Potrivit celor de la Eurogamer, sursa apropiata companiei Sony, in viitorul apropiat va fi lansat un nou Play Station Portabil.

Pana atunci, Sony va lansa cel mai probabil in 2009 un nou update la actuala serie (PSP-4000) prin modificarea usoara a designului si includerea unui chip dedicat pentru jocuri produs de SEGA. Ultimul update a fost facut in vara acestui an (PSP-3000) si a constat in imbunatatirea display-ului si includerea unui mirofon prentru VoIP.

Modelul la care face referire Eurogamer este unul total nou, ar putea purta denumirea de “PSP2” si se estimeaza ca va ajunge pe rafturile magazinelor in perioada 2010-2011.

Marile case de games au anuntat deja ca lucreaza la noi jocuri special create pentru generatia urmatoare de PSP. Cu siguranta Carmen intr-o editie viitoare a FreeZone va putea aduce informatii suplimentare despre titlurile pregatite de producatori pentru noul PSP2.

Sursa: News Yahoo, PCWorld

WII Phone

Se zvoneste ca cei de la nintendo lucreaza la un telefon pe baza de consola.Sa speram ca se va realiza.

Xbox Portable

Microsoft a confirmat ca echipa xbox lucreaza la versiunea portabila a consolei.

Nintendo DS2

Se pare ca nu este inca anuntata aceasta consola….

Nintendo DSI

Nintendo DSi, disponibilă pe alb sau pe negru, este înzestrată cu două display-uri touchscreen (DS avea doar un ecran senzitiv) mai mari, de 3.25 inch, cameră VGA, slot pentru carduri SD şi hardware + software dedicat pentru audiţia track-urilor MP3. O altă facilitate oferită de noua consolă este implementarea unui browser care îţi permite descărcarea de jocuri de pe serverele Nintendo, jocuri care desigur pot fi apoi stocate pe card. Şi la capitolul construcţie au intervenit câteva schimbări pozitive – DSi este mai subţire şi ceva mai compact. Deşi pare greu de crezut, consolele portabile Nintendo se situează, din punct de vedere al vânzărilor la nivel global (dar aici o pondere enormă au vânzările din Asia), peste mult mai performantele Sony PSP. Poate în România situaţia să fie inversă, asta şi datorită promovării de care se bucură produsele Sony.

Nintendo DSi va fi lansată pe 1 noiembrie 2008 în Japonia, la un preţ de aproximativ 180$. Piaţa europeană va primi consola DSi abia în 2009.

Sursa:www.go4it.com

Nintendo WII 2

Nimic nu este confirmat si singura imagine asupra consolei WII 2 este cam ciudata

Sursa pentru primele doua console ps4 si xbox 720 este:www.play247.ro

Sper ca toate aceste console sa apara….dar mai avem de asteptat:D:D

Edit 2010 :

Playstaion Motion Controller:

La Game Developers Conference, ce are loc în aceste zile la San Francisco, Sony a intrat direct în subiect și însuși Shuhei Yshida a prezentat detectorul de mișcări al PlayStation 3, cu care Sony vrea să seducă toți jucătorii, PlayStation Move. Apoi, Peter Dille s-a cățărat pe scenă ca să facă un rezumat al istoriei PlayStation între 2009 – 2010: Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, scăderea de preț din toamna lui 2009, MAG, Heavy Rain, White Knight Chronicles și, desigur, God of War III. Același, Dille a ținut să amitescă viitoarele apariții majore PS3: ModNation Racers, Gran Turismo 5 (apare anul acesta) și SOCOM 4.

Revenind la subiectul zilei, Dille a recunoscut că “Nintendo a făcut o treabă excelentă prin introducerea motion gaming”, dar crede că Sony vrea acum să treacă la o etapă superioară. Cum era de așteptat, bagheta magică este însoțită de un al doilea accesoriu, fără fir. Acesta se numește PlayStation Move sub-controller și dispune de un stick analogic necesar jucării anumitor jocuri (ex. SOCOM 4).

