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Boomerang Controller? Spider-Man font?

http://www.grandviper.com/ps3grill.jpg

But hey.. at least it's George Foreman approved!

Here are the full specs (IGN compared the raw performance/hardware-numbers of the Xbox360 and the PS3 here.):
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* Product name: PlayStation 3
* 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- base 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



sounds like it is going to pack a punch, but are they serious with that controller?.....that's asking for complaints (can't say much for the original xbox controller though :P)

I think the xbox controller looks comfortable and realistically useable. The PS3 looks a bit... too futuristic, and not really focused on useability (but hey, it might be awesome for all we know.. guess we won't know till we hold it). It's so weird that Sony has gone from a controller that focused more on usability than anything, to something very shiny, sleek, and appealing to ... aliens?

I don't know about the controllers. Sony isn't the best, but I do trust them. When I first got my PSP, it hurt by thumb like hell to reach down and use the analog nipple, but after a while, it didn't. I'll use whatever controller Sony tells be to use.

Is it going to be reverse compatible?

Yea I agree with jon, the controler looks... uncomfortable, they should have kept the ps2 controlers, they are the best...

u never know. the ps2 slim line is tiny. the ps3 might b small and the controller? :happy:

when does it come out?

I do like the Ps2 Controls, there great for Driving games and also War games!
but on my opinion, i think they should just stick with the normal controls,
Ahh the days... i remember biting the rubber bits of the nipple of the analogs :)

hmmm,:mf_dough:

this is just a ps2 gone to far with different desining.I probly won't buy one when they come out

it will be reverse compatable for ps1 and ps2 and the controllers are wireles (thank nintendo for that idea Wavebird ) so yea they better come out with a new one ps3 controller s. now does every one agree with me that its
ugly as hell

when does it come out?

definitely 2006, they will know a more accurate date when they get there

i think the reason the handles of the controllers are so big is so they can load it up with the batteries and bluetooth hardware. you can't tell on the xbox 360 because they put that stuff where the 2 card slots were, so it is the same size of controller

im buyin 1 when the price comes dwn in about ..............2010

Let's just hope it actually works. my psone works, but not so much with the flawlessness.

looks like they based the design from the newer version of the ps2.
looks more like a grill than it doos as a system.
ill call it a novilty consol

THe whole thing looks pricy. I'd say around $500, starting price. Hell, for that price, they better do my homework and wash my truck. :gun:

I always loved sonys controller, i think the only other good controler is the original NES controller. PS3, looks...well, iffy :Confuzzle

engadget.com:

Looks like the PlayStation 3 may be shaping up to be one of the most expensive gaming consoles ever made, if rumours circulating in the Japanese press hold any water. Apparently, Sony officials said the PS3 would be going for “less than 50,000 yen each,” which is the equivalent of about $465USD — a whole lotta bling for a gaming system. We’re gonna have to start busting it overtime on that paper route.

Holy crap. Sony things are always cheaper in Japan. If it's $465USD then it's probably $500US making it over $600CAD. Yikes..

i reckon it looks pretty cool, nice and smoth, u noe.
i reckon the controller looks cool...SO SUE ME!!!!!
nah, it looks pretty comfortable, but then the camecube controllers look like the most uncomfortable thing since sliced bread! but they were the most comfortably controller i have ever held. jus has too many buttons, so the ps3 controller could be really comfortable......u never know.

this has been leonard neemoy, good night and watch the skys!!!

Man, Sony did it again...

They keep putting the friggin left analog stick down on the bottom where you have to stretch your thumb like two inches to reach it!

Why can't they just put the analog in the point of comfort like all the other systems? That's one of the most annoying things about the PS and PS2 controllers.

But they dont care about the fans, now do they?

nah, it looks pretty comfortable, but then the camecube controllers look like the most uncomfortable thing since sliced bread! but they were the most comfortably controller i have ever held. jus has too many buttons, so the ps3 controller could be really comfortable......u never know.
You, sir, have some very interesting tastes...
It is a known fact that the Gamecube controller has been rated higher in comfort and layout functionality than both the PS2 and the XBox controllers by a number of popular gaming magazines and websites...
How anyone could say that the PS2 controller is more compfortable than the Cube controller with a straight face is beyond me...

Ben (WTF?) is just saying that because he hates nintendo trust me weve known eachother for 8 years 8 long terrible years

brad (guess who i am) you are being very retarded.
i have never brought up for those past 8 years (well, 7 1/2 years) my hatred for the nentendo folk, and i am not saying that because i dont like nintendo, im saying it because it is my point of view, i was actually complementing nintendo on the comfort of the gamecube controller, i just dont like the amount of buttons. and the ps3 controller is changed very little if u think about it, they hav only extended the holding parts of the controller and made it lss bulky!
and i never use the analog sticks anyhoo, so i dont care about the position, altho i do think they are in the wrong place. nintendo have their joysticks figured out, but not the amount of buttons.
and wats the right analog stick on the ps for??? ive never worked it out, maybe ive jus never played a game that uses it....

brad (guess who i am) you are being very retarded.
i have never brought up for those past 8 years (well, 7 1/2 years) my hatred for the nentendo folk, and i am not saying that because i dont like nintendo, im saying it because it is my point of view, i was actually complementing nintendo on the comfort of the gamecube controller, i just dont like the amount of buttons. and the ps3 controller is changed very little if u think about it, they hav only extended the holding parts of the controller and made it lss bulky!
and i never use the analog sticks anyhoo, so i dont care about the position, altho i do think they are in the wrong place. nintendo have their joysticks figured out, but not the amount of buttons.
and wats the right analog stick on the ps for??? ive never worked it out, maybe ive jus never played a game that uses it....

have you played Ape Escape?

nope.

