PS3 should rock

Exfoliate · 29-03-2006, 01:53 AM

If this all pans out price wise we should really have a beast of a console on our hands. We all caught a piece of the Cell processor hype and may have seen the awesome Metal Gear Solid 4 footage but what really interests me is that you'll get a 60 gig hard drive and a system equipped with a physics card. Said to take up to 50% of the load of the cpu, now that's probably just marketing hype but just it's existance alone in the console makes me say Kudos to Sony. Not to mention the newest price estimate I've come across is under $500 (canadian actually) so if that's true you'll be getting a whole lot console for your dough.

Sniper · 29-03-2006, 12:06 PM

And it will be Region Free just like the PSP.

Nic · 29-03-2006, 03:56 PM

It all sounds great..but I dunno if Im gunna be able to afford it

....Maybe Ill go for the revolution.

Exfoliate · 30-03-2006, 12:03 AM

The rev's cool but you'd be missing out on some seriously cool games

Nic · 30-03-2006, 09:10 AM

I know but if i cant afford the console I cant afford the games either

Exfoliate · 30-03-2006, 11:59 AM

Yeah that is a good point, hopefully the price will drop enough. Either way the rev should be sweet.

Addis · 30-03-2006, 03:58 PM

Out of all the things, I'm really interested in how the Cell, RSX and PhysX will work together, and possible performance. The architecture is simply amazing...

Willz · 30-03-2006, 04:54 PM

what exatly is the physics card for?

Addis · 30-03-2006, 07:34 PM

Its a card specifically used for doing physics calculations with particles, like friction, gravity, collision detection, fluid dynamics. Takes the load off the CPU.

Willz · 30-03-2006, 08:04 PM

oh i understand too, also is a cool name for a card aswell :p

Wouter · 31-03-2006, 07:34 AM

Would this mean we might get games with realistically behaving destructible terrain and object soon?

<drools>

Quote:

Originally Posted by Addis

Its a card specifically used for doing physics calculations with particles, like friction, gravity, collision detection, fluid dynamics. Takes the load off the CPU.

Nic · 31-03-2006, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wouter

Would this mean we might get games with realistically behaving destructible terrain and object soon?

<drools>

With this card it would be a deffinatly possibility if game designers are up to the challenge of making it

Matt555 · 31-03-2006, 08:30 PM

If it takes load off the CPU they should make something to fill that 'void' otherwise it'll be wasted processing power. I'm sure they'll cotton onto this though (if they haven't already, which they probably have)

Exfoliate · 31-03-2006, 08:44 PM

I'm sure this has been said before last generation but if the PS3's specs live up to all hype the only real limet for developers will be time and money. Otherwise they should be able to create pretty much anything they want.
And just for the record Killzone 2 is my fav so far. If you haven't checked out the games in developement yet hook up with some at www.ps3portal.com

Wouter · 01-04-2006, 10:07 AM

Are there any videos of games in development (I mean actual in-game footage)?

29-03-2006, 01:53 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	PS3 should rock If this all pans out price wise we should really have a beast of a console on our hands. We all caught a piece of the Cell processor hype and may have seen the awesome Metal Gear Solid 4 footage but what really interests me is that you'll get a 60 gig hard drive and a system equipped with a physics card. Said to take up to 50% of the load of the cpu, now that's probably just marketing hype but just it's existance alone in the console makes me say Kudos to Sony. Not to mention the newest price estimate I've come across is under $500 (canadian actually) so if that's true you'll be getting a whole lot console for your dough. __________________

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Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	It all sounds great..but I dunno if Im gunna be able to afford it ....Maybe Ill go for the revolution. __________________

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Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	The rev's cool but you'd be missing out on some seriously cool games __________________

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Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	I know but if i cant afford the console I cant afford the games either __________________

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Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	Yeah that is a good point, hopefully the price will drop enough. Either way the rev should be sweet. __________________

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Out of all the things, I'm really interested in how the Cell, RSX and PhysX will work together, and possible performance. The architecture is simply amazing... __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	what exatly is the physics card for? __________________

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Its a card specifically used for doing physics calculations with particles, like friction, gravity, collision detection, fluid dynamics. Takes the load off the CPU. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	oh i understand too, also is a cool name for a card aswell :p __________________

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Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	If it takes load off the CPU they should make something to fill that 'void' otherwise it'll be wasted processing power. I'm sure they'll cotton onto this though (if they haven't already, which they probably have) __________________

31-03-2006, 08:44 PM	#14 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	I'm sure this has been said before last generation but if the PS3's specs live up to all hype the only real limet for developers will be time and money. Otherwise they should be able to create pretty much anything they want. And just for the record Killzone 2 is my fav so far. If you haven't checked out the games in developement yet hook up with some at www.ps3portal.com __________________

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Wouter Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 255 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	Are there any videos of games in development (I mean actual in-game footage)? __________________

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