Pentru Sony, PlayStation Move este la fel de important ca lansarea unei noi platforme, și va fi însoțit de o campanie masivă la finele lui 2010. Prețul jucăriei nu va depăși 100 dolari, și va fi vândută în bundle cu un PlayStation Eye și un joc.

Sony a rulat și un clip în care prezintă câteva jocuri: Move Party, Superstars, Shot, Slider etc. Totul aduce cu exact ceea ce credeți: un fel de Wii pe PS3, cu o grafică ceva mai rafinată. Din câte se vede în trailerul de mai jos, recunoașterea mișcărilor și plasarea în spațiu par să funcționeze destul de bine.

Unele jocuri vor necesita utilizarea unui singur controller, în timp ce altele vor cere două controllere, iar altele vor implica utilizarea sub-controllerului. Vedeți mai jos cinci trailere cu conferința de presă Sony și câteva screenshots din viitoarele jocuri pentru PlayStation 3:

English now(alot of informations):

PlayStation Move is a motion-sensing game controller platform for the PlayStation 3 video game console by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). Based on a handheld motion controller wand, PlayStation Move uses the PlayStation Eye webcam to track the wand’s position, and inertial sensors to detect its motion. First revealed on June 2, 2009, PlayStation Move is slated for worldwide launch in Q3/Q4 2010. PlayStation Move hardware available at launch includes the main PlayStation Move motion controller, and an optional PlayStation Move sub-controller.[1]

Although PlayStation Move is implemented on the existing PlayStation 3 console, Sony states that it is treating PlayStation Move’s debut as its own major “platform launch,” planning an aggressive marketing campaign to support it. In addition to selling the controllers individually,[2] Sony also plans to provide several different bundle options for PlayStation Move hardware, including:
a starter kit with a PlayStation Eye, a PlayStation Move motion controller, and a demo/sampler disc, priced under US$100,[3]
a full PlayStation 3 console pack with a PlayStation 3 console, DualShock 3, PlayStation Eye, and PlayStation Move motion controller, and
bundles of a PlayStation Move motion controller with select games.[2]

Specific pricing has not been decided.[1]

Sursa: http://www.gamoholic.net

Project Natal :

Project Nata is the code name for a “controller-free gaming and entertainment experience” by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform. Based on an add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller through a natural user interface using gestures, spoken commands,[1] or presented objects and images. The project is aimed at broadening the Xbox 360′s audience beyond its typical gamer base.[2]

Project Natal was first announced on June 1, 2009 at E3 2009. Microsoft said that over a thousand software development kits began shipping to game developers that same day.[2] It is scheduled to be released in time for Christmas 2010.[3] Pricing has not been released yet.

Project Natal will reportedly also serve as the basis for a “new” Xbox 360. Though it is rumored that the launch of it will be accompanied with the release of a new Xbox 360 console (as either a new retail configuration,[4][5] a significant design revision,[6] and/or a modest hardware upgrade[7]), Microsoft has dismissed the reports in public, and has repeatedly emphasized that it will be fully compatible with all Xbox 360 consoles. Microsoft indicates that it considers it to be a significant initiative, as fundamental to the Xbox brand as Xbox Live,[8] and with a launch akin to that of a new Xbox console platform.[9] Project Natal has even been referred to as a “new Xbox” by Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer at a speech for the Executives’ Club of Chicago.[10][11] When asked if the introduction will extend the time before the next-generation console platform is launched (historically about 5 years between platforms),[12] Microsoft corporate vice president Shane Kim reaffirmed that the company believes that the life cycle of the Xbox 360 will last through 2015 (10 years).[8]

Originally revealed back in June of this year at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Los Angeles, a number of publishers have since pledged their support. A reported fourteen titles are currently tipped to be available at launch, with the majority delivered as first-party productions from the likes of RARE. Activision, Bethesda, Capcom, Disney, EA, Konami, MTV, Namco Bandai, Sega, Square Enix, THQ and Ubisoft have all stated their interest in the device, and a number of third-party offerings are expected to follow shortly after launch.

