New Console From Sony

Introducing Playstation 3

PS3 is the most advanced computer system that serves as a platform to enjoy
next

generation computer entertainment content in the home, realized through the
combination of Cell and RSX® processors, in addition to the playability
of a vast catalog of PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 software titles.

Having Giga-bit Ethernet and a pre-installed hard disk drive (HDD) as standard
in PS3, users will be able to download a variety of content as well as access
on-line games and services over the network.

Equipped with basic input/output ports, PS3 supports a broad range of displays
from

conventional NTSC/PAL standard TVs to the latest full HD (1080i/1080p) flat
panel displays,

offering the joy of the most advanced computer entertainment content to homes
around the

world. For use in living rooms, maximum heat and noise reduction has been
achieved with a

noise level equivalent to that of the current slim-line PlayStation 2.

System Overview

The PlayStation 3 is Sony's seventh generation era video game console in
the PlayStation series. It is the successor to the PlayStation 2 and will
mainly compete against Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii. The PS3 will
be released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, November 17, 2006 in the US and
March 2007 in Europe and PAL territories, and will ship in two initial configurations.

The PS3 was officially unveiled on May 16, 2005 by Sony during an E3 conference,
where the console was first shown to the public. 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 devkits (for example Metal Gear
Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) and comparable PC hardware, and video footage
based on the predicted PS3 specifications was produced (for example for Mobile
Suit Gundam).