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June 2, 2005

SCEI CTO Discusses PlayStation 3 Specs

Masayuki Chatani, chief technical officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., spoke to Weekly Famitsu on the recent unveiling of the PlayStation 3 at E3 2005, offering some clarifications to questions raised during the system's debut, according to reports translated online by sources including consumer website GameSpot.

Chatani revealed exactly how many ports the system will have, and what each one's use will be. It can theoretically support up to thirteen controllers, since the system can handle up to 7 wireless Bluetooth controllers at once and additional controllers can be plugged into any of the PS3's six USB slots. It will also have ports for a Memory Stick and compact flash card, as well as an SD card slot.

One noticeably missing port is a slot for the existing PlayStation memory cards, and Chatani did not elaborate on how players would transfer existing data when making use of the PS3's backwards compatibility.

Some areas of the system have yet to be finalized, notably the system's RSX graphics chip. Chatani said that it's possible the final graphics processor would be even more powerful than the hardware running the PS3 demos at the show, which has been seconded by Nvidia CFO Marv Burkett.

The system's controller, too, may see some revisions before the final design, though Chatani said that the appearance of the controller would likely be the same boomerang-shaped device already shown.

One of the most important non-final specs, however, is the question of the system's hard disk drive. While the PlayStation 3 will support a removable HDD, it's not yet certain whether the drive will be a standard feature shipping with every system. More information on that aspect may come out by this fall's Tokyo Game Show, where the first playable PS3 software may debut. The system is currently scheduled for a spring 2006 launch in the U.S.
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Numa altura em completa 5 anos de existência, a PlayStation 2 conseguiu atingir, no dia 2 de Junho de 2005, a marca das 90 milhões de consolas distribuídas por todo o mundo. Um número de respeito, que deixa a PS2 muito perto dos valores da sua antecessora, que já ultrapassou mesmo as 100 milhões de consolas vendidas.

Apesar de ainda faltar um pouco para a PS2 ultrapassar o registo recorde da PSOne, a verdade é que os 90 milhões atingidos recentemente pela PS2 foram alcançados cerca de dois anos e três meses antes da PSOne ter conseguido atingir essa mesma marca. A consola foi lançada em 1995 e só em 2002 é que alcançou esse número.

A PlayStation 2 demorou apenas 5 anos para o conseguir e, para tal, contou com a preciosa ajuda da nova versão da consola, bem mais pequena que a anterior, e que já vendeu cerca de 16.17 milhões de unidades. Quanto aos 90 milhões da PlayStation 2, houve uma contribuição bem repartida por parte dos três grandes continentes do mundo dos videojogos.

Lançada na Ásia a 4 de Março de 2000, os japoneses já acolheram cerca de 21.04 milhões de consolas. A América do Norte, que recebeu a consola a 26 de Outubro de 2000, já vai nos 36.48 milhões, enquanto que a Europa vai logo atrás, com 32.48 milhões de PS2 espalhadas no seu território, onde ela já existe desde 24 de Novembro de 2000.

Em termos de jogos, e contando com os títulos compatíveis da PSOne, a PlayStation 2 já dispõe de um leque de mais de 500 mil títulos distintos. Quanto a vendas, são mais de 800 milhões os jogos da PS2 espalhados por todo o mundo.
 
blastarr disse:
Mesmo assim, muito longe do meio milhão... a não ser que eles contem os cd's de música e os dvd-vídeo... lol
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também quem teria tempo para jogar tantos jogos? :rolleyes:

o que interessa é que tenha os jogos que realmente interessam.
 
PS3 to ship without HDD?
SCE's chief technical officer says company still pondering whether to ship its next-gen console with a detachable hard drive; 2006 launch still on track.
By Staff
Posted Thursday, June 2nd 2005

In an interview published in the latest issue of Famitsu, Sony Computer Entertainment corporate executive and chief technical officer Masayuki Chatanai revealed his company is undecided on whether the PlayStation 3 with ship with a compact 2.5-inch hard drive. He said that Sony adopted a removable hard drive format for the PS3 for the convenience of users, as it will allow them to snap it on other PlayStation 3s if they want to share media files, just as Xbox 360 owners will be able to. However, while Microsoft's console will come standard with a 20GB "outrigger" hard drive, meaning developers will be able to incorporate it into their game designs, it's unclear if Sony's console will have the same functionality.

When asked if the there was a possibility the design of the prototype PS3 controller--already derisively being called the "batarang"--might be changed before launch, Chatani replied that there may be some "minor changes." However, he said that its form factor will probably stay the same.

As Sony revealed during its presentation at E3, the PlayStation 3 can be played with up to seven wireless controllers, an odd number for game consoles, which usually favor enough ports for evenly matched teams. Chatani revealed that seven controllers were the maximum number of Bluetooth wireless connections the PS3 could handle. He said additional controllers could be added by plugging them into the PS3's USB slots.

The PS3 comes with six USB slots, three times more than the PS2. The machine also comes with a Memory Stick slot, a compact flash slot, and an SD card slot for additional external media. However, the PS3 does not have a Memory Card slot, despite its backward compatibility with the PS2, raising the question of how players will transfer game saves.

As SCE president Ken Kutaragi said in a recent interview, Chatani said he expects the PS3 to be an "entertainment machine," though he emphasized, "make no mistake--games will be the killer app for the PlayStation 3." Chatani said that he also plans to give the console powerful Internet-based communication functions to encourage owners to use it daily.

Chatani commented that the PS3 is still at a prototype stage and has room for improvement in graphics and physics. Nvidia CFO Marv Burkett also revealed last week that the RSX graphics chip for the PS3 is also still under development and has yet to be finalized. The tech demos running at E3 last month were shown using current-generation PC technology with similar capabilities to the RSX, which is rumored to be a combination of a GeForce 6800 Ultra SLI GPU and/or a next-gen desktop graphics chip from Nvidia, which codesigned the RSX.

Chatani also said the PlayStation 3 will follow a similar release schedule as the PSP, hinting it may be playable at the Tokyo Game Show this fall. Sony showed trailers of PSP gameplay at E3 in May 2004, and then it presented the machine in playable form at TGS the following September, before its release on December 12. He confirmed that Sony is still aiming for a spring 2006 US launch for the PS3, with a possible simultaneous launch in Japan. The console would debut just under six years after the October 2000 US launch of the PlayStation 2 (March 2000 in Japan) and 11 years after the original PlayStation hit the North American continent in 1995 (December 1994 in Japan).
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Pelos vistos o comando vai deixar de ser só conceptual. Quanto ao HDD ainda estão com dúvidas.
 
Eu acho para bem da sony meterem o disco, pois dá muito jeito, em vez de um gajo andar a gastar $ em cartões de memória...
Para além disso, com o disco a pirataria é capaz de ser mais fácil... :rolleyes:
 
RuFuS disse:
Eu acho para bem da sony meterem o disco, pois dá muito jeito, em vez de um gajo andar a gastar $ em cartões de memória...
Para além disso, com o disco a pirataria é capaz de ser mais fácil... :rolleyes:
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há gente que quer sempre mais barato, o HD por exemplo para mim não deve ser algo obrigatório, não era a PS3 que ia também comer com memory sticks?

pá hoje em dia toda a gente tem cartões de memória da maquina fotografica, ou compra 1 barato, e leva montes de informação, não à problemas com saves, pode levar pá casa dos amigos e não presisa do disco rigido também se calhar a consola aceita cartões de memória da PS2 que praticamente toda a gente tem...

HD aumenta muito o preço duma consola, deveria ser opcional para quem quer
 
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