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Well, with all this frantic mailing and anxious waiting for events to unfold, let us remind ourselves why Sony's PlayStation 2 is the future of gaming...
>1. It's smart.
A 128 Bit "Emotion Engine" CP Unit to be presise. It has a co-Processor, known as a FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1, Floating Point Divider x 1)
>2. It's fast.
System Clock: 300 MHz
System Memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus
Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second
Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS
>3. Whatever comes out, it looks gorgeous.
3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2
Graphics: "Graphics Synthesizer"
Clock Frequency: 150MHz
DRAM Bus bandwidth: 48 GB Per Second
DRAM Bus width: 2560 bits
Pixel Configuration: RGB:Alpha:Z Buffer (24:8:32)
Maximum Polygon Rate: 75 Million Polygons Per Second
>4. It sounds good.
Sound: "SPU2+CPU"
Number of voices: ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by software, for extra effect. Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable) I/O Processor
>5. It's original to the core.
CPU Core: Current PlayStation CPU
Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)
Sub Bus: 32 Bit
Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA
>6. It has the edge with the latest storage format.
Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CD-ROM compatible)
>7. Digital Controllers.
Dual Shock2 pressure-sensitive controller; matt black or a personal colour.
>8. It's sleek and stealthy.
Compatible with horizontal and vertical stands, this baby is designed to hide amongst your hi-fi system or stand tall & proud in the middle of your living room.
>9. Great games.
Check out Timesplitters, Unreal Tournament, SSX, GT3, Starfighter, Metal Gear Solid 2: SOL and hopefully Half-Life, Obi-Wan and other great games that grew as an interesting blob on the Dreamcast.
Not satisfied? We should think ourselves lucky to have access to such a machiene, As for the future? That's when everybody has one and the groundbreaking games step in.
>1. It's smart.
A 128 Bit "Emotion Engine" CP Unit to be presise. It has a co-Processor, known as a FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1, Floating Point Divider x 1)
>2. It's fast.
System Clock: 300 MHz
System Memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus
Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second
Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS
>3. Whatever comes out, it looks gorgeous.
3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2
Graphics: "Graphics Synthesizer"
Clock Frequency: 150MHz
DRAM Bus bandwidth: 48 GB Per Second
DRAM Bus width: 2560 bits
Pixel Configuration: RGB:Alpha:Z Buffer (24:8:32)
Maximum Polygon Rate: 75 Million Polygons Per Second
>4. It sounds good.
Sound: "SPU2+CPU"
Number of voices: ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by software, for extra effect. Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable) I/O Processor
>5. It's original to the core.
CPU Core: Current PlayStation CPU
Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)
Sub Bus: 32 Bit
Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA
>6. It has the edge with the latest storage format.
Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CD-ROM compatible)
>7. Digital Controllers.
Dual Shock2 pressure-sensitive controller; matt black or a personal colour.
>8. It's sleek and stealthy.
Compatible with horizontal and vertical stands, this baby is designed to hide amongst your hi-fi system or stand tall & proud in the middle of your living room.
>9. Great games.
Check out Timesplitters, Unreal Tournament, SSX, GT3, Starfighter, Metal Gear Solid 2: SOL and hopefully Half-Life, Obi-Wan and other great games that grew as an interesting blob on the Dreamcast.
Not satisfied? We should think ourselves lucky to have access to such a machiene, As for the future? That's when everybody has one and the groundbreaking games step in.
Well, with all this frantic mailing and anxious waiting for events to unfold, let us remind ourselves why Sony's PlayStation 2 is the future of gaming...
>1. It's smart.
A 128 Bit "Emotion Engine" CP Unit to be presise. It has a co-Processor, known as a FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1, Floating Point Divider x 1)
>2. It's fast.
System Clock: 300 MHz
System Memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus
Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second
Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS
>3. Whatever comes out, it looks gorgeous.
3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2
Graphics: "Graphics Synthesizer"
Clock Frequency: 150MHz
DRAM Bus bandwidth: 48 GB Per Second
DRAM Bus width: 2560 bits
Pixel Configuration: RGB:Alpha:Z Buffer (24:8:32)
Maximum Polygon Rate: 75 Million Polygons Per Second
>4. It sounds good.
Sound: "SPU2+CPU"
Number of voices: ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by software, for extra effect. Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable) I/O Processor
>5. It's original to the core.
CPU Core: Current PlayStation CPU
Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)
Sub Bus: 32 Bit
Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA
>6. It has the edge with the latest storage format.
Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CD-ROM compatible)
>7. Digital Controllers.
Dual Shock2 pressure-sensitive controller; matt black or a personal colour.
>8. It's sleek and stealthy.
Compatible with horizontal and vertical stands, this baby is designed to hide amongst your hi-fi system or stand tall & proud in the middle of your living room.
>9. Great games.
Check out Timesplitters, Unreal Tournament, SSX, GT3, Starfighter, Metal Gear Solid 2: SOL and hopefully Half-Life, Obi-Wan and other great games that grew as an interesting blob on the Dreamcast.
Not satisfied? We should think ourselves lucky to have access to such a machiene, As for the future? That's when everybody has one and the groundbreaking games step in.
>1. It's smart.
A 128 Bit "Emotion Engine" CP Unit to be presise. It has a co-Processor, known as a FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1, Floating Point Divider x 1)
>2. It's fast.
System Clock: 300 MHz
System Memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus
Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second
Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS
>3. Whatever comes out, it looks gorgeous.
3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2
Graphics: "Graphics Synthesizer"
Clock Frequency: 150MHz
DRAM Bus bandwidth: 48 GB Per Second
DRAM Bus width: 2560 bits
Pixel Configuration: RGB:Alpha:Z Buffer (24:8:32)
Maximum Polygon Rate: 75 Million Polygons Per Second
>4. It sounds good.
Sound: "SPU2+CPU"
Number of voices: ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by software, for extra effect. Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable) I/O Processor
>5. It's original to the core.
CPU Core: Current PlayStation CPU
Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)
Sub Bus: 32 Bit
Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA
>6. It has the edge with the latest storage format.
Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CD-ROM compatible)
>7. Digital Controllers.
Dual Shock2 pressure-sensitive controller; matt black or a personal colour.
>8. It's sleek and stealthy.
Compatible with horizontal and vertical stands, this baby is designed to hide amongst your hi-fi system or stand tall & proud in the middle of your living room.
>9. Great games.
Check out Timesplitters, Unreal Tournament, SSX, GT3, Starfighter, Metal Gear Solid 2: SOL and hopefully Half-Life, Obi-Wan and other great games that grew as an interesting blob on the Dreamcast.
Not satisfied? We should think ourselves lucky to have access to such a machiene, As for the future? That's when everybody has one and the groundbreaking games step in.