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{{Infobox CVG system

|title = Sony PlayStation 3

|logo = [[Image:PS3Logo.png|250px|center|PlayStation 3 logo]]

|image= [[Image:PS3s and controllers at E3 2006.jpg|250px]]

|manufacturer = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]

|type = [[Video game console]]

|generation = [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|Seventh generation era]]

|lifespan = [[2006-11-11]] in Japan<br>[[2006-11-17]] Worldwide

|CPU = 3.2 GHz [[Cell microprocessor|Cell Broadband Engine]] with 1 [[Cell microprocessor#Power Processor Element|PPE]] and 7 [[Cell microprocessor#Synergistic Processing Elements (SPE)|SPE]]s

|media = [[Blu-ray Disc|BD-ROM]]<br />[[DVD|DVD-ROM]]<br />[[Compact disc|CD-ROM]]<br />[[Super Audio CD|SACD]]

|onlineservice = [[PlayStation Network Platform]]

|releasedate = [[PlayStation 3#Release date and pricing|''See table'']]

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|compatibility = [[PlayStation]], [[PlayStation 2]]<ref name="gdc_keynote">{{cite web|last=Remo|first=Chris|url=http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/41353|title=Sony Keynote by Phil Harrison|publisher=Shacknews|date=[[2006-04-22]]|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

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It's very good to see all the pages on the well-known members of the Chicago Dept. of English, many of them people I recognize as a librarian. But the information you are supplying is not sufficient--there is a certain prejudice against academic people here and at least some of the articles will probably be deleted if they are not made more complete.

The {{nihongo|'''PlayStation 3'''|[[Japanese language|Japanese]]: プレイステーション 3,|Pureisutēshon Surī|extra=abbreviated '''PS3'''}} is [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]]'s [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|seventh generation era]] [[video game console]], third in the [[PlayStation]] series. It is the successor to the [[PlayStation 2]] and will compete against [[Microsoft]]'s [[Xbox 360]] and [[Nintendo]]'s [[Wii]]. The PS3 is scheduled for release on [[November 11]], [[2006]] in [[Japan]] and [[November 17]], [[2006]] worldwide, and will ship in two [[#Retail configurations, pricing and release date|initial configurations]].

What is needed is:

*a list of books published, with some references to a review or two for each of the major books

*a list of major awards, prizes, editorships, & visiting professorships

*some sketch at biography--at least date & place of birth, & colleges and degrees and previous positions.

Please do this quickly--I will follow up and try to prevent deletion, but if I don't, just add the information and create it again. I'm one of the administrators here & I take a certain interest in this type of article.

The next thing to do, would be to perhaps add an article about a few of the seminal books from this department--take a look at other similar pages here to see the expected style. Any book with a well-known award and a few good reviews might be OK. '''[[User:DGG|DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG|talk]]) 03:47, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Sony officially unveiled the PS3 to the public on [[May 16]], [[2005]] during an [[E3]] conference. A functional version of the console was not at E3 2005 or the [[Tokyo Game Show]] in September 2005, although at both events, demonstrations were held on [[devkit]]s (e.g. ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'') and comparable PC hardware, and video footage based on the predicted PS3 specifications was produced (e.g. ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'').<ref name="gameprerender">{{cite web|last=Shilov|first=Anton|url=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20060606094811.html|title=Developers Use Personal Computers to Show PS3 Advantages|publisher=xbitlabs|date=[[2006-06-06]]|accessdate=2006-07-24}}</ref> It wasn't until E3 2006 that games were shown on actual PlayStation 3 systems.

:Yes, I try to upgrade articles when necessary as I can, but see what you can do first. The books you can certainly add: take them from WorldCat on the web. . Add it in the formal way

''Title'' by Author, Place: Publisher, date. Some will have multiple editions, say so with the dates. You can probably get a list of papers at the department site--some of the younger people will have web sites. Then see what else you can get from Google Scholar. Ten years ago you would have needed the university-library sort of indexes--by now you can do quite a lot without them. Tell me when you're done & I'll check and adjust format.

::I am ''very'' glad to have made the acquaintance of someone who knows Russian well, & who writes good English--I will undoubtedly ask your help sometime. Do you work with technical material, or what? I know just enough Russian to use a dictionary, but that's about it. '''[[User:DGG|DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG|talk]]) 19:09, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

==Craft of Research==

Thus far, public reception of the console has been mixed with the Sony [[stock market]] price declining partially due to worries about the future of the PlayStation brand and its profitability.<ref name="sony_stock">{{cite web | last=Kageyama |first=Yuri| date=[[2006-04-28]] | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12528652/ | title=Sony stock falls after earnings report |publisher=[[MSNBC.com]]|accessdate=2006-05-23|date=[[2006-04-28]]}}</ref> However, Sony's chief has cited its widespread developer support and advanced "future-proofed" technologies such as [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] and the [[Cell microprocessor]], as ensuring the continued success of the PlayStation platform.<ref name="phil_gamepro">{{cite web|date=[[2006-05-14]]|url=http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=55089| title=Exclusive: Sony's Phil Harrison Tells All on PS3, Peter Moore, Nintendo Wii|publisher=GamePro|accessdate=2006-05-24}}</ref>

