple's Tiger).
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August 3, 2005
Sony's PlayStation 3 may be equipped with faster than expected Blu-ray drives at launch, as it has emerged that faster format will be available before the next generation machine is ready for retail.
Originally The PlayStation 3 was to launch with a single (1X, 36Mbit per second) speed drive to run its optical media. But with the arrival of 2X (72Mbps) drives this autumn, it's hoped that by the time PS3 launches in Japan in spring 2006, faster formats will be readily available, with potential for the multimedia machine to run up to 4X.
via Games Industry
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