<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	I-Device
technical	I-Device
specifications	I-Device
describe	O
the	O
various	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
one	O
3.2GHz	O
PowerPC-based	O
"	O
Power	O
Processing	O
Element	O
"	O
(	O
PPE	O
)	O
and	O
six	O
accessible	O
Synergistic	O
Processing	O
Elements	O
(	O
SPEs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
Cell	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
achieves	O
a	O
theoretical	O
maximum	O
of	O
179.2	O
GFLOPS	O
in	O
single	O
precision	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
operations	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
15GFLOPS	O
double	O
precision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
has	O
256MB	O
(	O
)	O
of	O
Rambus	O
XDR	O
DRAM	O
,	O
clocked	O
at	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
die	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nvidia	O
,	O
the	O
RSX	O
—	O
the	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
—	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NVIDIA	O
G70	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
NV47	O
)	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GPU	B-Architecture
is	O
clocked	O
at	O
500MHz	O
and	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
256MB	O
GDDR3	O
RAM	O
clocked	O
at	O
650MHz	O
with	O
an	O
effective	O
transmission	O
rate	O
of	O
1.3GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RSX	O
has	O
a	O
floating-point	B-Algorithm
performance	O
of	O
192	O
GFLOPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
received	O
several	O
component	O
revisions	O
which	O
served	O
to	O
reduce	O
power	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RSX	O
GPU	B-Architecture
also	O
saw	O
reduction	O
in	O
size	O
over	O
periodic	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
improvements	O
were	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilizes	O
a	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
Cell	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
34%	O
reduction	O
in	O
power	O
consumption	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
65nm	O
Cell	O
model	O
;	O
the	O
last	O
Slim	O
model	O
further	O
decreases	O
power	O
consumption	O
with	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
a	O
40nm	O
RSX	O
and	O
later	O
28nm	O
on	O
the	O
CECH-43xx	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
all	O
models	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
last	O
seven	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
serial	O
number	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
model	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
audio	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
supports	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
7.1	O
digital	O
audio	O
,	O
Dolby	O
TrueHD	O
,	O
DTS-HD	O
Master	O
Audio	O
and	O
others	O
;	O
audio	O
output	O
is	O
possible	O
over	O
stereo	O
RCA	B-Protocol
cables	I-Protocol
(	O
analog	O
)	O
,	O
optical	B-Protocol
digital	I-Protocol
cables	O
,	O
or	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
slim	O
features	O
an	O
upgraded	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
chip	O
that	O
allows	O
bitstreaming	O
of	O
lossless	O
audio	B-Algorithm
codecs	I-Algorithm
to	O
an	O
external	O
receiver	O
(	O
earlier	O
versions	O
had	O
to	O
decode	O
the	O
signal	O
internally	O
before	O
outputting	O
it	O
via	O
LPCM	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
60GB	O
(	O
1	O
GB	O
=	O
1	O
billion	O
bytes	O
)	O
and	O
80GB	O
configurations	O
,	O
flash	O
memory	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
either	O
Memory	O
Sticks	O
;	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
cards	I-Device
;	O
or	O
SD/MMC	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
support	O
USB	B-Protocol
memory	O
devices	O
;	O
flash	O
drives	O
and	O
external	O
hard	O
drives	O
are	O
both	O
automatically	O
recognized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
formatted	O
with	O
the	O
FAT32	B-Application
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
systems	O
supported	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
at	O
the	O
front	O
(	O
20	O
and	O
60GB	O
models	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
NTSC	O
80GB	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
40GB	O
and	O
80GB	O
PAL	B-Language
models	O
only	O
have	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
released	O
after	O
August	O
2008	O
have	O
been	O
reduced	O
to	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
at	O
the	O
front	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
dropping	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
and	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
3	O
's	O
case	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Teiyu	O
Goto	O
of	O
Sony	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
typeface	O
as	O
the	O
marketing	O
materials	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
is	O
quieter	O
and	O
more	O
compact	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engraved	O
logo	O
is	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
with	O
curved	O
edges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Super	O
Slim	O
weighs	O
at	O
least	O
25%	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
Slim	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
slot-loading	O
Blu-ray	O
drive	O
being	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
top-load	O
disc	O
reader	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
's	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
sliding	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
consumption	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
units	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
90nm	O
Cell	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
ranges	O
from	O
170	O
–	O
200W	O
during	O
normal	O
use	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
a	O
380W	O
power	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
consumption	O
of	O
newer	O
40GB	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
units	O
(	O
65nm	O
process	O
Cell/90nm	O
RSX	O
)	O
,	O
ranges	O
from	O
120-140W	O
during	O
normal	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
consumption	O
of	O
"	O
slim	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
process	O
Cell/40nm	O
RSX	O
)	O
ranges	O
from	O
65	O
to	O
84	O
W	O
during	O
normal	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
standard	O
IEC	O
60320	O
C14	O
(	O
IEC	O
60320	O
C8	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
