Why does it have to be "Halo what?" That's why you have friends and relatives...you buy one machine, they buy another and then borrow from each other. best of both worlds.
Originally posted by: ChaoZ
A new GTA confirmed for launched. I'm not a GTA fan but....Halo what?
Originally posted by: blurredvision
That's all well and good, but I want a release date. Also, link to this info?Originally posted by: ChaoZ
A new GTA confirmed for launched. I'm not a GTA fan but....Halo what?
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
So all we are getting are renders?
Guess so. Makes sense since they are no where close to release.
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Queasy
Yep. This generation is going to be all about the middle-ware. PS2 was a pain in the arse to develop for because Sony had poor middleware. MS is really pushing XNA for the Xbox360 so we'll see which comes out on top.
Yes but the developers worked it out in the end right? Some games look very impresive imo on the PS2. Sure they look better on the Xbox but it is newer technology. But at the end of the day if Sony does a 'Live' type of service that isn't complete BS it will do well.
Koing
Yeah, but this next generation of games with multi-threading and everything else is supposed to be way more difficult to program for than the current generation because of multi-threading, etc. I hope all three do well since all the competition can mean nothing but good things for us consumers.
Originally posted by: cmp1223
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
So all we are getting are renders?
Guess so. Makes sense since they are no where close to release.
Well, XBOX 360 ran their demos from apple G5s, i believe i read the demos during the PS3 conference were running on PS3 hardware.
Originally posted by: blurredvision
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Notice in this pic on the left of the machine, there are 3 little dots that makes that part look like a cover. I wonder if that recedes back up into the machine, to reveal the memory card slots and USB ports? No pics of that yet.
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Queasy
Yep. This generation is going to be all about the middle-ware. PS2 was a pain in the arse to develop for because Sony had poor middleware. MS is really pushing XNA for the Xbox360 so we'll see which comes out on top.
Yes but the developers worked it out in the end right? Some games look very impresive imo on the PS2. Sure they look better on the Xbox but it is newer technology. But at the end of the day if Sony does a 'Live' type of service that isn't complete BS it will do well.
Koing
Yeah, but this next generation of games with multi-threading and everything else is supposed to be way more difficult to program for than the current generation because of multi-threading, etc. I hope all three do well since all the competition can mean nothing but good things for us consumers.
Yes but all the next gen consoles will have multi threading so it'll be hard and a new learning experience for them. Hopefully this will be really good and they can get it done well.
Also some guy posted about the Unreal 3 engine being done in 'real time' and they had the head of Epic to vouch for the PS3. Saing it was 'easy to program for'. I'm sure if they can get the Unreal 3 engine running on it with limited time it shouldn't be that crazy to program for. But he could be talking utter BS though
Koing
Ah, ya, I guess I kind of sounded like I didn't know. Surely that's what it is, but it's not apparent how it opens. It could just be hinged upwards, it could recede into the console once opened, and it even kind of looks like it could slide from left to right, either displaying the cd slot or the connections.Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: blurredvision
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Notice in this pic on the left of the machine, there are 3 little dots that makes that part look like a cover. I wonder if that recedes back up into the machine, to reveal the memory card slots and USB ports? No pics of that yet.
My guess is it has to. The PS3 has 4 usb ports at the front, MS Duo, SD and CF at the front.
Koing
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SONY PICTURES STUDIOS?CULVER CITY, CA?MAY 16, 2005?NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, provided a first look at the powerful graphics architecture of PLAYSTATION®3 at a press conference held today by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). NVIDIA and SCE are jointly developing a new graphics processor for PLAYSTATION®3. Codenamed ?RSX,? the new processor will connect directly to Cell, the advanced microprocessor developed by IBM, Sony Group, and Toshiba.
?RSX is jointly developed by NVIDIA, the number one company in PC graphics, and SCE, the leader in computer entertainment,? said Ken Kutaragi, president and group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. ?This cutting-edge graphics processor will give freedom in graphics expression and accelerate the fusion of entertainment content.?
?PLAYSTATION 3 will be the most important computer entertainment and digital media platform of the decade,? added Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO, NVIDIA. ?The combination of Cell and RSX will enable the creation of next-generation real-time 3D imagery that will take your breath away.?
During the press conference, Mr. Huang demonstrated examples of graphics breakthroughs that will be available to future PLAYSTATION 3 developers and end-users. His presentation included real-time demos created by NVIDIA as well as a new demo developed by Epic Games. The demos illustrate how RSX will enable PLAYSTATION 3 games to realize stunning immersive and interactive environments, compelling and believable characters, and experiences beyond what was previously thought possible.
RSX will be the most sophisticated graphics processor ever built, representing 1500 person-years of investment. When combined with Cell, it will provide an astounding two teraflops of floating point horsepower. A measure of the extraordinary processing power of RSX compared to current-generation game consoles is the numbers of transistors it will contain: 300 million. This is more than the total number of transistors in both the central processing units and the graphics processing units of the three leading current-generation systems, combined.
RSX will be manufactured at Sony Group?s Nagasaki Fab2 as well as OTSS (joint fabrication facility of Toshiba and Sony).
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Haven't all Metal Gear Solid games been exclusive to Sony at one point or another? I don't believe this for a second. It will be exclusive for about a year.Originally posted by: ChaoZ
" Metal Gear Solid 4 has been announced as a PlayStation 3 exclusive! "
That's it, PS3 for me.
You are right.Originally posted by: Rogue
Sorry, but this Christmas season is going to be owned by Microsoft, hands down.
Originally posted by: gshock888
hte nintendo ON looks awesome if not fake.
Is this the big surprise at the end of the conference?Originally posted by: Shlong
From someone at E3: "SWEET GOD... the PS3 is running the spiderman model, from the movie in REAL TIME!!!! F*** toy story real time on the PS2, this is, i can't actually describe it!!"