Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com From: matth@bellatlantic.net (Matthew Hulett) Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Next Generation Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 16:49:33 GMT Organization: SCEA News Server Lines: 31 Message-ID: <3538d73f.127975512@news.scea.sony.com> References: <35363517.A88BA96D@creatron.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: client-151-198-130-6.bellatlantic.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 >Does anybody know, what the features of the next Playstation will be? >64 bit? 128bit? DVD? When will it be released? > >Eric Well, the 'beaver of bad news' did lecture me on the evils of rumors once, but I haven't seen him around for awhile [BG], so here are the only specs I've come across: Rumored specs include a 200-300 Mhz CPU, 14-24 MB of main ram, 2-4 MB of texture ram, 1 MB sound ram, standard true-color high-resolution graphics, lots of hardware supported features including alpha blending, z-buffering, subpixel correction, etc..., and a 50 mega-pixel per second fill rate. Backwards compatibility is whispered about, but nothing is definitive. Some think that would be a negative, some a plus... I haven't read a word about 64bit vs. 128bit, nor DVD capabilities, other than what is on this thread. I assumed it would be 64-bit, since there doesn't seem to be much purpose in going beyond that level, and I assume they want to keep it as cheap as possible. I read that the design is already complete, which I hope is true, because then all this time can be used by the pros building excellent libraries that will alow the developers to make the great games that make a system succeed. Hey beaver, where have you been? If you are reading this, give a paddle and tell us what you are up to. -Matt