slim	O
)	O
connector	O
and	O
a	O
C13	O
(	O
C7	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
slim	O
)	O
power	O
cord	O
appropriate	O
for	O
the	O
region	O
it	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS3	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
models	O
have	O
labels	O
indicating	O
localized	O
input	O
requirements	O
for	O
power	O
(	O
120V	O
60Hz	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
Japanese	O
models	O
and	O
220-240V	O
50Hz	O
for	O
European	O
and	O
Australian	O
models	O
)	O
,	O
however	O
teardowns	O
have	O
revealed	O
the	O
Slim	O
power	O
supplies	O
are	O
still	O
universal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
disc	O
drive	O
is	O
an	O
all-in-one	O
type	O
allowing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
different	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Sixaxis	B-Device
is	O
a	O
controller	O
that	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
in	O
appearance	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
and	O
DualShock	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIXAXIS	B-Device
features	O
finer	O
analog	O
sensitivity	O
;	O
more	O
trigger-like	O
R2	O
and	O
L2	O
buttons	O
;	O
a	O
PS	O
(	O
"	O
home	O
"	O
)	O
button	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
mini-B	O
port	O
for	O
charging	O
the	O
internal	O
battery	O
and	O
for	O
wired	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
supports	O
up	O
to	O
7	O
simultaneous	O
controllers	O
over	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
is	O
named	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
detect	O
motion	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
six	O
degrees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
also	O
has	O
no	O
vibration	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
3	I-Device
(	O
trademarked	O
DUALSHOCK	B-Device
3	I-Device
)	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
controller	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
and	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
vibration	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hands-on	O
accounts	O
describe	O
the	O
controller	O
as	O
being	O
slightly	O
heavier	O
than	O
the	O
standard	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
capable	O
of	O
vibration	O
forces	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Memory	O
Card	O
Adaptor	O
is	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
allows	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
transferred	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
memory	O
cards	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
hard	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
cable	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
on	O
one	O
end	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
legacy	O
PS2	B-Device
memory	O
card	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
BD	O
Remote	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
videos	O
and	O
music	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
and	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
will	O
accept	O
signals	O
only	O
via	O
its	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Remote	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
infrared	O
receiver	O
;	O
this	O
prevents	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
universal	O
remotes	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
movie	O
Talladega	O
Nights	O
:	O
The	O
Ballad	O
of	O
Ricky	O
Bobby	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
400,000	O
release	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
500,000	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
activations	O
after	O
launch	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
release	O
of	O
Casino	O
Royale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
card	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Eye	I-Application
of	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
camera	O
itself	O
for	O
US	O
$69.99	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
JP¥	O
9,980	O
and	O
A	O
$159.95	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
HDMI	B-Protocol
and	O
Component	O
AV	B-Protocol
cables	I-Protocol
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
include	O
interfaces	O
for	O
legacy	O
PlayStation	B-Device
peripherals	O
,	O
though	O
IGN.com	O
tested	O
a	O
legacy	O
controller	O
using	O
a	O
PS2-to-USB	O
adapter	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
compatible	O
,	O
though	O
most	O
other	O
devices	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
controller	O
)	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
firmware	O
1.70	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sony	O
has	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
controllers	O
with	O
generic	O
PS2-to-USB	O
adapters	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
whammy	O
bar	O
is	O
not	O
functional	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nyko	O
started	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Play	O
Adaptor	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
PS2-to-USB	O
adapter	O
allowing	O
for	O
guitars	O
and	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
peripherals	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q2/2007	O
,	O
but	O
Nyko	O
stated	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
that	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
this	O
device	O
had	O
been	O
postponed	O
due	O
to	O
compatibility	O
problems	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
supports	O
both	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
camera/webcam	O
and	O
SOCOM	O
Headset	O
for	O
video	O
and	O
voice	O
chat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
memory	O
card	O
adapter	O
is	O
available	O
so	O
users	O
can	O
copy	O
their	O
old	O
PS/PS2	O
game	O
saves	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	O
memory	O
card	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
can	O
also	O
use	O
Memory	O
Sticks	O
to	O
store	O
and	O
save	O
data	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
systems	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
PS2	B-Device
playback	O
(	O
whether	O
through	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
and	O
Graphics	O
Synthesizer	O
hardware	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
Graphics	O
Synthesizer	O
and	O
software	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
using	O
the	O
Cell	O
Broadband	O
Engine	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
