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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Gaming: Engadget has the lowdown on the PS3

Looks like the PS3 may just kick some Xbox ass.

Some of the specs:
* It will support Blu-ray , 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; it will have 256MB system RAM 3.2GHz, and 256MB GDDR VRAM at 700MHz
FYI-- 2.18 is more than double what the Xbox 360 will run with their 3 cpu core
* 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.
Time to buy an HDTV
* There will be a 2.5-inch hard drive attachment
* Memory Stick Duo slot, and SD and CF slots
* Bluetooth support with up to seven wireless controllers
* Six USB system ports



Oh and a quick side note on the 360---it will be backwards compatible. No need to throw out your copies of Halo and Halo2.


Engadget & Joystiq’s live coverage of Sony’s PlayStation 3 launch - Engadget - www.engadget.com




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