| Playstation 3 |
Article Index for Playstation |
Website Links For Playstation 3 |
Information AboutPlaystation 3 |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT PLAYSTATION 3 | |
| protected redirectsprotected redirects | |
| playstation | |
| sony computer entertainment | |
| sony consoles | |
| seventh-generation video game consoles | |
The PlayStation 3 ('''PS3''') will be Sony 's Seventh Generation Era Video Game Console in the PlayStation series. It is the successor to the PlayStation 2 and will mainly compete against Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360 . Sony has announced that the PS3 should be Backward Compatible with PS1 and PS2 games. At the moment, little is known in public about the PS3 apart from its hardware specifications and the reports that it will be based on open API s for the game development. The PS3 was officially unveiled on '') and comparable PC hardware, and video footage based on the predicted PS3 specifications was produced (for example for '' Mobile Suit Gundam ''). GAMES IN DEVELOPMENT See Also: List of PlayStation 3 games As of March 2006, there are already over 230 PS3 games announced by multiple developers and publishers, like SCEI , Electronic Arts , Konami , Namco , Capcom , Square Enix , Sega and many others. As well as announced titles there are likely to be many 'secret projects' already under development. Since then the PS3 will be delayed until November 2006, world-wide release. Most developers have already announced games for the PS3. Some anticipated ones include '''', '' Grand Theft Auto 4 '' (provisional title), '' Sonic The Hedgehog '', and '' Tekken ''. At the '' from Factor 5 , '' Warhawk '' from Incognito Entertainment , and '' Unreal Tournament 2007 '' from Epic Games . BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY Games The PlayStation 3 will be compatible with all PlayStation 2 and PlayStation games. In a recent interview Ken Kutaragi stated that backward compatibility will be achieved through a combination of hardware and software. At the PlayStation 3 briefing on March 14 , 2006 in Japan, Sony revealed that the PlayStation 3 will display legacy recoded PlayStation titles in high-definition resolutions. However, backwards capability will be limited to only games that have strictly adhered to Sony's TRC (Technical Requirements Checklist). Peripherals |
|
|