Platform: Sony PlayStation 3 Format: NTSC (US, Canada); PAL (UK, Europe)
Wireless controllers, connection to the PSP and a powerful new graphics processor technology:
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 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
HDD: 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: Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller
Bluetooth:(up to 7)
USB2.0: (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
SACDL: 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)
Sony playstation 3 package include:
Sony ps3 console system
Hard drive
Boomerang wireless controllers
Ethernet cable
A headset
Media remote
1 game: Gran turismo 5
1 year international Sony warranty
Product Features
* Games will use Blu-Ray discs as media format
* Features a powerful Cell processor and a dynamic RSX graphics chip
* Completely backward compatible, all the way to the original Sony PlayStation
* Built-in Wi-Fi access for easy connection to gaming services and the Internet