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When will the PlayStation 3 (PS3) be released?
PlayStation 3 is already here.
What is the price of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) ?
PlayStation 3 (PS3) Console with 20GB HDD - $499.99
USD / $549.99 CAN
PlayStation 3 (PS3) Console with 60GB HDD - $599.99
USD / $659.99 CAN (SCEA)
What is the difference between the $499/$549 and
$599/$649 configurations of PlayStation 3 (PS3)?
Both solutions include Blu-ray the latest standard
in high-definition video, Bluetooth, four USB ports,
1080p video, HDMI, and the world’s most powerful
microprocessor, the Cell. Additionally, the $599/$649
PlayStation 3 (PS3) solution includes memory stick,
secure digital and compact flash readers, Wi-Fi, and
a 60GB hard disk drive (HDD), the $499/$549 PlayStation
3 (PS3) system comes with a 20GB HDD. (SCEA)
What is included in the North American PlayStation
3 (PS3) bundle?
To Be Announced
What colors will the PlayStation 3 (PS3) available
in?
PlayStation 3 (PS3) Black (20GB) or PlayStation 3
(PS3) Black & Silver (60GB). (SCEA)
Can the PlayStation 3 (PS3) unit be displayed
horizontally/vertically?
Yes, the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console can be positioned
vertically or horizontally just like the PlayStation®2
console.
What is the primary format of media utilized by
the PlayStation 3 (PS3)?
Blu-ray Disc (BD).
What is Blu-ray in PlayStation 3 (PS3)?
Blu-ray (BD) is a next-generation media format that
delivers the ultimate high-definition entertainment
experience. Just like the DVD format offered a technological
leap over CDs, Blu-ray Disc™ is the next leap
forward in the natural advancement of data storage
and digital entertainment.
Facts about Blu-ray Disc:
Blu-ray is an industry standard supported by the
Blu-ray Association and it has broader industry support
than any disc format ever launched; 85% of the CE
industry, seven Hollywood studios accounting for over
90% of 2005’s home video sales, the two largest
music labels, the world’s top computer brands
and the leading gaming console hardware and software
companies
Supports five to ten times the storage capacity of
traditional DVDs. In other words, one BD can replace
five to ten DVDs (using 4-layer, 100GB BD)
Blu-ray can hold 25GB per layer, whereas HD-DVD can
only hold 15GB per layer
Pristine picture quality with the capability for full
high-definition resolution 1080p
Blu-ray Disc recordable formats offer unsurpassed
storage capacity to store your digital world (photographs,
home videos, music libraries, and data)
Blu-ray Disc gives consumers a smooth way to transition
to high-definition by protecting their DVD investments;
Blu-ray Disc players are compatible with DVD so existing
DVD collections can be enjoyed on Blu-ray hardware
More information about Blu-ray can be found at the
Blu-ray Disc Association’s Website blu-raydisc.com.
(SCEA)
Why is Blu-ray important to gaming?
With Blu-ray, PlayStation 3 (PS3) offers game developers
unprecedented power to express their creativity and
a larger canvas to create a level of interaction,
sophistication, and reality that has never existed
in gaming.As a result, consumers can experience high-definition
quality gaming for the very first time. (SCEA)
What is the Cell and how does it benefit the consumer?
The Cell processor is the digital soul behind PlayStation
3 (PS3). Four years and $400 million in the making,
engineers from Sony, IBM, and Toshiba have developed
a microprocessor unlike any that exists today. The
Cell has up to eight Synergistic Processor Units (SPUs)
or "nodes" to help balance the processor
workload thus making it more powerful and more efficient
than traditional "single-node" processors.
With this increased power, game developers can create
games that shift artificial intelligence to actual
intelligence. Breakthroughs in fidelity, believability,
and hyper-reality enabled by the raw power of the
Cell processor provide limitless experiences. PlayStation
3 (PS3) is the intelligent gaming system. (SCEA)
What is HDMI in PlayStation 3 (PS3)?
