What does the PlayStation 3 look like?
What ports and external connections does the PlayStation 3 have? Systems released in Europe feature four USB 2.0 ports on the front, with rear connectors for gigabit Ethernet, an optical audio output, HDMI output and an AV multi-out (exactly the same as that on the PS2). European PS3s are also equipped with inputs for Memory Sticks, SD and Compact Flash cards inside a flip-up door on the front. What happened to the dual HDMI ports and three gigabit Ethernet connections that Sony hyped at E3 2005? Scratched! Dual HDMI would be cool but very few people would likely ever be able to use it, and most people never understood the triple-set of gigabit Ethernet ports to begin with. So as these were likely to be the least-used features, Sony cut them for cost reasons. How is the SIXAXIS controller different from the PS2’s DualShock 2 controller? Its layout looks virtually identical to the DualShock 2 but there are some major differences. First, the SIXAXIS is wireless (via Bluetooth 2.0 technol
A gallery of pictures can be found here: http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/Gallery A comparison of any existing models differences can be found here: http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/ProductDetails II. Hardware Specifications a. General CPU Cell Broadband Engine GPU RSX Memory 256MB XDR Main RAM 256MB GDDR3 VRAM HDD 2.5′ Serial ATA (20GB, 40GB, 60GB, 80GB) I/O USB 2.0 X 4(X2 for 40GB) Memory Stick/SD/CompactFlash Slots(60/80GB only) Communication *Dr Egg* Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi*(40/60/80GB Models Only) Bluetooth 2.