Project NATAL is currently tipped to launch shortly prior to the Xbox 360’s fifth anniversary of its retail launch, and many gamers will be waiting with baited breath for the opportunity to get their hands on the product. Electronic Theatre will keep you updated with all the latest details.

Romana (google translator ) : Proiectul Natal (pronunţat [natale], nah-tahl) este numele de cod pentru un controler de “-gaming liber şi experienţă de divertisment” de către Microsoft pentru Xbox 360 platformă de jocuri video. Bazat pe un add-on periferice pentru consola Xbox 360, acesta permite utilizatorilor să controleze şi să interacţioneze cu Xbox 360, fără necesitatea de a atinge un controler de joc printr-o interfaţă cu utilizatorul naturale prin gesturi, vorbit comenzi, [1] sau obiecte prezentate şi imagini. Proiectul are ca scop lărgirii audienţei Xbox 360 în afara bazei sale joc tipic. [2]

Natal Proiectul a fost anunţat la 1 iunie 2009, la E3 2009. Microsoft a spus că peste o mie de kituri de dezvoltare de software pentru a început să fie livrat creatori de jocuri în aceeaşi zi. [2], este programat sa fie lansat la timp pentru Crăciun în anul 2010. [3] de stabilire a preţurilor nu a fost lansat încă.

Proiectul va Natal, de asemenea, reportedly servi ca bază pentru un “nou” Xbox 360. Deşi se zvonea că lansarea va fi însoţit cu lansarea unui nou consola Xbox 360 (fie ca o configuraţie nouă de vânzare cu amănuntul, [4] [5] o revizuire semnificativă de design, [6] şi / sau un upgrade de modestă hardware [7]), Microsoft a respins rapoartele în public, şi a subliniat în mod repetat că va fi pe deplin compatibilă cu toate Xbox 360 console. Microsoft indică faptul că o consideră a fi o iniţiativă semnificativă, ca fundamental pentru ca brandul Xbox Xbox Live, [8], precum şi cu o lansare asemănător cu cel al unui nou consolă Xbox platforma. [9] Natal Proiectul a fost chiar şi în continuare o “Xbox nou” de Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, la un discurs pentru Club Directori “din Chicago. [10] [11] Când a fost întrebată dacă introducerea va extinde de timp, înainte de consolă de generaţie următoare-platforma este lansat (istoric despre 5 ani între platforme), [12] preşedinte Microsoft vice-corporative Shane Kim a reafirmat că societatea consideră că ciclul de viaţă al Xbox 360 va dura prin 2015 (10 ani).

The Next WII ( Wii 2 ,Wii HD):

We already know a sequel to the Wii is in the works – Nintendo ‘fessed up to that last Summer – but exactly what shape will it take?

We’re hoping that Nintendo will make some giant leaps with the new console, but enough of our hopes for Wii 2.

Join TechRadar in a grubby wade through the filthiest rumour sewers, as we predict which of the many tall tales about the next Wii are the most feasible.

Will the Wii 2 be just a minor revision – smaller, cheaper and no longer old-iPod white?

Nintendo certainly has a worrying tendency towards so-so updates, having released far too many revisions of the Gameboy and DS range that often only superficially alter their design. This time though, it’s very unlikely – Nintendo’s R&D spend climbed from $103m to a giddying $370m between 2006 and 2007, so there’s definitely something big in the pipeline.

Will the next Wii be high definition? And will it be called Wii HD?

This one’s basically a given. If Nintendo made one oversight with the Wii, it was to settle on standard definition without an HDMI output. Despite the console’s huge success, it still seems incredibly strange given the inevitability of HDTV take up. So, we’re 99.99 per cent confident the next Nintendo console will be HDMI-equipped, outputting at 720p. Given its recent trend towards modestly performing hardware and its audience’s clear contentment with fairly simplistic graphics, full 1080p rendering seems unlikely.