I'm not sure what's in my userspace is a good basis for an article, but I've started a stub at [[The Craft of Research]] if you want to expand it. [[User:Phil Sandifer|Phil Sandifer]] 15:46, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

== Overview ==

===Game pricing=Hello==

Good to see you coming as I bid a goodbye to this nightmare called Wikipedia. Good luck and hopefully Jimbo (Jimmy Wales) will not call your contributions a hoax (as he did mine)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/First_International_Conference_on_Neoplatonism_and_Gnosticism]. Oh well whatever. I have started to work on several articles and I have not been able to do anything on the ''catacombs in Kiev'' justice. I would hope that you do them honor. I was hoping for some help on the [[Nikolai Lossky]]~ eh?

There have also been statements by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) President and CEO Kaz Hirai suggesting games may cost somewhere between $60 and $100 USD<ref name="60 to 100 dollar games">{{cite web|url=http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/ps3-games-to-cost-a-lot-or-not-183985.php}}</ref>, more than the US$60 standard for higher-priced games.<ref name="kaz_gameprice">{{cite web|last=Klepek|first=Patrick|date=[[2006-06-28]]|url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3151823|title=PS3 Games Not Necessarily $59.99|publisher=1up|accessdate=2006-07-01}}</ref> Futureshop, a Canadian electronics store, has priced each game at [[Canadian dollar|C$]]74.99 (about [[United States dollar|US$]]66 ).<ref name="FutureShop game pricing">http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/class.asp?logon=&langid=EN&catid=24293</ref>

Also I really did not get time to work out a simple explanation of his personal intuitivism all though I started with his general overview of the processes of the mind that he worked out with [[Semen L. Frank]]. I was however able to at least get a small [[Vladimir Lossky]] article created in Greek. But I am unable to get the history of when V Lossky fought against the Nazis in France during World War II as part of the French Resistance ''in English'' also his article in Russian is anemic. Also the [[Russian philosophy]] article I was unable to complete because I never got around to translating the Russian for the the names in red. I tried to add human rights violations like the holomidir to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church]] but a Stalinist keep deleting it. I have tired to get an article about atheistic mass murder but it got deleted too [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Historical_persecution_by_atheism]. Ha the truth isn't Pee Cee.. I have been working on this article though [[Persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union]] I am more then positive it is not PC enough and will get deleted eventually. I created a tried to work on [[Anne Applebaum]] a tiny little bit on [[Mask of Sorrow]] and I keep getting my work deleted from [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]. I have touch only lightly on Alexi and I am not up to the fight, I am tired, disgusted and done.

Theotokos Bless you always!

[[User:LoveMonkey|LoveMonkey]] 01:27, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

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Sony's initial retail strategy for the ''PlayStation 3'' will involve two different configurations that are detailed in a Sony [[press release]].<ref name="pr_jap">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.|date=[[2006-05-08]]|title=PLAYSTATION®3 LAUNCHES ON NOVEMBER 11, 2006 IN JAPAN|url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060509ae.pdf|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref> The "premium" version of the ''PlayStation 3'' will come with an internal 60 GB hard drive, [[Wi-Fi]] connectivity, [[HDMI]] output, and multiple flash [[memory card]] readers, and features a brighter cosmetic silver logo and trim.

The second and alternate configuration of the console will have a 20 GB internal hard drive but will not feature Wi-Fi, HDMI, or a memory card reader. The hard drive is upgradeable, and memory card and Wi-Fi support can be added through adaptors, but the HDMI support is not upgradeable.<ref>{{cite web | last=Gibson | first=Ellie | date=[[2006-05-16]] | url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=17035 | title=20 GB PlayStation 3 will be upgradeable, says Sony |work=gamesindustry.biz |accessdate=2006-05-16}}</ref>

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The lack of HDMI output in the 20 GB model (as with the Xbox 360 or player lacking [[High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection|HDCP]]) could potentially cause problems with restricted output resolution on Blu ray video. An [[Blu-ray Disc#Digital rights management|ICT]] flag can be set by content producers, which forces non-HDCP video down to a pixel resolution of 960×540 (50% greater than DVD-Video at [[NTSC]] resolution, and 35% more than [[PAL]] resolution). [[Sony Computer Entertainment America|SCEA]] president [[Kazuo Hirai|Kaz Hirai]] stated that it is "too early to speculate at this point" whether movie producers will activate the ICT feature.<ref name="kaz_defend">{{cite web|last=Morris|first=Chris|url=http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/11/technology/e3_kaz/|title=PlayStation 3 boss defends high price|publisher=CNNMoney.com|date=[[2006-05-11]]|accessdate=2006-05-21}}</ref> According to German publisher Spiegel, a behind-the-scenes agreement was made to not enforce the ICT flag on next-generation optical formats until at least [[2010]], or possibly even [[2012]].<ref name="ICT agreement">{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060521-6880.html|author=Ken Fisher|date=[[May 21]], [[2006]]|title=Hollywood reportedly in agreement to delay forced quality downgrades for Blu-ray, HD DVD}}</ref>

