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Sony unveils Playstation 2
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 2 Mar 1999 20:59:24 GMT
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RPGamer <http://www.rpgamer.com/> just posted an article on the Playstation 2.
Some highlights of what was reported (paraphrased of course) follows.
The Playstation 2 will use DVD media (it can play DVD movies and music, too!)
and will be backwards compatible with media and peripherals. At the
PlayStation 50 Millionth Party, several demos were shown, including the Squall
and Rinoa Dance scene from Final Fantasy VIII (rendered in real-time) and the
Final Fantasy Movie's "elderly gentleman" (rendered and manipulated in
real-time).
The PSX2 chipset consists of a 128bit, 300 MHz CPU and a 128bit, 150 MHz
GPU. The development operating system is said to be Linux. Apparently, the
Playstation 2 can communicate with electronic devices, including computers and
digital cameras, using USB and PCMCIA cards.
The Japanese Playstation 2 release is scheduled for Winter '99, and the US
release in second quarter 2000. Rumors price the console between US$250 and
US$400
For the full report, go to <http://www.rpgamer.com/>
Jeff
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| (...) The above may be a reason to buy a PS2, if DVD movies take off like they're supposed to. (...) *drool* (...) I woner if they mean the4 games are developed under linux, or that there will be a Linux port. If the latter, well, I think I might (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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