Sony Playstation 3 Is Gamers Ultimate Choice
The Sony Laboratories never come to a stop when it comes to releasing consoles. First they proved a tough competition with the Playstation 2™ and now they battle the seventh generation consoles with their all new Playstation 3™. The Playstation series has yet proven their new successor as a worthy heir. The Playstation 3 has enabled HD gaming for mega entertainment. The Playstation 3 comes in a lot of variants ranging from 20 GB HD version to that containing 160 GB. The hardware of Playstation really excels in the gaming world. And this is why it is really a seventh generation gaming console. But what does make it so special?
The Playstation 3 is installed with a Cell microprocessor which features 8 different processors working at the same time. Each of them being programmed to work upon different aspects of the system. Along with that PS3 includes 256MB of XDR DRAM which enables sleek performance with multitasking feature. The graphics are utilized by the GPU or the Graphic Processing Unit that is based on the NVIDIA G70 graphic engine. By now Sony has released a lot of configurations for power saving and reducing the heat emissions.
The visuals of Playstation 3 support TV resolutions from 480i to 1080p. It features 1 GB Ethernet Port for internet connectivity and also Bluetooth 2.0 for data transfer. Wi-Fi has also been included for online play. It supports many types of drives with an all in one Disc Drive. The first is the Blue-Ray Drive which is a new addition to the drives family. PS3 features a 2x speed blue- ray drive. The second is the DVD drive which features speed up to 8x. This is used for game and media purposes both. The last contender in the All-in-one Disc Drive is the Compact disc. This is similar to the Playstation 2 CD drive which means speed up to 24x. The Playstation 3 comes with a wireless six axis controller connected via the Bluetooth. It allows 9 different players to involve in multiplayer action at one time (a lot of us fighting for the crown).
Along with the Playstation 3 gaming accessories one can also connect Playstation 2 hardware in some cases using a PS2-to-USB adapter. Well this gives the PS2 users an upper hand. Gamers hoping to keep their data may also rejoice because with a memory card adapter they can also copy their multimedia data or game saves to PS3. Remote function is also included in the Playstation 3. Now you would be wondering what that might be. Now that is a new feature in the Playstation Line and the Sony fans out there that also use a PSP may benefit from it. Now using remote play they can also play their favorite PS3 game remotely on their PSP. Now how is that??
By now many of you must be drooling to get your hands on this new console. So rather than waiting anymore I would suggest: “Go Get’em Tiger!”