| Playstation 3 represents Sony's 7th attempt at | | | | your saved games to a much higher capability than |
| creating a home video game console system, and | | | | by the memory cards associated with the Playstation |
| arguably their most innovative yet. Set for release on | | | | 2. PS3 will also represent Sony's first console that |
| November 17th of 2006, this unit will shape our | | | | features built-in internet connectivity. Connecting via a |
| expectations for video games in the years to | | | | 1-gigabit Ethernet port, the PS3 is also compatible |
| come.The system will represent a marked increase in | | | | with Bluetooth technologies, as well as 802.11b/g |
| price when it comes to video game systems, but it | | | | wireless standards.The controllers on the PS3 offer |
| will also offer unrivaled features that cannot be found | | | | numerous similarities to those found in the PS2. The |
| in any console to date. The suggested retail price for | | | | controller itself is almost identical to the PS2 |
| North America has been set at roughly $499, an | | | | controller, save a reflective metal coloring and LEDs |
| almost twofold increase on it's release price for the | | | | which help with the wireless functionality of the |
| Playstation 2. The price is justified, however, by the | | | | controller. That is another key part of the PS3 - all of |
| host of options that the Playstation 3 will incorporate. | | | | the controllers that will be offered shall be wirelessly |
| Just like the Playstation 2, the Playstation 3 will be | | | | connected. This saves a lot of headache when it |
| backwards compatible with all prior Playstation | | | | comes to keeping cords from getting tangled and |
| products. This means that you can play your classic | | | | finding optimum places to play multiplayer games in a |
| Playstation 1 and 2 games on the system without | | | | cramped room.The Playstation 3 already has |
| making any modifications. The Central Processing Unit | | | | numerous titles under development which will be of |
| of the Playstation 3 will run at a speed of 3.2 | | | | much desire to the video gaming crowd; additional |
| gigahertz, which is a truly powerful number. The 3.2 | | | | installments to popular game series' such as Resident |
| gigahertz offers roughly the same performance as | | | | Evil, Final Fantasy, and the ever-so-controversial |
| current top-of-the-line computers, and 512 | | | | Grand Theft Auto are in the works, ensuring that |
| megabytes of RAM ensures that the memory | | | | Sony will satisfy its fan base when this console is |
| capabilities of the Playstation 3 match up with its | | | | released. Will the PS3 live up to the hype? At a $499 |
| processing power. Several different types of media | | | | price tag, its tough to tell, but the features offered |
| will be usable on the PS3, including blu-ray discs, | | | | by this new console should keep gamers chomping at |
| DVDs, CDs, and SACDs. The system will also come | | | | the bit for this system. |
| equipped with a hard drive in which you can store | | | | |