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===Release date and pricing===

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Japan}} Japan ([[Japanese yen|JPY]])<ref name="pr_jap"/>

|JP¥59,800 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=59800&From=JPY&To=USD US$516])</small>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} United States ([[United States dollar|USD]])<ref name="pr_na">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment America|date=[[2006-05-08]]|title=PLAYSTATION®3 LAUNCHES ON NOVEMBER 17, 2006 IN NORTH AMERICA|url=http://www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/341|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada ([[Canadian dollar|CAD]])<ref name="pr_na">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment America|date=[[2006-05-08]]|title=PLAYSTATION®3 LAUNCHES ON NOVEMBER 17, 2006 IN NORTH AMERICA|url=http://www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/341|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

|C$549 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=549&From=CAD&To=USD US$490])</small>

|C$659 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=659&From=CAD&To=USD US$588])</small>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[Eurozone]] ([[Euro|EUR]])<ref name="pr_euro">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment Europe|date=[[2006-05-08]]|title=PLAYSTATION®3 LAUNCHES ON NOVEMBER 17, 2006 ACROSS MAINLAND EUROPE AND AUSTRALASIA|url=http://www.scee.presscentre.com/content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=21&ReleaseID=4198|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

|€499 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=499&From=EUR&To=USD US$640])</small>

|€599 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=599&From=EUR&To=USD US$770])</small>

|rowspan="8"|[[2006]]-[[11-17]]

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[Pound sterling|GBP]])<ref name="UK GI">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=18464 |last=Gibson |first=Ellie |title=UK likely to get both versions of PlayStation 3 - Sony |work=GamesIndustry.biz |publisher=Eurogamer Network Ltd. |date=[[2006-07-21]] |accessdate=2006-07-25}}</ref>

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|£425† <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=425&From=GBP&To=USD US$800])</small>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland ([[Swiss Franc|CHF]])<ref name="pr_swiss">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment Europe|date=[[2006-05-08]]|title=PLAYSTATION 3 kommt in Europa, Australien und Asien am 17. November 2006 auf den Markt|url=http://eu.playstation.com/ps3/press/PS3_PR_1005_de_CH.pdf|accessdate=2006-08-17}}</ref><br />

|749 CHF <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=749&From=CHF&To=USD US$610])</small><br />

|899 CHF <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=899&From=CHF&To=USD US$730])</small><br />

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway ([[Norwegian krone|NOK]])<ref name="nor">{{cite web|url=http://forbruker.no/digital/nyheter/spill/article1334332.ece|title=PS2 ikke dyr|publisher=forbruker.no}}</ref>

|<center><nowiki>-</nowiki></center>

|5000 kr† <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=5000&From=NOK&To=USD US$795])</small>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark ([[Danish krone|DKK]])<ref name="den">{{cite web|url=http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/12/ps3-to-cost-850-in-denmark/|title=PlayStation 3 To Cost $850 In Denmark|publisher=DigitalBattle.com}}</ref>

|4000 DKK† <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=4000&From=DKK&To=USD US$688])</small>

|5000 DKK† <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=5000&From=DKK&To=USD US$860])</small>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden ([[Swedish krona|SEK]])<ref name="swe">{{cite web|url=http://www.nordichardware.se/nyhet,10679.html|title=Förhandsboka din PlayStation 3|publisher=www.nordichardware.se/nyhet,10679.html}}</ref>

|<center><nowiki>-</nowiki></center>

|5,999 SKK† <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=5999&From=SEK&To=USD US$840])</small>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Finland}} Finland ([[Euro|EUR]])<ref name="pr_fin">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment Europe|date=[[2006-05-08]]|title=PLAYSTATION®3 JULKAISTAAN 17. MARRASKUUTA 2006 MANNER-EUROOPASSA JA AUSTRALAASIASSA|url=http://fi.playstation.com/ps3/press/PS3_PR_1005_fi_FI.pdf|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

|€550 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=550&From=EUR&To=USD US$705])</small>

|€650 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=650&From=EUR&To=USD US$835])</small>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia ([[Australian Dollar|AUD]])<ref name="au_cnet">{{cite web|author=Ramsay, Randolph & Asher Moses|url=http://cnet.com.au/games/ps3/0,39035763,40062685,00.htm|title=Australian PS3 launch date locked in|publisher=CNET Networks Australia|date=[[2006-05-09]]|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

|A$829 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=829&From=AUD&To=USD US$630])</small>

|A$999 <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=999&From=AUD&To=USD US$760])</small>