There were even reports from anonymous internal sources last September that the next console will be called simply the Wii HD, and will be roughly analogous to the jump from GameBoy to GameBoy Advance – in other words, the same essential setup, but with a little more poke in the graphical department. This also means there’s scope for both the Wii and the Wii HD to co-exist for a while, so those not fussed about better graphics won’t have to shell out another £200-odd. Look to the continued success of the PlayStation 2 even in the wake of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as proof that old and new can happily coexist.

Will Wii 2 have built-in storage?

Again, more than likely. The first Wii’s SD card support always felt rudimentary and tokenistic, not really designed to keep up with the explosion of downloadable games from the Wii Store – even if it was good for showing digital photos. Nintendo would be mad to throw out all the work done on the Store and the classic games hosted there to date, so some sort of internal drive to bolster its backwards compatibility prowess is almost a necessity. Quite possibly, it’ll be a small, low-power solid state drive rather than an energy-hungry, noisy hard drive – but that depends on the current sky-high price of SSDs coming down enough to be viable. Such a drive could even be built into the controllers to keep the core console cost and size down.

Will it support original Wii games?

Another good bet – having just won a whole new audience, all those casual gamers everyone else is now desperate to capture the hearts of, to the total tune of some 95 million, one thing Nintendo won’t want to do is scare them off. Knowing all their old Wii games will work just fine sweetens the upgrade deal. On the other hand, an optical disc drive is fairly chunky piece of kit – if Nintendo had the stones to move to download-only games, it could potentially make a much sleeker, cheaper console.

The Wii 2 “won’t have a controller at all”

That was Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner’s guess about a future-Wii back in 2007 – “You just set up the cameras around the room and wave your hand like you’re playing tennis.” It sounds a little pie in the sky, but it’s worth restating that key to the Wii’s success is that it’s operated by natural gestures. Expanding on that concept, and requiring nothing more than your own body, thus makes a whole lot of sense. Plus, both Sony and Microsoft have already realised webcam-controlled games for their consoles – the essential tech’s been around for years now.

Other crazy controller theories for a next-gen Wii controller have involved special gloves, motion-tracking body suits or even a head-mounted gadget that responds to facial twitches and brainwave monitoring. This latter is something a few companies have experimented with as a PC game controller – notably OCZ’s Neural Impulse Actuator – so the technology does exist already. Could Nintendo refine it into something mass production-friendly as they did with the WiiMote’s motion sensors?

RO :

Ştim deja o continuare la Wii este în lucrări – Nintendo “fessed până la faptul că vara anului trecut – dar exact ceea ce forma va dura?

Suntem în speranţa că Nintendo va face unele salturi gigant cu noua consolă, dar suficient de speranţele noastre pentru Wii 2.

Join TechRadar într-un grubby Wade, prin sistemul de canalizare filthiest zvon, aşa cum am prezis care dintre înalt de multe poveşti despre Wii următoare sunt cele mai fezabile.

Wii 2 va fi doar o revizuire minore – mai mici, mai ieftine şi nu mai vechi iPod-alb?

Nintendo cu siguranţă, are o tendinţă îngrijorătoare spre mediocru actualizări, care au lansat revizii mult prea multe dintre Game Boy şi gama DS că, de multe ori numai superficial modifica lor de proiectare. De data aceasta insa, este foarte puţin probabil – R & D Nintendo cheltui a urcat de la $ 103m la o $ vertiginos 370m între 2006 şi 2007, deci nu e cu siguranta ceva mare în pregătire.

Va Wii următoare să fie de înaltă definiţie? Şi va fi numit Wii HD?

Asta e un fapt dat. În cazul în care Nintendo a făcut o supraveghere cu Wii, a fost să se aşeze pe definiţie standard, fără o iesire HDMI. În ciuda consolei mare succes, se pare încă incredibil de ciudat, având în vedere inevitabilitatea HDTV să ia în sus. Deci, suntem 99.99 la sută încrezător Nintendo următoare consola va fi HDMI-echipate, scoate la 720p. Având în vedere tendinţa sa recentă faţă de modest care desfăşoară activităţi de hardware şi mulţumire publicului său este clar, cu grafica destul de simplist, făcându-1080p pare puţin probabilă.