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an
industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video
interface. HDMI provides an interface between any
compatible digital audio/video source, such as a set-top
box, DVD player, an A/V receiver and a compatible
digital audio and/or video monitor such as a digital
television. (SCEA)
What is the six axis motion sensing system in
PlayStation 3 (PS3)?
The six-axis motion sensing system found in the new
PLAYSTATION®3 controller employs technology that
provides for seamless interactive operation, thus
eliminating additional settings to TVs. With this
system, users of PlayStation 3 (PS3) are able maneuver
the controller in six different axis (pitch up and
down, yaw left and right, roll left and right) as
a natural extension of their bodies, all in real-time
and with high-precision. (SCEA)
Will there be an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) included
in PlayStation 3 (PS3)?
Yes. PlayStation 3 (PS3) 20GB and PlayStation 3 (PS3)
60GB models will be available. (SCEA)
How can you upgrade the 20GB hard drive in PlayStation
3 (PS3)?
PlayStation 3 (PS3) hard disk drive is removable and
upgradeable. You can upgrade the drive by removing
the hard drive and replacing it with a larger capacity
drive. (SCEA)
How do the PSP® System and PlayStation 3 (PS3)
work together?
The PSP can act as a remote control to PlayStation
3 (PS3). Additionally, you can transfer content from
the PSP to PlayStation 3 (PS3) via memory stick or
USB. Ultimately, the developer community has creative
license on how they would like the PSP and PlayStation
3 (PS3) to interact. For example, in Formula One,
the developer used the PSP as a rear-view mirror.
(SCEA)
Can I still play my PlayStation®2 games, DVD
movie, and CD music collection on PlayStation 3 (PS3)?
Yes, you can play thousands of PlayStation® and
PlayStation 2 software titles as well as your DVD
and CD collection on PlayStation 3 (PS3). (SCEA)
How do I save my PlayStation®2 Memory Card
information to PlayStation 3 (PS3)?
To use saved data on a PlayStation®2 memory card,
you must copy the data onto a virtual memory card
within the hard disk. This requires a PS2/PSone memory
card adaptor to copy the data to your PlayStation
3 (PS3). A memory card adaptor is designed to edit,
up/download game saves to and from EMS flash card
or smart media card. (SCEA)
What online capabilities will PlayStation 3 (PS3)
have?
Our goal is to create an environment that is more
than just a place to play games, but an environment
based on community, communications, commerce, and
content. (SCEA)
Will there be a charge for PlayStation 3 (PS3)
online service?
We are sticking with our philosophy of maintaining
an open platform; the online basic services will be
offered to PlayStation 3 (PS3) users free of charge.
(SCEA)
How much will PlayStation 3 (PS3) games cost?
Games are rumored to cost:
PlayStation 3 (PS3) Games $70-$79 US dollars or $83-$94
Canadian dollars. (Game Geek News)
PlayStation 3 (PS3) Games $59.99 US dollars (Gamestop)
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| The PlayStation 3 (PS3) was first officially
announced May 16, 2005, at a press conference
prior to the 11th annual Electronic Entertainment
Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. The design of the machine
incorporates many successful standards established
by the original PlayStation and the PlayStation
2 -- both of which led the console markets throughout
their respective generations -- but it also offers
some new features that distinguish it from its
predecessors as well as its competition.
Fittingly, the central feature of the PlayStation
3 (PS3) is its CPU, the Cell processor, which
was co-developed by IBM, Toshiba, and Sony.
The PS3's Cell processor uses seven "Synergistic
Processing Elements" (SPEs) plus an eighth
for "redundancy," and is designed
to dynamically handle multiple operations. Graphics
are produced through the RSX GPU, which was
co-developed with Nvidia. The console has 256MB
of XDR RAM for use by the CPU, and another 256MB
of GDDR3 VRAM for use by the graphics chip.