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand ([[New Zealand Dollar|NZD]])

|NZ$999† <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=999&From=NZD&To=USD US$638])</small><br />{{fact}}

|NZ$1199.95<ref name="NZ 60GB price">{{cite web|url=http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/1518117.html|title=PlayStation 3 Console (PlayStation 3)|publisher=Gameplanet}}</ref>† <small>([http://xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1199.95&From=NZD&To=USD US$767])</small>

|[[2006]]-[[11-23]]

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| align="left" | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico ([[Mexican peso|MXP]])

|<center><nowiki>-</nowiki></center>

|<center><nowiki>-</nowiki></center>

|Q1 2007<ref name="news_mex">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony of Mexico|date=[[2006-05-08]]|title=PS3 en México|url=http://www.sony.com.mx/playstation/noticias.htm|accessdate=2006-08-17}}</ref>

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<center><nowiki>*</nowiki> ''Prices and release dates subject to change.<br />Currency conversions to US$ accurate as of 17 August 2006.''</center>

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David Wilson, Head of Public Relations at [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] [[United Kingdom|UK]], stated that both models will likely be sold in the UK market, but both may not be available at launch.<ref name="UK GI" /> Previously, [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] UK Marketing Director Ray Maguire had stated that only the 60 GB version would be available at launch.<ref name="UK GameSpot">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6151565.html|title=Report: PlayStation 3 to cost £425 in UK|publisher=GameSpot|date=[[2006-05-19]]|accessdate=2006-05-19}}</ref>

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In Japan, Sony has opted to go with an open pricing scheme for the 60 GB model, allowing retailers to set a price point themselves. [[Rakuten]], one of the biggest Japanese online retailers, has set their price point at ¥71,800, or ¥75,390 with taxes added (about 675 [[United States dollar|USD]]).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rakuten.co.jp/aworld/527386/646656/ |title=【楽天市場】SONY Play Station （プレイステーション）：アットワールドオンラインショップ |work=[[Rakuten]] | language=[[Japanese language|Japanese]] |accessdate=2006-05-22}}</ref>

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The PS3 has received mixed reviews for its price. It is significantly higher than its same-generation competition in all world markets.<ref name="forbes_price">{{cite web|last=Slagle|first=Matt|url=http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/05/10/ap2737523.html|title=Analysts, Experts Debate Cost of Console|publisher=Forbes.com|date=[[2006-05-10]]|accessdate=2006-05-21}}</ref> Sony has publicly defended its pricing model, citing the PS3's higher performance and inclusion of a Blu-ray drive, of which stand-alone players cost an average of US$1,000.<ref name="kaz_defend"/> Prices may be subjected to change.

{{rquote|left|Is it not nonsense to compare the charge for dinner at the company cafeteria with dinner at a fine restaurant? It's a question of what you can do with that game machine. If you can have an amazing experience, we believe price is not a problem.|[[Ken Kutaragi]] on the PlayStation 3 [[price point]]}}

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===Games===

{{main|List of PlayStation 3 games}}

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*[[Resistance: Fall of Man]]

*[[Warhawk (PlayStation 3 game)|Warhawk]]

*[[MotorStorm]]

*[[Ridge Racer 7]]

*[[F.E.A.R.]] [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/725/725847p1.html]

*[[Fatal Inertia]]

*[[Full Auto 2: Battlelines]]

*[[Blade Storm: Hundred Years War]]

*[[Lair (video game)|Lair]]

*[[flOw]]

*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]

*[[Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII]] [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6155893.html]

*[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]

*[[Call of Duty 3]]

*[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas]]

*[[Need for Speed: Carbon]]

*[[NBA Live series|NBA Live 07]]

*[[Madden NFL|Madden 07]] <!-- http://ps3.ign.com/objects/811/811802.html -->

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*[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots|Metal Gear Solid 4]]

*[[Tekken 6]]

*[[Heavenly Sword]]

*[[Coded Arms Assault]]

*[[Gran Turismo (video game)#Gran Turismo HD|Gran Turismo HD]]

*[[Devil May Cry 4]]

*[[Final Fantasy XIII]]

*[[Final Fantasy Versus XIII]]

*[[Eight Days]]

*[[The Getaway 3]]

*[[Killzone PS3]]

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*[[Virtua Fighter 5]]

*[[Unreal Tournament 2007]]

*[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]

*[[Half-Life 2]]

*[[Stranglehold (video game)|John Woo Presents Stranglehold]]

*[[Heavy Rain]]

*[[Armored Core 4]]

*[[Resident Evil 5]]

*[[Assassin's Creed]]

*[[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames|Mercenaries 2:<br />World in Flames]]

