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NVIDIA and Sony working on the PS3
Video Games | Dec 10, 04
On December 6, 2004 NVIDIA broke the silence that they have been working with Sony on the GPU for Sony's next generation computer entertainment system. We all know this to be the PlayStation 3.
In an interview over at IGN Entertainment they got to ask David Roman of NVIDIA a few questions.
Mr. Roman informed them that NVIDIA has been working on aspects of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s next generation system for the past 2 years and that the GPU for the PS3 will be a custom version of our next generation GPU.
Sony also announced back in September that the PS3 will be using the Blu-ray storage format. Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a next generation high-density optical disc format that enables recording and playback of digital high-definition (HD) video signals and programs. BD-ROM format has a huge memory size of 54 GB (dual layer, single side), which is 6 times larger than that of DVD-ROM, and has the potential of becoming an ideal medium to distribute next generation entertainment content from movies and music to computer applications. Standardization of this format is currently underway lead by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA).
Microsoft and Nintendo will have their hands full with this one. But it will be interesting to see how everything will pan out over the next year.
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