the rsx and cell have several secrets not revealed in this article

The GPU has some wild features that will never be seen in any nVidia PC GPU, and I'm just talking about the ones we know about. On top of that, we still don't have a clear picture how advanced it is since it borrows from both proven chips (G70/G71) and from experimental ones that either never saw release or are planned for the near future.

Either way, we know it's a beast in shader calculations and high dynamic range (128-bit).

What is SA-CD and why is it gone from the 40 gig? Have to do with backwards compatibility or something?

(probably a stupid question)

this is really old news.

Im glad taht i got the 60gb

Wow just reading this article lets you know how much power is in this system. I didn't know it had a dual-core primary processor. I though it was a single core plus the 7 SPE's.It's going to be crazy to see how games run when they use all the SPE's.

there's no chrome trim on any 40gb version, it's only on the 60gb and 80gb

I feel really sorry for people who bought a 20GB.

...and nirun, the 40GB has the chrome trim.

Anyone who got a 20GB got shafted.

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*HOW did they get shafted?

what does the trim have to do with being able to play *EVERY GAME on the console?

and Wi Fi? that can be remedied with any USB Wi Fi adaptor. also, the 20gig *DOES come with an ethernet cable, so you can always, you know, just *PLUG IT IN.

things like memory stick readers can also be added using a USB adaptor.

all models of the Playstation 3 have a hard drive (so developers don't have to worry about an entire segment of PS3 owners not being able to access certain features of games).

all models of the Playstation 3 have a Blu Ray drive (again, so developers don't have to compress, or cut content from a game in order to compensate for different storage capacities for the PS3 SKUs).

all models of the Playstation 3 have access to the net, either through an ethernet cable, and in the "high end" models, Wi Fi.

no matter what SKU of the PS3 you own, you will still be able to play *EVERY SINGLE game released on the console, and you don't have to buy other parts (ie, an HDD, memory stick unit, or anything else), to enjoy said games.

your comment was a poor attempt at trolling, honestly.

the 20gig PS3 is *NOT THE CORE X Box 360, which didn't come with a hard drive (absolutely necessary for getting the most out of your 360, or else you'd have to have a *MAMMOTH collection of memory sticks, and if that was case, why didn't you buy a hard drive??), and is now forcing developers to pull back certain features, or release a product that could have been much better had that simple thing been included (i love Mass Effect; my fiance is playing it right now; but the excessive loading every few seconds, the irritating texture pop in, the atrocious framerate in random areas of the game, and the long @ss elevators could have *ALL been eliminated if Microsoft had just made the damn hdd standard across *ALL 360 platforms).

the 20 gig PS3 performs exactly like all the other units, and if extras like Wi Fi are important, you can add them later, but you won't be hurting with the 20gig.

i have the 60gig PS3, because i knew what i wanted, but i wouldn't have had any problems if i picked up the 20gig instead.

i was looking at the firmware that was released, my ps3 was firmware 1.55, and the link showed 1.54-1.60 ?????????

Maybe E.A. Games should take a look at this, they make crappy PS3 games, that's why I don't buy their games.

yea I pretty much knew all of that but since right now their is only 1 model on the market LOL I want to see what size the new SKU will be 120 or 160 and I think sony might have kicked B/C all together and are re-releaseing all ps2/ps3 titles at the store but thats what I think