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=== Backward compatibility ===

Sony has stated that the PlayStation 3 will have backward compatibility with the [[PlayStation]] and [[PlayStation 2]], and that every PS1 and PS2 game that observes its respective system's TRC (Technical Requirements Checklist) will be playable on PS3 at launch.<ref name="gdc_keynote" />[[Sony Computer Entertainment|SCE]] president [[Ken Kutaragi]] asked developers to adhere to the TRC to facilitate compatibility with future PlayStations, stating that the company was having some difficulty getting backward compatibility with games that had not followed the TRCs. "Either it's accidental or on purpose; there's actually a lot of games that don't follow the TRC."<ref name="sony_psbb">{{cite web|author=Hirohiko Niizumi|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6146007.html|title=Spot On: The 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing|publisher=GameSpot|date=[[2006-03-15]]|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>. Initial PS3 units will include the CPU/GPU combination chip used in slim PS2 (EE+GS) to achieve backward compatibility.<ref name="ps2chip ign">{{cite web|last=Gantayat|first=Anoop|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/711/711242p1.html|title=Sony Bundles PS2 With PS3|publisher=IGN|date=[[2006-06-05]]|accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref>

The PlayStation 3 does not include interfaces for legacy PlayStation devices, but there will be an adapter for the memory cards[http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/about.html] so one can save their PS1/PS2 data on to a virtual memory card in the hard drive. [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] devices for PlayStation 2 may be compatible with PlayStation 3. PlayStation 3 can use Memory Sticks to store save data for PlayStation and PlayStation 2 software.<ref name="PSM 2005-09">{{cite web|author=Elle Cayabyab Gitlin|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=[[2005-08-01]]|year=|month=|url=http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2005/8/1/846|title=More PS3 details emerge in print|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=Ars Technica|language=|accessdate=2006-07-19|accessyear=|curly=}}</ref>

===Software development===

The PlayStation 3, unlike the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 systems{{fact}}, is based on open and publicly available application programming interfaces.

'''Open standards'''

* [[COLLADA]], an open, [[XML]]-based file format for [[3D model]]s.{{fact}}

* [[PSGL]], a modified version of [[OpenGL ES|OpenGL ES 1.0]] ([[OpenGL ES|OpenGL ES 2.0]] compliant except for the use of [[Cg programming language|Cg]] instead of [[GLSL]]), with extensions specifically aimed at the PS3<ref name="psgl_slides_7">{{cite web|last=Arnaud|first=Rémi|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|url=http://www.khronos.org/developers/content/GDC_2006/GLESTutorial07-PlayStation_GL.pdf|title=PS3 to include parental controls|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=[[Khronos Group]]|language=English|accessdate=2006-05-24}}</ref>

* [[OpenMAX]], a collection of fast, cross-platform tools for general "media acceleration," such as matrix calculations.{{fact}}

* [[OpenVG]], for hardware-accelerated 2D [[vector graphics]].{{fact}}

'''Sublicensed'''

* [[AGEIA]]'s [[PhysX]] SDK, [[NovodeX]].{{fact}}

* [[Epic Games|Epic]]'s [[Unreal engine]] 3.0 framework.{{fact}}

* [[Havok (software)|Havok]]'s physics and animation engines.<ref>{{cite web|title= Strategic Licensing Agreement with SCEA|accessdate=[[2006-08-01]]|org=havok|url=http://www.havok.com/content/view/87/53/}}</ref>

* Pixelux's Game Asset Synthesis Technology{{fact}}, a toolkit for advanced [[procedural synthesis]] and the Digital Molecular Matter engine plug in for Maya and 3d Studio Max

* [[Cg programming language|Cg 1.5]], Nvidia's [[C programming language|C]]-like [[shading language]].{{fact}}

* [[SpeedTree]] RT, a programming package produced by Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. that aims to produce high-quality virtual foliage in real time.

* Kynogon's Kynapse 4.0 "large scale A.I."<ref name="kynapse">{{cite press release|publisher=Kynogon|date=[[2006-01-25]]|title=Kynogon joins SCEI’s “PLAYSTATION®3” Tools & Middleware program|url=http://kynogon.nerim.net/images-blog/Press_Release/Kynogon_PR_PS3_060125.pdf|accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

'''Considered standards'''

The list of standards they are reported to be considering includes:

* [[IPv6]], the next generation of the [[Internet Protocol]]. <ref>{{cite web | title=Juniper Networks on IPv6 and MPLS networking in Asia – Part I | work=DigiTimes Publication | url=http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20041215PR202.html | accessdate=2005-06-10}}</ref>

Sony has selected several technologies and arranged several sublicensing agreements to create an advanced software development kit for developers. In addition, in 2005 Sony purchased [[SN Systems]], a former provider of Microsoft Windows-based development tools for a variety of console platforms; including PlayStation 2, GameCube, PSP and Nintendo DS to create additional [[GNU]] development tools. Sony is providing all developers with [[GNU toolchain]]s{{fact}} where SN Systems will provide customer-oriented wrappers for GNU tools at an additional cost.

