Hello everyone there is new info, specs and pics about the PS3. Go here for details and post comments on what you think. I think the controller needs more work.

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=4955

it' s odd

Sooo...how about those game footages? Even though the controller looks downright weird. If you were to actually hold it, it would probably be very comfortable.

Oh Gawd SONY, what the f*** is up with that d-pad design?? They' ve used it with all of their hardware units so far (PS1, PS2, PSP) and it sucks! CONNECT the damm D-pad already!!lol... Nothing worst than trying to play 2D fighting games and 2D shooters with Sony' s d-pad...

con-caved xbox360 con-coved PS3...? Maybe they meant to be with eachother...and maybe when the revolution comes out well see some transformer/power ranger shit and theyll make " super genki kick ass robo console 1080 backside!!!"

Anyways can someone help me find a side by side comparison of specs thus far? That site above is tabbed but i cant find a decent list for the 360.

I never thought that I would appreciate the dual-shock 2 controller until now. The PS3 pad seriously needs rethinking. Anyone who likes the PS3 pad does not deserve to be alive. It' s that simple.

The two HDMI outputs is really interesting. Looks like everyone will need to get not one but TWO HDTVs!

Here ya go Mass X:

http://hardware.gamespot.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-C-15016-x-4-5


I had a strong feeling the PS3 was gonna kick the Xbox360' s ass in some ways and apparently it does according to those specs. I wonder why Sony didn' t list the polygon pushing power of the PS3 though...

Because it goes way beyond polygons! It' s REAL! Just like the 3DO. Real.

Don' t be fooled by the triple processors of the 360. That doesn' t mean " 3 times as fast" . It just means " better delegation of the tasks when programmed properly which may be hard to do" .

So PS3 is " waaay stronger" or " stronger but a lower price could save 360" ?

I also know its all about the games and making a super console would be useless for the first few years til developers can fully tap into them. Ahg Hopefully when E3 is all said and done Ill be able to choose a console with less concern.

Im a Xbox whore right now but doesnt mean I wont jump to a new pimp with no regrets.

I do not plan on playing games with a fu$#ing boomarang in my hands. 7 boomarangs even worse. Seriously though, that controller looks like trash. Bluetooth is great, and the fact that you can hook up 7 is even better. I notice it does 1080p. Wow. Although I don' t even know of many HDTV' s that do that, a lot don' t even do 720p, only 1080i. Built for the future I guess, makes sense. And what the hells with only 5.1 surround!!! Sorry, but most recievers being sold these days are 7.1, and while I' m aware that nothing out there really uses the 7th channel, why not at least 6.1!!!! If Video games are supposed to be surpassing hollywood as the number 1 form of entertainment in the world, why the hell are we behind Hollywood in the sound dept.

Hey the new TV i want coming out either June or July does 1080p and has a native resolution of 1920x1080p with a contrast ratio of 10,000 to 1 along with other Samsung DLP technologies and NO BURN ins liek plasma and LCD' s do. Check out the HLR6168w and the HLR6768w. The smaller 61" one costs about $4000 and the 67" should be around $6500 which is really good price for everything you get compared to $10-15K for plasma and LCD and DLP is newer and better technology. The image never fades. I can' t wait
Plus the HLR6768W won Cnet.com Best in show at the CES.

Id like to say " hello" as im new to this forum . With that said i have to agree that the controller for the ps3 looks kinda strange ,but the console its self is sweet.One things for sure though the future is sure looking bright.

As far as i know LCD monitors work by blocking light, so it is literally impossible for burn-in to occur on the screen. And since light is generated from a source external to the display screen itself, images cannot be permanently or even temporarily retained.

And what the hells with only 5.1 surround!!! Sorry, but most recievers being sold these days are 7.1, and while I' m aware that nothing out there really uses the 7th channel, why not at least 6.1!!!!

Ummm.... where to start....

Dolby Digital is only capable of 5.1. That is the way it is designed. There is a format called Dolby Digital EX which adds a back surround, but it is not discrete. It is matrixed from the right and left surround. This could be known as fake 6.1, and the Xbox 1 does this easily. Dolby Digital Pro Logic II (or something retarded like that) actually makes the two back surrounds " separate" so the paning effects are a bit better. Once again this is all matrixed, and could be known as " fake 7.1" . It is not much more impressive than fake 6.1.

DTS also has a fake 6.1 option that can also be fake 7.1. But DTS-ES Discrete actually has 6.1 discrete, individual channels. It is real. There is nothing that says the PS3 can' t do DTS-ES Discrete. It only says " 5.1" by Dolby. There is no discrete 7.1 format in existence. It is just marketing jargon created by people who are trying to sell you home theater equipment. They figure if you have 3 mains, 4 surrounds and a subwoofer, you have 7 physical speakers in addition to the sub, so it MUST be 7.1. If that is the case, then most movie theaters would be 23.4 channel sounds, since they have at least 6 surrounds on each wall, 4 subwoofers, and 5 stage channels (with SDDS). But in reality you are listening to 5.1 channel or fake 6.1 at the very most in a movie theater. Some SDDS releases are actually 8 channel, with 5 separate screen channels. So the most you can get for the home is 6.1, or fake 6 or 7.1. 5.1 is more than fine.

i don' t understand why it only allows up to 7 controllers...

why not 8?

odd

So PS3 is " waaay stronger" or " stronger but a lower price could save 360" ?

I think its safe to say that with the amount of tech sonys put into the ps3 it will probably be the most expensive. Best guess about £450 xbox 360 £350

" Ok" By the state of that last post im retarded

Can only presume that only not all are designed for the controllers but other devices .

With the amount of technology Sony is packing into the PS3 I' m almost confident they' re gonna sell it for -------------$299!!!!

i don' t understand why it only allows up to 7 controllers...

why not 8?

MAybe because they figured gamers don' t have more than 7 friends? ;)

Im from the uk and could only dream of a price that low. Buying a console in the uk is akin to being muged in the street .