Au existat chiar şi rapoarte de la anonimi surse interne în septembrie anul trecut că în următorii consola va fi numit pur şi simplu Wii HD, şi va fi aproximativ similară pentru a sari de la Game Boy la Game Boy Advance – cu alte cuvinte, configurare acelaşi esenţiale, dar cu un pic mai mult scormoni in cadrul departamentului de grafică. Acest lucru înseamnă, de asemenea exista domeniul de aplicare, atât pentru Wii şi Wii HD pentru a co-exista pentru o perioada de timp, astfel încât cei care nu fussed despre grafica mai bine nu vor avea de a plăti un alt 200 £-ciudat. Uita-te la succesul continuu al PlayStation 2, chiar şi în urma PlayStation 3 şi Xbox 360, ca dovadă că, vechi şi noi pot coexista fericit.

Va Wii 2 trebuie să dispună de stocare?

Din nou, mai mult decât probabil. SD Wii prima lui carte de sprijin simtit intotdeauna rudimentare şi tokenistic, nu chiar conceput pentru a ţine pasul cu explozia de jocuri descarcate de pe Store Wii – chiar dacă acesta a fost bună pentru afişarea fotografiilor digitale. Nintendo ar fi nebun sa arunce toate lucrările efectuate de pe păstra şi jocuri clasice găzduit acolo până în prezent, deci un fel de unitate internă pentru a susţine priceperea ei în spate compatibilitate este aproape o necesitate. Destul de posibil, va fi un mic, cu consum energetic redus unitate Solid State, mai degrabă decât o energie de-e foame, zgomotos disc tare – dar asta depinde de Sky actual preţul ridicat al SSD-urile vin în jos suficient pentru a fi viabil. O astfel de unitate ar putea fi chiar construit în controlorilor de a păstra nucleul consola de cost şi dimensiunea în jos.

Will it suport de jocuri Wii original?

Un alt pariu bun – având în tocmai a castigat un public cu totul nou, toate aceste jucătorilor ocazionali toată lumea este acum disperată de a capta inimile, să tune total de aproximativ 95 milioane de euro, un singur lucru Nintendo nu va dori să faceţi este să sperie pe ei off. Ştiind toate jocurile lor vechi Wii va funcţiona chiar fin indulceste afacere de upgrade. Pe de altă parte, bucata o unitate optică de disc este destul de compact de kit – dacă Nintendo a avut pietre să se mute pentru a descărca jocuri de numai, s-ar putea face un potenţial mult mai elegante, mai ieftin consolă.

> Tot ce trebuie să ştiţi despre Xbox următoare

Wii 2 “nu va avea un controler de la toate”

Asta a fost oaspete Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner despre o viitoare-Wii din nou în 2007 – “Trebuie doar înfiinţat camere in jurul camerei şi val de mana cum vă jucaţi tenis.” Pare o placinta puţin în cer, dar este sublinieze că cheia succesului Wii este că este operat de gesturi naturale. Extinderea pe acest concept, şi care necesită nimic mai mult decat propriul corp, astfel, o face un întreg lot de sens. În plus, atât Sony şi Microsoft au realizat deja webcam-controlate de jocuri pentru console lor – Tech esenţiale a fost în jur de ani de acum.

Alte teorii nebun controler pentru un next-gen Wii controler au implicat mănuşi speciale, mişcare de urmărire costume de organism sau chiar un cap-montat gadget care să răspundă la Twitches facială şi monitorizarea idee strălucită. Aceasta din urmă este ceva cateva companii au experimentat cu PC-ul ca un controler de joc – în special neuronale OCZ’s Impulse Actuator – astfel încât tehnologia exista deja. Ar putea Nintendo rafina în producţie de masă ceva-friendly aşa cum au făcut cu senzori de mişcare Wiimote’s?