=== Interface and operating system ===

{{main|Cross Media Bar}}

The PlayStation 3 version of the Cross Media Bar demonstrated at [[E3]] [[2006]] ([http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=4069 video]) included options for different user profiles, the ability to explore photos, play music and movies from the hard drive, compatibility for a USB Keyboard and Mouse, a full Internet browser and a Friends menu. In a separate demo Sony presented the "Marketplace" where users can buy and download music.

[[Linux]] will be pre-installed on the PS3 hard drive. Currently it is unknown if Linux will be the [[operating system]] used to run everything, including the Cross Media Bar, or if the system will operate as a [[dual boot]] environment, where Linux would be loaded from the Cross Media Bar menu.

{{cquote|Because we have plans for having Linux on board [the PS3], we also recognize Linux programming activities… Other than game studios tied to official developer licenses, we'd like to see various individuals participate in content creation for the PS3.<br />'''—[[Izumi Kawanishi]] on the presence of the Linux in the PS3.'''<ref name="ps3_linux">{{cite web|last=Carless|first=Simon|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9290|title=E3: Kawanishi Talks Homebrew Linux PS3 Development|publisher=Gamasutra|date=[[2006-05-12]]|accessdate=2006-05-24}}</ref>}}

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=== PlayStation Network Platform ===

{{main|PlayStation Network Platform}}

In response to Microsoft's successful [[Xbox Live]] network, Sony announced a unified online service for the PlayStation 3 console at the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing meeting in Tokyo; tentatively titled "PlayStation Network Platform". Sony has confirmed that the service will be always connected<ref name="PNP always on">{{cite web|title=Posted May 16, 2005 3:43 pm PT|work=GameSpot.com|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124681.html}}</ref>, free and include multiplayer support. However developers are permitted to charge a subscription fee, as is common with [[massively multiplayer online game|MMO]] games.

== Hardware specifications ==

Unless otherwise noted, the following specifications are based on a press release by Sony at the 2005 [[E3]] Conference,<ref name="pr_specs">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.|date=[[2005-05-16]]|title=SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. TO LAUNCH ITS NEXT GENERATION COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, PLAYSTATION®3 IN SPRING 2006|url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/050517e.pdf|accessdate=2006-05-26}}</ref> and slides from a Sony presentation at the 2006 [[Game Developers Conference|Game Developer's Conference]].<ref name=gdcslides>{{cite web | url=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060329/3dps3.htm | title=Slides from Sony's 2006 GDC Presentation | publisher=Game Watch | accessdate=2006-05-25}}</ref>

The floating point performance of the whole system (CPU + GPU) is reported to be 2.18 [[FLOPS|TFLOPS]]<ref name="pr_specs" />. PlayStation 3's Cell CPU achieves 256 GFLOPS single precision [[floating point|float]] and is reported at around [http://www.advancedimagingpro.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=2630 26 GFLOPS] double precision.

=== Central processing unit ===

{{main|Cell microprocessor}}

3.2 GHz [[Cell processor|Cell]] processor: one PowerPC-based "Power Processing Element" and seven active 3.2 GHz [[Cell (microprocessor)#Synergistic Processing Elements (SPE)|Synergistic Processing Elements (SPEs)]]. The PPE has a 512 KB L2 cache and one VMX ([[AltiVec]]) vector unit. Each of the SPEs is a [[RISC]] processor with 128 128-bit [[SIMD]] [[Processor register|GPR]]s and superscalar functions. Each SPE has 256 KB of L1 cache/software-addressable 4.8 GHz SRAM, called the "Local Store".

Only seven of eight SPEs are active to improve yield. If one of the eight has a manufacturing defect, it is disabled without rendering the entire unit defective or affecting performance. If more than one of eight is defective, the Cell may be used in [[IBM BladeCenter|IBM BladeCenters]] for other applications. The current version of the PlayStation's operating system requires dedicated use of one of the seven active SPEs, leaving six SPEs directly available to applications.

=== Graphics processing unit ===

{{main|RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'}}

[[Image:Ps3_2.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The rear of the 20 GB ''PlayStation 3'' as it was shown at [[E3]] [[2006]]. ''AC IN'', ''AV MULTI OUT'', ''DIGITAL OUT'' and an [[RJ-45]] network port are visible.]]

