Ps3 is out 17th of november.

[TEaaron]

Saw it on a peice of junk mail today at work you can pre-order it now for $999 I'll wait until the price drops a little imo.

[EB Pete]

bout time. whats the specs on it anyone know?

[TEaaron]

Apperantly they're using some new blue laser and discs that can hold 47gb.

[Jeeepers]

Originally Posted by XDaaron

Apperantly they're using some new blue laser and discs that can hold 47gb.

Blu Ray technology, the one Sony is pushing to compete with HD-DVD.

[GTS_300_Coupe]

Despite what you all may think about the Xbox360 and PS3 hardware specs.
Both consoles are very similar in overall performance and its already been proven, if any of you have been visiting videogame sites lately and seen footage of PS3 games in action they look no better than whats currently available on the new xbox.

So in reality, the real reason why you are paying $1000 for the console alone is because of its new Bluray DVD drive which is new technology and therefore expensive.
There are also rumours that MS will price drop the 360 around PS3 launch hurting sales figures even more. :

[Professor Farnsworth]

i grew up playing computer games among doing other things, played racing games all the time, lotus, NFS1 2 etc etc etc, STUNTS!! indy 500 etc. I'm not fat lol. I believe i developed a lot of my driving skill from playing computer games (eg avoiding accidents, emergency procedures (brake lock up, drift skidding etc)) so i can't see it as being a bad thing. As someone said, parenting is everything..

Anyway it's amazing how some people can turn even the most innocent of threads into a political debate.. computer games, jeez. CALL THE PM!!

[1TUFFUTE]

slightly better than the xbox in specs but that doesnt mean much. Theyll both bring out good an crap shelf filling games as ussual

[DJM83]

i think some of the specs have been around for abit ive read somethings about it cant remember though try the sony website

[-jjM-]

im lookin foward till they all come out, compare which iwll be better, 360, Wii or ps3

im interested in one, but i would consider buyin one depending on what games come out on it, besides MGS:4, that game is going to RULE!!!

[TEaaron]

Going off what the guy at electronics said the ps3 will totaly kill the xbox360 for graphics and technology but the 360 is really good for online play .

[needfordspeed]

I'll probably wait till the price comes down for PS3 maybe when they release GT5 ill buy one of those package deals

[Polyal]

Yeah I want one..but I shouldn't; money should be spent elsewhere really.

I just got the PS2 chipped so that should last a little while.

I can remember when I brought my PS1 for $750...LOL

[fiery]

SSHHHhhhh!!!!!!
Geez people, don't go saying about the new PS3 so loudly!!!!!

So far I have managed to through all junk mail and advertising rubbish in the bin before the kids see it e

[-jjM-]

Originally Posted by fiery

SSHHHhhhh!!!!!!
Geez people, don't go saying about the new PS3 so loudly!!!!!

So far I have managed to through all junk mail and advertising rubbish in the bin before the kids see it e

dont worry, come christmas time, there will be commercials all over the tv about the ps3, so one way or the other theyll hear about it ;) lol

[TEaaron]

Here are the full specs on the ps3

CPU: Cell Processor

PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
1 VMX vector unit per core
512KB L2 cache
7 x SPE @3.2GHz
7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
* 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
Total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS

GPU: RSX @550MHz

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

Sound:

Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-based processing)

Memory:

256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz
256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz

System Bandwidth:

Main RAM -- 25.6GB/s
VRAM -- 22.4GB/s
RSX -- 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
SB -- 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)

System Floating Point Performance:

2 TFLOPS

Storage:

Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1

I/O

USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
Memory Stick standard/Duo, PRO x 1
SD standard/mini x 1
CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1

Communication:

Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)

Controller:

Bluetooth (up to 7)
USB 2.0 (wired)
Wi-Fi (PSP)
Network (over IP)

AV Output

Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
HDMI: HDMI out x 2
Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1
Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1

Disc Media:

CD PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)
DVD: PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Blu-ray Disc: PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE

[S3SR]

dont be fooled the CPU is just a glorified 3.2ghz processor

floating point = half precision of a double
basically allows more precise data to be stored...it gets more complicated

1 vmx vector unit per core = glorified way of saying dual core..tri(or triple) core whatever sony are using

everything else can be found on your PC at home...only difference is the PS3 runs only ps3 software/os...your PC runs heaps of crap

anyways for that money i hope no one buys it...the info above is just so when u do ask the salesman to clarify and he dont say the same or similar he dont no..so dont be fooled by fancy words

id be happy to clarify more things just ask

just offering assistance to save your wallet
FalconSR

[RspecAU]

Well i'll be buying one. From what i have read about it it's online abilties just might be a hell of a lot better than some crappy pc.