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PlayStation 4 Update:

If Microsoft is secretly readying its next Xbox to succeed the Xbox 360, then surely Sony must be working on a PlayStation 4?

Speculation is rife that the next console battle will be fought around 2011-2012. This is when Crytek’s CEO Cevat Yerli and industry analyst Colin Sebastian believe that a potential Xbox 720 and PS4 could appear.

Recycling PS3 for PS4

To imagine what a PS4 might be capable of we should look at what the current PS3 doesn’t have or doesn’t do well. For starters, Sony will need to closely integrate the hardware and software development for its next console.

According to SCEA’s CEO Jack Tretton: “The hardware guys developed the [PlayStation 3] fairly independently, then dumped it onto the software guy’s lap, effectively saying ‘do something with it.’”

Considering that Sony spent around $3 billion developing the PS3, it seems likely that it will use an improved version of the Cell processor for a PS4. IBM has already released an improved version of the Cell for its blade servers. The PowerXCell 8i is a 65nm chip, with support for 32GB of DDR2 memory and eight fully-functional SPEs (compared to seven on the PS3).

The advantage of recycling the Cell is that Sony could retain a familiar development environment and use existing code libraries. The modular design of the Cell architecture could also allow extra Synergistic Processing Elements (SPEs) to be added to future chips. Twenty or more SPEs might be possible on a single 32nm Cell processor.

And if increasing the on-chip SPEs isn’t an option in the proposed 2011-2012 time frame, then a PS4 could incorporate multiple Cell chips. IBM’s Cell roadmap includes a PowerXCell 32iv, which appears to feature four PPEs (Power Processor Elements) and 32 SPEs, ie four Cell chips running in parallel.

Inside the PlayStation 4

If the PS4 is a revamp of the PS3, we’re likely to see some obvious technology upgrades – 802.11n to replace the existing 802.11b/g chipset; an external power supply (to reduce the size of the box and to improve cooling); a massive hard disk; new graphics processor and an increase in the onboard memory.

The memory architecture in the PS3 splits 512MB equally between graphics and application use and it’s been suggested that this limits developer freedom. You’d expect the PS4 to address this issue, giving developers more dedicated memory in which to load game levels. Although it’s worth pointing out that the PS3 (and any future Cell-based consoles) can use the SPEs for maths-intensive tasks like physics.

New graphics processor

What about a replacement for the PS3′s NVIDIA-built RSX graphics processor? We’ve already speculated that Microsoft could use Intel’s general purpose Larrabee chip in its next Xbox to handle real-time physics and AI. Rumours also suggest that Intel is pimping Larrabee to Sony for the PS4.

Like any Xbox 360 replacement, the PS4 is also going to have a much bigger hard disk. This will be in readiness for a wealth of downloadable content that will include games, demos, music, movies and TV shows. A terabyte HDD isn’t out of the question. And in a world that will increasingly be looking to online services for content, does any PlayStation 4 still need a Blu-ray drive?

A PS4 without Blu-ray?

While the PS3 was instrumental in helping Blu-ray beat off HD DVD, there’s a strong argument for dropping an optical drive from the PS4 altogether. Console owners are already downloading gigabytes-worth of game demos, video trailers, full-length movies and TV shows. With a giant hard disk in the PS4, games could simply be piped straight to the console on release day; long install/level load times would be eliminated.

Along with the Cell processor, the Blu-ray drive is one of the PS3′s most expensive components. The PS3′s high price has forced it into third place behind the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. Sony will be keen not to price itself out of the next console battle.

As Acclaim boss Dave Perry recently claimed: “Because of the cost of making the PlayStation 3 and because they sold it at a loss, Sony basically has pretty much no chance of making money on the PS3, because it’s lost more money than they made during the entire peak of the PlayStation 2 – it’s not going to happen again for Sony.”