* Based on [[NVIDIA]] [[GeForce 7 Series|G70]] (previously known as NV47) architecture

* Clocked at 550 MHz

* 128-bit DDR memory interface

* 211.2 [[GFLOPS]] programmable (384 FLOPS per clock), 1.8 TFLOPS total

* Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines

* 136 shader operations per clock ( * 550 MHz = 74.8 billion / second, 100 billion with CPU)

* 24 2D texture lookups per clock ( * 550 MHz = 13.2 billion / second)

* 33 billion dot products per second (51 billion dot products with CPU)

* 128-bit pixel precision

* S3TC 5 to 1 texture compression [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/684/684400p1.html site]

=== Memory ===

Total 512 [[Mebibyte|MB]], split into:

* 256 MB [[Rambus]] [[XDR DRAM]] clocked at CPU die speed (3.2 GHz)

* 256 MB [[GDDR3]] [[Dynamic random access memory|VRAM]] clocked at 700 MHz

=== System bandwidth ===

*204.8 GB/s Cell [[Cell processor#Element Interconnect Bus .28EIB.29|Element Interconnect]] Bus (Theoretical peak performance)<ref name="ibm_eib">{{Cite paper|author=Chen, Thomas et al.|title=Cell Broadband Engine Architecture and its first implementation: a performance view (The Element Interconnect Bus)|publisher=IBM|date=2005-11-29| version=| url=http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-cellperf/#N10120| accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

* Cell [[Cell processor#Memory controller and I.2FO|FlexIO]] Bus: 35 GB/s outbound, 25 GB/s inbound (7 outbound and 5 inbound 1Byte wide channels operating at 5 GHz) (effective bandwidth typically 50-80% of total)<ref name="ibm_flexio">{{Cite paper|author=Chen, Thomas et al.|title=Cell Broadband Engine Architecture and its first implementation: a performance view (Flexible I/O Interface)|publisher=IBM|date=2005-11-29| version=| url=http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-cellperf/#N101CE| accessdate=2006-05-18}}</ref>

* 51.2 GB/s SPE to local store

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* Experimental Sustained bandwidth for some SPE-to-SPE DMA transfers - 78 to 197 GB/s.<ref name="ibm_flexio" />

* 25.6 GB/s to Main Ram [[XDR DRAM]]: 64 bits × 3.2 GHz / 8 bits to a byte

* 22.4 GB/s to [[GDDR3]] [[Dynamic random access memory|VRAM]]: 128 bits × 700 MHz × 2 accesses per clock cycle (one per edge) / 8 bits to a byte

* [[RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'|RSX]] 20 GB/s (write), 15 GB/s (read)

* System Bus (separate from [[Cell (microprocessor)#Memory controller and I.2FO|XIO]] controller) 2.5 GB/s write and 2.5 GB/s read

=== Interfaces ===

'''<span style="font-size:1.2em">Video</span>'''

* [[Composite video|Composite]]

* [[S-Video]]

* [[Component video]] (output up to and including 1080p)

* [[High-Definition Multimedia Interface|HDMI]] 1.3<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9825</ref> port (Digital video output; 60 GB model only)

'''<span style="font-size:1.2em">Supported resolutions</span>'''

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!Resolution

!Aspect Ratio

!Megapixels

!Standard

!Output <small>(RGB via [[VGA connector]] or [[SCART]])</small>

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|720x480 [[Interlaced]]

|4:3

|0.31 [[interlaced]]

|[[480i]]

|[[Composite video]] / [[S-Video]] / [[Component video]] / RGBHV / [[RGB]]-SCART

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|720x480

|4:3

|0.31

|[[VGA]] / [[480p]]

|[[Component video]] / RGBHV

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|1280x720

|16:9

|0.92

|[[720p]]

|[[Component video]] / RGBHV

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|1920x1080 [[Interlaced]]

|16:9

|2.07 [[interlaced]]

|[[1080i]]

|[[Component video]] / [[HDMI]]

|-

|1920x1080 [[Progressive scan|Progressive]]

|16:9

|2.07

|[[1080p]]

|[[Component video]] / [[HDMI]]

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'''<span style="font-size:1.2em">Sound</span>'''

*[[S/PDIF]] optical output for [[digital audio]] up to 7.1 sound

*[[Dolby TrueHD]]<ref>http://www.scee.presscentre.com/imagelibrary/detail.asp?MediaDetailsID=29079</ref> (compatible sound equipment required{{fact}})

*[[Digital Theatre System#DTS variants|DTS-HD]]

*[[LPCM]] (DSP functionality handled by the Cell processor)

'''<span style="font-size:1.2em">Communications</span>'''

* One [[Gigabit Ethernet]] Port

* [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] 2.0 (x4)

* [[Bluetooth]] 2.0 EDR

* Wi-Fi (60 GB model only), [[IEEE 802.11]]b/g

'''<span style="font-size:1.2em">Power supply</span>'''

The power supply will be built into the console. A standard 3-pin [[IEC connector]] is present at the base of the console.

