Sony Introduces Playstation 3, to launch in 2006
by Anand Lal Shimpi on May 16, 2005 9:12 PM EST- Posted in
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Unreal Engine 3 on PS3
After only two months with PS3 hardware, Tim Sweeney and the rest of the team at Epic Games put together one of the most amazing demos we have ever seen of graphics driven by the NVIDIA RSX GPU.
The Unreal 3 engine demo on the PS3 was the world's first demo of a working game engine on PS3 hardware. The demo ran at a 720p resolution.
Our camera shots can't possibly convey the incredible quality and impact of ' demo, which was rendered entirely in real time on PS3 hardware (no indication whether or not it was a dev kit or an actual prototype PS3).
EA Studio's Fight Night PS3
Fight Night PS3 was also demoed, showcasing impressive graphics, facial emotions and physics running on PS3 hardware:
The frame rate wasn't perfectly smooth, but the demo was impressive nonetheless.
Final Fantasy XII
There was also a pre-rendered FF XII demo, however it seems like the game will be released as a PS2 title that is playable on PS3 hardware.
Square also ran a tech demo of Final Fantasy VII on PS3 hardware, but they have no plans to release a remake of FF VII, the demo was simply one to show their support for the platform.
Aliasing in PS3 Demos?
One thing we noticed in most of the PS3 demos was that there was still varying amounts of aliasing in the demos; some demos were better than others, but none were perfect. At the same time, a lot can change between now and the PS3's release.
Final Words
We don't really have any more words for the PS3 at this point - we were amazed by its technology, by the demos, but at the same time Spring 2006 is a full year from now. More on PS3 and Xbox 360 this week...
Update: I've posted some more PS3 and Xbox 360 thoughts in my blog if you're interested in more analysis on today's announcement.
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milomnderbnder21 - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
I can't help but laugh at all the titles announced though: "title" 4, "title" 4, "title" 6...5,4,4, etc. Come on, let's get some new franchises!I like the comparison to a George Foreman grill. The hardware sounds awfully impressive though, and the screens are really good looking. I want to see this and a 360 side by side, for size comparisons, just for kicks.
The X360 controller looks a LOT nicer. I'll almost certainly go X360, though. I like the games, I like the controller, it comes out sooner. The big thing for me though is the games, the sequels of sequels of sequels bothers me, though microsoft might be headed in that dangerous direction. Then I might have to get a Nintendo. I kind of don't like sony. Don't know why, entirely. I think the PS2 bothered me for getting perhaps more than it deserved. And I hate those contollers...
knitecrow - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
About the GPU, nvidia have provided fluff... plain and simple.I can't say the ATI and microsoft have done a better job with the R500
but I still don't see how a 300 million transistor card can do 1.8Tflops of processing
Your 6800 ULTRA is about 222 million transsistors and does ... well i have no idea how much GFlops of processing it does.
Flops is used by marketing folks to fool the general public.
erwos - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
If they remade FFVII for PS3, I'd pre-order the damn console and game right now. Seriously.-Erwos
coldpower27 - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
Wow, that is amazing can't wait till the Geforce 7 is released now or as it's code name G70:)Cygni - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
Deffinitly looks pretty impressive today... but by the time it actually ships, its going to hit TOUGH competition on the PC front. The transistor count thing is pretty funny as well... wonder what an Athlon X2 (200mil) + a pair of 6800 Ultras total as far as transistor count! haha.Looks good, but the Cell is still iffy... the issue with 1 disabled unit shows that the yields are probably fairly low, like many assumed. Hard to say which one (PS3 vs 360) which one will get more market share, but the PS3 does seem to pack a little more power, if the Cell can come through.
GhandiInstinct - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
THIS IS THE FUTURE OMFG, ITS A STAR SHIP, XBOX GATES WHO? OMFG THIS IS IT THIS IS IT DID YOU SEE THOSE SCREEN SHOTS? I DONT EVEN NEED TO PLAY THE GAMES THOSE SS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. MOST AMAZING EVER EXCEPT FOR GPU, BUT 2 TERAFLOPS COMPARED TO ONE? PS3 = SUPER COMPUTER CONSOLE MEGA GENESIS OMFG AMAZING.Sorry for caps. Hope it doesnt hurt your ears...
finbarqs - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
still looks ugly... uglier than the x360, and that's not all that pretty either...Son of a N00b - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
looks more impressive than the Xbox IMO, especially in the SS's ive seen with both...darn cannot wait for nvidia's g70 next gen cards...wish i could be a beta tester for SLI for em to be the first on the block...
knitecrow - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
"Design and specifications are subject to change without notice."anyone any still remember how they cut PS2 final specs from the one they unveiled?
segagenesis - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link
Impressive screens, unimpressive controllers. Are they supposed to double as boomerangs?