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May 19, 2005

Sony Unveils PlayStation 3

[CeprixConception] The new PS3 seems quite slick and to have minimalistic design comparing to Xbox 360, but at the same time it seems as big as Xbox 360. Also, Sony claims that the Cell processor used in PS3 is as much as twice faster than Xbox 360. PS3 is scheduled to be out in early 2006.

Some slightly related from Technorati and Google.

[Say Anything] Not To Be Out Done - Sony Unveils The PS3: showcased its new Xbox 360 in a 30-minute special on MTV. I own a PS2. It only sees use when my son

[-| synapticblur |-] Tuesday: It definitely looks and sounds better than the Xbox 360. Most importantly, it didn't require a stupid ass name like "Xbox 360" to make it marketable to Colorado sk8r punks. And by punks, I mean annoying brats who still drink Sunny D when they're 20. Hey, Billy, your mom rocks!

[...My So-CaLLed RamBLinGs...] ad-sense: "Once upon a time, in a galaxy not entirely unlike our own...there was a gurl. There was nothing extraordinary about this gurl. She was by her own estimation an ordinary yet relatively a simple sorta gurl. Yet she was cursed...as long as she could remember, her romantic life has been since quite the "disaster".

[NewsDesk] Sony Unveils New PlayStation 3 Consoles Microso...: Microsoft unveils new Xbox 360, takes aim at Sony  ¶ 5/17/2005 08:13:42 AM

[gadgetryblog] Nintendo Unveils A Revolution - Hardly!: Deatails are scarce at the moment, but the Revolution sports a stylish design that's about the thickness of three DVD cases and slightly longer, will play new games on 12-centimetre discs as well of those of the current GameCube system. It also will have wireless networking capability, two USB ports, wireless controllers and the ability to download two decades' worth of games from the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64. Meanwhile, Sony is touting the power of its Playstation 3, due out next spring, and Microsoft is busy promoting the Xbox 360, scheduled to be released during the Christmas holiday period.

[Scribe Journal - The National Ledger: Honest and Unmerciful] Nintendo Unveils Revolution, Let the Console Wars Begin: Nintendo plans to leverage its previously announced Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, a partnership it is developing with GameSpy, to offer online gaming connectivity for Revolution players. The company clearly wants to separate itself from its competitors Microsoft and Sony as Revolution doesn't have the wide range of media abilities that XBox 360 and Playstation 3 offer.

[www.ubergizmo.com/fr/ - Les News High-Tech] Sony dévoile la Playstation 3 à E3: Sony vient juste d'annoncer la sortie de la Playstation 3 et révèle les spécifications et le design au monde. A mon avis, le boîtier de la PS3 est plus beau que celui de son concurrent, la Xbox 360. On dit aussi que la PS3 est plus petite. Cependant, elle embarque toute la puissance nécessaire pour la prochaine génération de jeux.

PSP: Sony unveils massive unit - Joystiq - www.joystiq.com _: Even though the PSP launch fiasco has quickly turned into a nightmare, Sony has still found the time to erect a giant replica PSP in the main hall of Tokyo Station.  The unit is about 47 times the size of the actual PSP, and will bombard thousands of commuters that pass under its screen with promo videos until December 3 (the 10th anniversary of the PlayStation).

MTV unveils Xbox 360”¦ the commercial - Joystiq - www.joystiq.com _: Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry: inappropriate or purely promotional comments may be removed. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you.

Welcome to TechnologyReview.com: ... Microsoft unveils Xbox 360 games Microsoft's new console will be called the ... Sony unveils the PlayStation 3, marking the latest twist in the contest ...

Videogaming Blog :: Feedmania: An interesting bit of information emerged from Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2005. The Microsoft Senior Vice President Will Poole confirmed in a presentation that Xbox 360 controllers will be fully compatible with the next version of the Windows Operating System, code-named Longhorn. Pictures ...">Xbox 360 Controller Compatibility with Longhorn

RED HERRING | Microsoft Unveils Xbox 360: It will become clearer which company will stand out in the $10-billion video gaming market next week at the gaming industry’s annual convention, E3 expo, in Los Angeles. Sony and Nintendo, both competitors to the new Xbox, will talk more about their next-generation consoles.

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Posted at May 19, 2005 02:33 PM

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