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"PlayStation 3 has a powerful machine under
the hood," Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment
of America, said at a widely attended media briefing.
If you want processing speed, the PS3 has twice the power of the Xbox 360. The
PS3's new Cell microprocessor will be 35 times more powerful than the current
PS2. According to a Mercury News report, Ken Kutaragi, Sony game division's chief
executive, says the PS3 will have 2 teraflops of computing performance.
Teraflops are measure of computation, and a teraflop is a trillion math operations
per second.
A video shown by Mr. Kutaragi displayed the new console, in silver, black, and
white, with a sleeker controller sporting the familiar PS buttons. The controller
looks a little like a boomerang, with longer grips than the PS2 stock controller.
Also, the PS3 will support Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and up to seven controllers
will be supported by the system.
Just to make sure the audience was paying attention, Sony had a couple of big
names in gaming step up to show off what they could do with the new console.
Electronic Arts demonstrated a boxing game, which looked like a real bout. Beloved
"Final Fantasy" maker Square Enix showed off movie-quality battle scenes from
its upcoming Final Fantasy XII title.
Nvidia, last seen partnering with Microsoft on the first Xbox, noted that its
RSX chip in the PS3 would be as powerful as two of its fastest graphics chips
for personal computers.
Not surprisingly, the PS3 will support Sony's Blu-ray DVD technology. And while
Microsoft said the Xbox 360 would play some of the original Xbox games, Sony said
the PS3 would be backwards-compatible with PS and PS2 titles.
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