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PlayStation 3's Cell CPU achieves a theoretical maximum of 204.8 GFLOPS in single precision floating point operations and up to 15 GFLOPS double precision. [1] The PS3 has 256 MB ([2]) of Rambus XDR DRAM, clocked at CPU die speed. [1] The PPE has 64 KB ([3]) L1 cache and 512 KB L2 cache, while the SPEs have 2 MB local memory (256 KB per SPE ...
The PlayStation 3 system software is the updatable firmware and operating system of the PlayStation 3. The base operating system used by Sony for the PlayStation 3 is a fork of both FreeBSD and NetBSD known internally as CellOS or GameOS. [4][1] It uses XrossMediaBar as its graphical shell. The process of updating is almost identical to that of ...
PlayStation 3 models. The PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game console has been produced in various models during its life cycle. At launch, the PlayStation 3 was available with either a 20 or 60 GB hard disk drive in the US and Japan, respectively— priced from US$499 to US$599; and with either a 40, 60, or 80 GB hard disk drive in Europe, priced ...
A number of models of Sony 's PlayStation (PS) video game console were produced from 1994 to 2006. Most revisions of the PlayStation were made to fix known hardware issues or lower production costs and time, while others featured substantial external changes. Each region has its own model number; for example, Japan received the SCPH-1000, North ...
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, [19] November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia.
Progressive: 256×224 to 640×240 pixels [2] Interlaced: 256×448 to 640×480 pixels. Colors: Maximum color depth of 16,777,216 colors (24-bit true color) 57,344 (256×224) to 153,600 (640×240) colors on screen. Unlimited color lookup tables (CLUTs) 32 levels of transparency. All calculations are performed to 24 bit accuracy.
Sony also unveiled a recently rumored slimmer PS3. The new "PS3 Slim" would have 120GB, and would have all the same features as the current 80GB model. The new model is 32% smaller, 36% lighter and consumes 34% less power than the original. The PS3 Slim's retail price is $299 in North America, €299 in the EU, £249 in the UK and ¥29,980 in ...
PlayStation 3 homebrew. Homebrew software was first run on the PlayStation 3 by a group of hackers under the name "Team Ice" by exploiting a vulnerability in the game Resistance: Fall of Man. Following various other hacks executed from Linux, Sony removed the ability to install another operating system in the 3.21 firmware update.