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Blu Ray on PS3?
In a report by the Japanese computer magazine, Asahi Personal Computer, Sony manager Kiyoshi Nishitani commented on their want to include Blue Ray ROM (BD-Rom) as the medium for PlayStation 3 games. Blue Ray technology would allow up to 50 Gigabytes of space per disc, a size which would allow even t...
- Posted Apr 1st 2004
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Cell Discussion in June
Sony, Toshiba and IBM plan to speak to the public about their upcoming Cell processor. The Cell chip, a new semiconductor technology planned for use in Sony’s PS3, will be the subject of a presentation at a conference held by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEE) this Jun...
- Posted Mar 24th 2004
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Core Blimey! PC Rendered PS3 Graphics
UK based Climax have revealed their Next-Gen console engine Blimey 2 running one of the first PS3 games under development called 'Avalon'. Official UK PlayStation Magazine revealed some pictures of the game which gives a glimpse of the potential graphical ability of the PS3. However we must stress t...
- Posted Mar 22nd 2004
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EA Hints at Future Direction of Gaming
IGN were present at the annual DICE summit in Las Vegas, held by Bing Gordon the Electronic Arts founder and COO, regarding ‘next generation’ games. He expects 100 times the physics, the ability to model Pixar quality characters, hydrodynamics, surfaces, mass, high-resolution organics, a...
- Posted Mar 6th 2004
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Sony plan to spend $1.14Bn on Cell Production
Sony have announced that they will be spending $1.14 billion in 2005 to build the next generation of microchips, using narrower 65 nanometre circuitry on 300mm silicon wafers. The majority of this money will go towards the production process of the "Cell", Sony’s PS3 chip, which will...
- Posted Feb 3rd 2004
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The Getaway Developers Plan PS3 Title
Team Bondi, a recently formed game development company, have just confirmed they will be working on a new title for the PlayStation 3. The group are lead by Brendan McNamara - the man responsible for 'The Getaway', and is based in his home nation of Sydney, Australia. McNamara has allegedly received...
- Posted Jan 23rd 2004
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Microsoft's Xbox 2 Chip
Team Xbox have confirmed information about the CPU which will run Microsoft's next-generation console. According to a source it will be built using a 65-nanometer process. IBM has already produced experimental samples at its East Fishkill lab, but it will take between 12 and 18 months for them to de...
- Posted Jan 20th 2004
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Dual Shock Features Revealed?
An SCEE insider speaking with C&VG claims that Sony's Dual Shock Pad for PlayStation 3 will be wireless and feature a single trigger under the right hand side of the pad. These new features seem to be a logical evolution for the Dual Shock to take. The trigger would be primarily used in First pe...
- Posted Jan 19th 2004
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PS2 sales hit five million in UK
Sony has announced today that PlayStation 2 sales have exceeded the 5 million mark in the UK alone. In a press release today Ray Maguire, MD of Sony Computer Entertainment UK, stated that he felt the success of the PS2 was due to the wide range of games available and was delighted to pass the five m...
- Posted Dec 17th 2003
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Toshiba begin PS3 Cell Production
Toshiba have jointly developed with Sony technology to mass-produce customized semiconductors with 65-nanometer circuit widths in their Oita factory in Japan. The 65 - nanometre technology is likely to be Sony’s Cell, which will be part of the PS3's processor. Toshiba said it's aiming to begin...
- Posted Dec 12th 2003
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Climax Announce Avalon for PS3
Climax's Brighton Studio has announced that they are working on a game called 'Avalon' for the PS3. The team are using their Blimey2 game development engine which they believe puts them way ahead of the competition. The only problem is that the group don't actually have a PS3 to develop with so they...
- Posted Dec 10th 2003
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Sony PSX set to lose functionality
Sony Corp said its PSX console, will have fewer functions than planned because the company ran out of time before next week's debut in Japan. Sony said he PSX will dub video at half the rate planned and won't play rewritable DVD's, recordable CD's, or MP3 music files. "We've had very strong dem...
- Posted Dec 7th 2003
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Fake Images of PS3
Despite rough estimates of late 2005/early 2006 for the PS3's launch, enthusiastic gamers are already designing what they would like the ps3 to look like. These images are however all concepts and nothing more. Please be sure to check out the sites of these talented artists by clicking on the releva...
- Posted Dec 2nd 2003
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Motion Sensing Technology for PS3
Phil Harrison the Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has revealed that Sony are investigating the use of motion sensing technology for the PS3. Sony has used the Eye Toy to test out this new area of gaming, which seems to have a huge potential. Based on the Eye Toys huge success, S...
- Posted Nov 27th 2003
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PS3 to be unveiled at E3 2004?
According to the rumour site C&VG the PS3 will be unveiled at E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo) in spring 04'. Funnily enough its not the first time rumours like this have been made, and to set the record straight it is extremely unlikely that PS3 would be unveiled so early. Sony has a hist...
- Posted Nov 25th 2003
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Blimey 2 - The Climax Next Gen Engine
The UK-based Climax Group has unveiled its next-generation game development engine. The Blimey 2 was created by the company's core technology group (CTG) and replaces the existing Blimey engine. Blimey was originally used to develop games such as The Italian Job: LA Heist, Moto GP, Moto GP 2, and Ho...
- Posted Nov 19th 2003
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Koei Develops for PS3
Koei have announced that they are going to develop games for the PS3. Notable games by Koei include Kessen, Dynasty Warriors and there many sequels as well as G1 Jockey, which was very popular in Japan. So far no further information has been released, so to say which games they will develop is just ...
- Posted Nov 19th 2003
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