ajb62787 Posted July 6, 2006 CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 Under the Hood: PlayStation 3 On display for the first time at E3 2006, the PlayStation 3 has evolved since its announcement last year. As expected, the specs have been scaled back and Sony has chosen to offer two versions of the PlayStation 3 in an attempt to appeal to the cost-conscious. Retailing for $599 is the system that most gamers will want when they head to the store this November. Featuring a Blu-ray Disc drive, a 60GB hard drive, four USB ports, memory stick slots, Ethernet and WiFi for Internet connectivity, and the highest-end video output (HDMI), the system is fully loaded. 20 GB Version The cheaper version of the PlayStation 3 will retail for $499 and keeps the Blu-ray drive, but the hard drive is reduced in size to 20GB, there are no ports for memory sticks, and WiFi has been removed. The HDMI port is also absent. Unlike the two Xbox 360 versions, it's impossible to fully upgrade the basic version of the PlayStation 3. If you want to snag all of the advanced features, you must pick up the more expensive system at the outset. Missing from both versions is the promised dual-screen, 1080p support (that's 1920x1080 resolution in progressive scan), as well as the multiple Ethernet ports. The controller has also been changed. Last year's boomerang design is out and the standard Dual Shock is back in. Only now the controller has gone wireless and it's lost the "shock" (the rumble feedback). 60 GB Version According to Sony, it had a choice between adding motion sensing technology similar to the Nintendo Wii or keeping in the rumble feature, and it opted for the former. Skeptics have speculated that the choice had more to do with Immersion's lawsuit against Sony than with technology, but the company is keeping mum on that front. The lawsuit alleges that the popular PlayStation 2 controller infringes on Immersion's patents and asks for nearly $100 million in damages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilatedpeoples28 Posted July 6, 2006 CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 i know people will be against me when i say this but 500&600 is too much for a console. Even if it has a blu-ray player. Well for me it is anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted July 6, 2006 CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 i know people will be against me when i say this but 500&600 is too much for a console. Even if it has a blu-ray player. Well for me it is anyway yeah it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted July 6, 2006 CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 yeah it is yeah i agree...i'm good with my ps1 and ps2...i bet that when the ps3's get old and cheap i might get one...other than that i don't think its worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted July 6, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 Really its a bargain if you put the parts together $300 Graphics Card $150 3.2 Ghtz Processor $1000 Blu-Ray Player About $150 256 MB XDR Memory and a ton more Equals about $1800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted July 6, 2006 CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 Still, alot for a console when I could get a decent PC for less then that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted July 6, 2006 CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 i know people will be against me when i say this but 500&600 is too much for a console. Even if it has a blu-ray player. Well for me it is anyway im with you its way too much. i know i can't afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted July 6, 2006 CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 im with you its way too much. i know i can't afford it. i think if i was gonna spend that much for a gaming device..i might as well build a pc...it does more and has most of the same games... just my oppinion starship troopers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted July 6, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 Only good thing is that I wish it would of had Internet Explorer on it and Windows Media Player 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted July 6, 2006 CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 Only good thing is that I wish it would of had Internet Explorer on it and Windows Media Player 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted July 6, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 6, 2006 Hell you can basically use the PS3 almost anywhere w/o an Patch Cable (ethernet cable) because of the high speed wi-fi in most to all cities in the U.S. and alot of colleges also have wireless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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