[JADED6]

Based on the fact the X-box 360 beat them to a release date by 8 months Sony have some sucking up to do & a $999 release price wont cut it.

As with the PS2/x-box. PS2 was first so the x-box had some catching up to do.
Shafting people 1grand or close to it is NOT the way to go.
I bought a ps2 on release for $750 (now $199 in shops) and the same will eventually happen with the price of ps3. I hope i can wait til the price drops. I said the same with the ps2 but lacked self control & paid full price.

What junk mail had the $999 price & what did it include? I heard the price was going to be $100 more than the best x-box package available (premium @ $649) so $750 to $800 is all they should be asking.

[jim1606]

For the top spec one here it is predicted to cost 499 pounds, which is a rip off if you ask me, but that hasnt stopped me putting a down payment on one i think we get it before you? but i am not sure will it be a global launch or will it be launched periodically throughout the world?

[Gambit]

Originally Posted by jim1606

For the top spec one here it is predicted to cost 499 pounds, which is a rip off if you ask me, but that hasnt stopped me putting a down payment on one i think we get it before you? but i am not sure will it be a global launch or will it be launched periodically throughout the world?

I think Australia is supposed to get it the same time as the rest of the PAL countries get it for once.

I will be holding off for a while tho until the price drops. Hopefully the 360 will drop a bit when the PS3 comes out altho I will probably end up getting all 3 consoles again...

[charles_wif_xf]

Meh, I'm happy with my PC (X2 Athlon 4200, 7900 GTX (x2 SLI). I'll pass on PS3 or X-Pox .

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by charles_wif_xf

Meh, I'm happy with my PC (X2 Athlon 4200, 7900 GTX (x2 SLI). I'll pass on PS3 or X-Pox .

not that many games make use of your SLI setup yet though do they ? Nice setup though i must say. I built myself a mid range system 6 months ago when the old one fried itself - and in all honesty i hardly even use it now. I just sit on this POS laptop in the loungeroom and use the wireless connection to my cable.. yes, yes i am lazy.

The system i built is an AMD SanDiego 3800+ 2gb DDR, 256mb 6600GT Video, 80gb primary, 300gb storage & video drive, triple fan low noise 600w PSU (old psu blew up in other pc, thought i'd improve a little ). But as i said, just don't use it!

I'll be buying an xbox 360 next week, dunno about the PS3. Live for today i say.

[M14A-Mclaren]

That launch price is too high, NZD$1299 plus the games are $140 each its just stupid.

I'll get one but not at those prices.

[LUXO_8]

i'll probably get one after xmas.... or maybe even a little later than that..
from screenshots ive seen it looks AWESOME


IMO consoles are so much better than pc's IN THAT they're running software specifically designed for the video / sound capabilities of the machine...... i havent had a games pc for years for this reason...

[seano14]

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

IMO consoles are so much better than pc's IN THAT they're running software specifically designed for the video / sound capabilities of the machine...... i havent had a games pc for years for this reason...

optimisation is a good thing!

since the game doesnt have to be designed to run on every pc/combination of hardware made over the last 5 years

dont let the price fool you, sony have won uphill battles many a time even with their hardware being more expensive. the games are what win it at the end of the day and so far nothing on the 360 has made me jump into the car and full throttle it to the shops to buy one :

[RspecAU]

I will never get an X-Box Bill Gates has got enought out of me, sony has never always been a good product imo.

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by RspecAU

I will never get an X-Box Bill Gates has got enought out of me, sony has never always been a good product imo.

i had a sony cd-rom - it destroyed 3 of my discs, must have thought it was a cd-burner..
had a sony cd changer (home theatre type, 10 years ago) it failed twice
had a sony DVcam - 6 years ago, cost $3000+ at the time, the tape feeding mechanism failed 3 times and was generally pretty useless

so as you can understand i'd prefer to stay away from them. having said that i've had a ps1 before and that was great

[ON_DUBS]

lamers get over console specs already

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by FAIRMONT4.0

lamers get over console specs already

why ? this thread is purely about consoles.

[DDXR6T]

DIE COMPUTER GAMES DIE. I find nothing less exciting that playing video games. Wow i beat GT3 ... now what?!

Computer games are the reason kids are getting fatter (along with cup-cakes)