PlayStation 3 (PS3) games can be written to
DVD or Blu-ray discs (BDs), the higher density
format co-developed by Sony and Toshiba. Like
the PS2, the PS3 is backwards-compatible, and
can play both original PlayStation and PS2 games,
as well as PlayStation 3 (PS3) games. It can
also read and play audio, video, and other files
from a variety of contemporary media formats,
including CDs, DVDs, and BDs.
The form of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console
is similar in size but somewhat squatter than
that of the PS2. It can be operated in either
a horizontal or vertical position. When laid
flat, the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console case has
a square-ish footprint, and its top bows upwards,
with a front-to-back arch. This case is a silvery
gray plastic, and it has a sleek, Spartan aesthetic,
with a only the disc drawer plainly visible
along its front. Four USB ports are hidden behind
a front panel.
More so than its predecessors, the PlayStation
3 (PS3) was designed for communication and compatibility
with other electronic devices. In addition to
its Bluetooth functionalities, the console has
Ethernet ports and capacity for a IEEE 802.11
b/g "Wi-Fi" connection. Internet-connected
gamers can access the web, chat with online
friends, and even download content, even while
playing a game. The console also reads Memory
Stick, SD, and Compact Flash memory, creating
opportunities for cross-platform file sharing
and other communications between the PS3 and
the PlayStation Portable.
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Even by the considerable standards of past
next-generation consoles, the Sony PlayStation
3 (PS3) has been subject to almost ludicrous
levels of prerelease hype and hyperbole. The
system was unveiled at E3 2005, where it faced
derision for having a glut of unsubstantiated
CGI demos of games that weren't running on any
specific hardware. Information trickled out
over the course of the next year until the company's
press conference at E3 2006, where Sony presented
the system's final design, release date and
price, and first wave of titles--to once again
face derision.
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is due out November
17, 2006 in North America (Japan gets it about
a week earlier, while Europe and Australia won't
see it until March 2007) in two different configurations:
a $600 model with a 60GB hard drive and built-in
wireless networking and a $500 version with
a 20GB hard drive but no Wi-Fi--HDMI was originally
absent from this model but was added in September.
Like the PS2 did for DVDs, the PS3 hopes to
give a boost to the nascent Blu-ray movie format.
The console's built-in Blu-ray drive allows
it to double as a high-def movie player, making
its otherwise hefty $500-to-$600 price tag seem
like a bargain compared to that of dedicated
stand-alone Blu-ray players, which bottom out
at $1,000.
Every PlayStation 3 will come with an HDMI
port, which guarantees high-def playback of
Blu-Ray movies and PS3 games. Blu-ray will be
the format of choice for PS3 games, and the
high-density discs offer much more storage space
than those of Sony's competitors; Blu-ray discs
max out at 50GB and can theoretically go to
100GB or 200GB, while the Microsoft Xbox 360
and (as far as we can determine) Nintendo Wii
use standard DVDs, which top out at a comparatively
cramped 8.5GB. The end result? The PS3 has the
potential to offer more expansive games, with
better graphical textures, more full-motion
HD video, and plenty of extra content.
Sony is also planning to do away with region
coding for games, partly because multiterritory
releases (with region-specific languages, for
instance) will fit all the versions on one disc.
The PlayStation 3 will be the first commercial
device powered by the ballyhooed Cell processor,
a 3.2GHz chip that Sony developed with help
from IBM and Toshiba. The chip's seven synergistic
processing elements (SPEs) will work in parallel
to churn out a staggering 218 gigaflops, or
218 billion floating point operations per second.
In practice, that should make the PS3 especially
adept at such processor-intensive activities
as upconverting video and emulating past PlayStation
games. You'll be able to play your PlayStation
and PlayStation 2 games, right out of the box,
on the PlayStation 3.
Even though it seems as though every household
on the planet owns a PS1 or PS2, it's still
a pretty big coup for the system to have such
an extensive backlog available from the start;
comparatively, the Xbox 360's backward-compatibility
list is being built from the ground up in a
piecemeal fashion, and Nintendo is offering
GameCube disc playback but will likely charge
for downloading games from the company's earlier
consoles, including the Nintendo 64 and Super
Nintendo systems.
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