PS3 specs, facts, speculations and rumours !

[BizioEE]

or...our beloved RSX could be a custom G70 as the main processor, with the custom G70 core controlling 4-6 specailized multi-purpose multi-way programmable core( vertex shadering, pixel shading, lighting,etc), as the PPE in the Cell can control the SPE !  ...it could be the way Sony/Nvidia conceived their customized GPU !

(taken from PSINEXT forum)




What do you think about it ?   an\'you Faston ?


Happy new year to everybody !

Looks like big PS3 troubles

Although I don\'t think it\'s bad thing for PS3 to launch late.

"Do something right or don\'t do it at all".

http://theinquirer.net/?article=28656


well given the source I doubt it holds any real truth.

however I fully expect the PS3 to launch in NA in late 2006 at best.

IMO why should Sony hurry. The PS2 still outsells all competitiors. Sony would be wise to take their time and build a truly powerful machine with the extra time.

[BizioEE]

Originally posted by ddaryl
http://theinquirer.net/?article=28656


well given the source I doubt it holds any real truth.

however I fully expect the PS3 to launch in NA in late 2006 at best.

IMO why should Sony hurry. The PS2 still outsells all competitiors. Sony would be wise to take their time and build a truly powerful machine with the extra time.

so true ddaryl    !!!;)

They should not hurry, but wurry... a bit.

[BizioEE]

Originally posted by Knotter8
They should not hurry, but wurry... a bit.

from what I heard there\'s nothing to worry about...

but sure I\'m a bit disappointed from this CES 2006, no PS3 surprises, no info about the RSX, almost nothing new, apart from Sony reconfirming PS3 release this year and 4000 software development kits shipped worldwide...and then they showed the trailers we already saw at last E3 (MotorStorm, Formula 1, Vision Gran Turismo, Lair, and Warhawk )

Kaz Hirai and Howard Stringer talk about PlayStation 3 at CES 2006 Keynote address...

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/index.html

When the subject did turn to the PlayStation 3, Hirai offered no major new information. He did say that the console is a "key pillar of Sony growth in 2006"--reconfirming its release this year--and said Sony has shipped out 4,000 software development kits for the console worldwide. Otherwise, though, Hirai merely restated previously known information about the PS3. He said its CPU, the vaunted Cell processor, would use only seven of its eight cores, and, yes, the console would be backward-compatible with both PS2 and original PlayStation games.

Hirai\'s multimedia presentation also contained nothing new about the PS3. After running through a series of slides showing a nonfunctioning PS3 console and its controversial "batarang" controller, the lights dimmed. Then trailers for MotorStorm, Formula 1, Vision Gran Turismo, Lair, and Warhawk were shown--the same trailers Sony showed at E3 last May. The only one with any discernible additions was Vision Gran Turismo, which had a flashy new introduction.

Gamespot

hope to know something next month...

Ok, but i think we can sum this up real easy :

"Next Gen\'s too early for Sony"

At least, when we take Xbox360\'s schedule as THE definate timeline of
next gen.

What\'s \'hurting\' Sony is that media
don\'t usually make this distinction
and thus artificially create (also a
reaction/side effect to hype indeed)
the consensus that PS3 is a sitting
duck.

The Revolution hasn\'t shown ANY games
either and it\'ll be \'late\' as well.
It has the advantage though
that ppl are already very fond of the
new interface.

Originally posted by Knotter8
They should not hurry, but wurry... a bit.

Why ?

Sony\'s PS2, and PSP are destroying the Xbox 360.

As long as Sony launches  before 2007 they\'ll have nothing to worry about. if they launch in 2007 then they\'ll have to make some adjustments to their plan, but still won\'t have to worry  too much.

Originally posted by ddaryl
Why ?

Sony\'s PS2, and PSP are destroying the Xbox 360.

You\'re only talking the consumer side of the story.

The way developers / publishers will handle PS3 is just as, if not more, important.

The rumour, that Sony hasn\'t figured out the Cell to RSX config yet and has only shipped version 1.0 dev kits, doesn\'t help building a better PS3 foundation.

I\'m sure Sony is worrying a bit, and they should.

Originally posted by Knotter8
You\'re only talking the consumer side of the story.

You mean the only side that matters? We all know the bitching early on from devs about their struggles with PS2 was all too real. Obviously it had no impact on the final outcome.

Originally posted by Knotter8 The rumour, that Sony hasn\'t figured out the Cell to RSX config yet and has only shipped version 1.0 dev kits, doesn\'t help building a better PS3 foundation.  

Rumors are rumours. The catch-22 is anyone in a position to knowingly confirm or deny that the latest dev kits haven\'t shipped can\'t because doing so would break their NDA.

Take 2 says they expect PS3 to launch in October (I assume they mean US launch). That\'s good enough for me to think there is not much for Sony to worry about.

If Sony doesn\'t launch in Japan by spring then we\'ll know you might be onto something. Until then, I say pfft to these negative rumours.

Everyone is going to pissed off when ps3 finally shows it\'s capability. You all are putting faith that you will see these mind blowing graphics way far behind what we have seen so far from 360.

Well not me. I don\'t expect to see toy story graphics til at least PS4.

I don\'t need mind blowing I just need something more than the 360 is showing right now and have no doubt we\'ll see it.

[BizioEE]

Originally posted by Heretic
I don\'t need mind blowing I just need something more than the 360 is showing right now and have no doubt we\'ll see it.

it seems the RSX has taped out now, and it should be a different GPU from G70, I mean, the core seems to be a custom G70 plus 4 to 6 SPE-like DSPs, one of these being reserved for redundancy to increase yields, like the CELL...and yes, PS3 will be more more powerful than X360, and it\'s a must for a console which will be released 1 year later, more or less.....and yes, you can bet PS3 will produce better graphics !

Originally posted by BizioEE
it seems the RSX has taped out now, and it should be a different GPU from G70, I mean, the core seems to be a custom G70 plus 4 to 6 SPE-like DSPs, one of these being reserved for redundancy to increase yields, like the CELL...and yes, PS3 will be more more powerful than X360, and it\'s a must for a console which will be released 1 year later, more or less.....and yes, you can bet PS3 will produce better graphics !

How much more powerful do you think it will be? They are not going to raise any specs. If they do they will have to sell that thing for  6-700$. There is noway that is going to happen. PS3 would be doomed from the start.

I am already pissed at a $400 xbox360 price.

I expect finals specs will be more reasonable. PS3 will be more powerful than xbox360 but nothing to the affect of what everyone is hoping for. There is noway we are going to see leaps and bounds ahead of 360 in terms of graphics. It just ain\'t gonna happen.

I am setting myself up to not be disappointed.

Originally posted by QuDDus
It just ain\'t gonna happen.

Lol. I bet alot of ppl to just hope it won\'t happen cuz they\'ll regret pumping so much money into Xbox360.