=== Storage ===

* Optical

** [[Blu-ray Disc]] (2x = 9.0 MB/s) <small>PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-R/RE</small> (Region free for gaming)<ref>{{cite web | title=Region-Free PS3 Gaming Announced | org=IGN.com| url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/697/697656p1.html|accessdate=2006-03-22}}</ref>

** [[DVD]] (8x = 11.0 MB/s) <small>PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD ± R/RW</small>

** [[compact disc|CD]] (24x = 3.5 MB/s) <small>PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW</small>

** [[Super Audio CD|SACD]] (2x) <small>SACD Hybrid (CD layer) SACD HD</small>

* [[Hard disk]] drive: Pre-Installed 20 GB / 60 GB (depending on package), 2.5" SATA150, detachable/upgradeable, with [[Linux]] pre-installed.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/696/696056p1.html | title=PS Biz Brief 06: PS3 HDD Required - It's 60 GB and Linux too. | publisher=ign.com | accessdate=2006-03-15}}</ref>

* Flash memory interfaces (60 GB model only) - [[Memory Stick]], [[CompactFlash]], [[Secure Digital card|SD]]/[[Multimedia Card|MMC]]

===Controller===

[[Image:PS3 boomerang controller.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The 2005 "[[Boomerang]]" or "[[Banana]]" controller was officially abandoned.]]

[[Image:PS3 controllers at CES 2006.jpg|thumb|300px|The final PlayStation 3 controller. Its design is nearly identical to that of the [[DualShock]].]]

[[E3]] [[2005]] showcased Sony's "boomerang" design, which was abandoned due to poor public reaction and replaced with an upgraded wireless version of the [[Dualshock#DualShock 2|DualShock 2]] at [[E3]] [[2006]]. The new controller features finer analogue sensitivity<ref name="pr_control">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.|date=[[2006-05-09]]|title=SCE ANNOUNCES NEW CONTROLLER FOR PLAYSTATION®3|url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060509be.pdf|accessdate=2006-05-24}}</ref>, more trigger-like R2 and L2 buttons, Home button like the PSP and Xbox 360, and a [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] [[Universal Serial Bus#USB connectors|mini-B]] port for charging the internal battery and use for wired play. There are four numbered [[light-emitting diode|LED]] indicators, to identify and distinguish multiple wireless controllers. The major feature revealed was the ability to sense both [[rotation]]al orientation and [[Translation (geometry)|translational]] [[acceleration]].<ref name="pr_control">{{cite press release|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.|date=[[2006-05-09]]|title=SCE ANNOUNCES NEW CONTROLLER FOR PLAYSTATION®3|url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060509be.pdf|accessdate=2006-05-24}}</ref>. Games that use this feature will come with an option to turn it off.

Sony has stated that because of these sensors, the [[haptic|rumble]] feature of the previous controllers has been removed, reasoning that the vibration interferes with motion-sensing.<ref name="pr_control" /> [[Haptic]]s developer [[Immersion Corporation]] (who successfully sued Sony)<ref name="Immersion suit">{{cite press release|publisher=Immersion Corporation|date=[[2005-03-08]]|title=Immersion Obtains $90.7 Million Judgment in Patent Infringement Case Against Sony|url=http://immr.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=158652|accessdate=2006-07-01}}</ref> expressed skepticism of Sony's rationale,<ref name="Viegas interview">{{cite web|last=Murdey|first=Chase|date=[[2006-05-17]]|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060517/murdey_01.shtml|title= Ready to Rumble? Immersion's Victor Viegas on PlayStation 3's Lack of Vibration|work=Gamasutra|publisher=CMP Media LLC|accessdate=2006-07-01}}</ref> and has since introduced tilt and motion-sensing which filters out vibration in software.<ref name="TouchSense">{{cite press release|publisher=Immersion Corporation|date=[[2006-06-19]]|title=Immersion Corporation Introduces Next-Generation Vibration Technology for Video Console Gaming Systems|url=http://immr.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=201102|accessdate=2006-07-01}}</ref>

=== Other information ===

Sony revealed PS3 would use [[Heat Pipe|heat pipes]], and the system will be as quiet as a slim PS2<ref name="pr jap" /> ~29dB (A). The PlayStation 3 is approximately 5 kg (11 lbs), 9.8 cm × 32.5 cm × 27.4 cm (3.9 in. × 12.8 in. × 10.8 in.)<ref name="pr_jap" />

{{Commons}}

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<center>'''PlayStation Consoles'''</center>

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'''PlayStation''': [[PlayStation]] | [[PlayStation#PSone|PSone]]<br />

'''PlayStation 2''': [[PlayStation 2]] | [[PlayStation 2#History|Slim PS2]] | [[PSX (DVR)|PSX]]<br />

'''PlayStation 3''': PlayStation 3<br />

'''Portable''': [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] | [[PocketStation]]<br />

'''Games''': [[List of PlayStation games|PS1]] | [[List of PlayStation 2 games|PS2]] | [[List of PlayStation 3 games|PS3]] | [[List of PlayStation Portable games|PSP]]

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