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Is it relly a grill

Yep it's a grill i'm giving my mum one for christmas lol

Is it relly a grill
rofl
i think it will cost extra for that part, kind of like the hard drive in the xbox 360 ;)

have you played Ape Escape?
I love that game! i have the original one for the ps1
it has real innovative controlls

PS3 is going to be sweet. supposebly you can play all online games on it

i bet it can play phantasy star online ep 1 for the dreamcast. NOT!

I heard teyre going to make halo 1 and 2 for ps3 ps2 and psp eventually

on the first page of this forum, you guys were talking like the ps2 controler is good and easy to use. in my opinion the ps2's controler is worse than the controler designed by a group of 5 crackheads (the n64 controler). i cant stand ps2's controler, is wrong in so many ways.

I heard teyre going to make halo 1 and 2 for ps3 ps2 and psp eventually

im going to have to doubt that one

brad (guess who i am) you are being very retarded.
i have never brought up for those past 8 years (well, 7 1/2 years) my hatred for the nentendo folk, and i am not saying that because i dont like nintendo, im saying it because it is my point of view, i was actually complementing nintendo on the comfort of the gamecube controller, i just dont like the amount of buttons. and the ps3 controller is changed very little if u think about it, they hav only extended the holding parts of the controller and made it lss bulky!
and i never use the analog sticks anyhoo, so i dont care about the position, altho i do think they are in the wrong place. nintendo have their joysticks figured out, but not the amount of buttons.
and wats the right analog stick on the ps for??? ive never worked it out, maybe ive jus never played a game that uses it....WTF? the right stick is sometimes used for rotating the camera angle

Is it relly a grillit looks like one!

if the grill were real the ps3 would be heaven! never have to get up to cook that steak, never miss the unpauseable movie because u had to flip you chicken!

aparently its release date is early 2006

Holy crap. Sony things are always cheaper in Japan. If it's $465USD then it's probably $500US making it over $600CAD. Yikes..
that would make it around $800 in australia (including shipment handling and the exchange rate :happy: )

I heard teyre going to make halo 1 and 2 for ps3 ps2 and psp eventually
there already making half life 4 the ps2 so itl most definetly be on ps3

Dang The Ps3 Will Defienitly Pwn 360 And Revolution

No way the ps3 is just a ps2 with differnt controller ect as I said in a earley post

Yep it's a grill i'm giving my mum one for christmas lol
dude, (no offense) but can you afford a PS3?

It costs heaps

My thoughts:

Controller: It looks uncomfortable but u never know, i think the longer handles will reduce the dropping ration and i thinks it's a good use in a situation like this: Since it looks like a boomarang, let's say ur partner for a multiplayer game is on the top floor but has no controller, simply throw one of urs, since it flies like a boomarang, it should curve up the stairs and into his hands...lol...

The System: I dont think it's an improved PS2, to me it's a brand new PS3, u dont hear anyone saying that the Revolution is just a tooled up GameCUbe, cause it is...I think the graphics and games will be good, but it better be worth my money.

i take it the controllers are wireless.or can u plug a controller in2 it like a ps2 controller(it be nice if u could)

i take it the controllers are wireless.or can u plug a controller in2 it like a ps2 controller(it be nice if u could)
I think you spelled controller incorrectly. Also yes they are wireless. It's a good and bad idea. Good for no more tangled cords. Bad for the possiblity of batteries and the interference of other wireless devices, such as wireless routers and bridges.

I think you spelled controller incorrectly. Also yes they are wireless. It's a good and bad idea. Good for no more tangled cords. Bad for the possiblity of batteries and the interference of other wireless devices, such as wireless routers and bridges.

I heard a rumor that the controllers were Bluetooth, so that should rule out most forms of interference.

i heard the controlllers are wire less and the price is going to be around $300-$ :mf_fart2: 400

I brought a play magazine and it told you everything about the ps3 i think the controler iz kl itz wireless and it sayz in the magazine it fits comfortably in your handz also a very gd feature is that u can store songs and thingz on it witch meanz you can download songs dvdz from your ps3 2 your psp if u are in a different country gd ey!!!
psp

I brought a play magazine and it told you everything about the ps3 i think the controler iz kl itz wireless and it sayz in the magazine it fits comfortably in your handz also a very gd feature is that u can store songs and thingz on it witch meanz you can download songs dvdz from your ps3 2 your psp if u are in a different country gd ey!!!

dude, (no offense) but can you afford a PS3?

It costs heaps
no i can't afford it but i bet you can radford snob but anywho i am to poor :(

early 2007 its gonna come out now =S

i think people should stop dissing consoles until they actually get out.

You are correct.

how can you say sony and microsoft "lie"? I simply dont understand these nintendo fanboy's arguments.

They might exaggerate more than they should...

Rofl u talkin about exageration? My teacher says he has ps3 becuase he joined some "ps3 club".

Teh n00b!

bull****t. and to the idiot that said this above. no, all consoles are completely diffrent thatn your predecossors. again. idiot fanboys who know nothing about stuff are the ones who argue. Rumors are stupid also, considering they're most likely guesses. seriously people. get a life.

its not our fualts! we are the ones that belive these things. no one is perfect you no