Sony can’t simply slash its prices like Microsoft has recently. And Blu-ray is partly to blame. Billy Pidgeon, an analyst at market researcher IDC points out: “Blu-ray licensees would be threatened by pricing the PS3 below stand-alone Blu-ray players. The PS3 is a bit challenged on that side.”
Chasing the dream of a digital hub

Do consumers really want a PlayStation 4 that does everything? Sony’s next console needs to be a machine that plays the best games. Just like the PS2 did. The PS4 could go one of two ways – a premium all-in-one box that offers Blu-ray, integrated playTV and a much larger hard disk; or a pure games machine, stripped of its expensive technology in favour of mass market appeal?

Whatever the PS4 looks like, the final question to be asked is: when will it launch? Sony’s Kaz Hirai has already given us a hint: “If you look at the history of the way we’ve managed our console business,” he said, “we always try to hit a 10-year life cycle “

That might put any PS4 launch back to 2016. But when you consider that the PS2 is still chugging along in the shadow of the PS3, a PS4 could easily sit alongside and overlap the existence of the PS3.
BONUS : PS 3 Modcip :

With the huge hype surrounding Sony with great news such as the soon to be released PS3 Slim and the PSP Go announcement, it is exciting to hear there may be a PS3 Modchip from Belzar coming out soon as well.Many are asking whether this new Playstation 3 Modchip is real or even possible. The only actual information provided at Belzar site is the PS3 Modchip specs (listed below) and that it was sent out to 50 beta testers for final bug testing.

Belzar PS3 Modchip Specs:

Works on all PS3 models
Works on all PS3 regions (USA, JAP, PAL,)
Direct Boot of PS3 original, import, and backup (copied) games
Direct Boot of PS2 original, import, and backup (copied) games
Supports multi-region Blueray Movie Playback
Supports multi-region DVD Movie Playback
No config disc needed – it just works!
Transparent stealth operation
Integrates proven belzar Intelligent Code Modifying System
No awkward USB interface – just insert DVD and play!
Supportsall upto date titles
Ultra-low power consumption; does not interfere with normal PS3 operation
Only 12 wires to solder
No external PC/laptop needed
completely upgradeable firmware, via Belzars usb 2.0 interface

Moreover, a PS3 Modchip video has surfaced which raises a few eyebrows whether it is a hoax or actual short footage of the modding of the Playstation 3. This video does not provide too much actual details and does have a few curse words here and there…so be warned.

Of course, with the new PS3 price drop announcement, the new PS3 Slim coming out and the popularity of the console as a whole, having a PS3 Modchip sounds amazing. Of course, this will entail long download times, burning of games and BluRay movies and more, but true fans will probably look forward to that.

So what do you think? Is this new announcement from Belzar just a hoax, or is this PS3 Modchip the real thing?

If you are interested in more mods in regards of looks and not functionality, check out the PS3 Mods collection and the conceptual PS3 Designs that will definitely get people even more excited of the new Playstation 3design coming out in only a little over a week.

 

thx to http://ps3maven.com

Next XBOX :

Will Microsoft launch its next-gen Xbox in 2011? There have been a couple of articles recently that have speculated on just that. We look at whether the ‘Xbox 720′ will feature a return to Intel chips, the inclusion of a Blu-ray drive, and more storage than you can ever fill.

A PlayStation 4 and potential ‘Xbox 720′ could arrive as early as 2011, estimates Crytek president and CEO Cevat Yerli. Industry analyst Colin Sebastian agrees, suggesting that “the general consensus amongst industry professionals is that a new generation of home consoles will arrive on the market in 2011 or 2012.”

Terabyte storage for the Xbox 720?

We’ve already speculated about what Microsoft might be planning for its third Xbox – 16 or 32 processing cores (including onboard graphics), 8GB of DDR memory, broadband connectivity and a hard disk that delivers terabytes rather than gigabytes of storage space.

More storage is a given – Microsoft has recently launched the 60GB Xbox 360 Pro, while Sony has rolled out a 160GB PlayStation 3. Both consoles are trying to sell themselves as digital hubs and any future Xbox is going to need a huge amount of space to store downloadable movies and TV shows, demos and Live Arcade games. A 60GB hard drive is nowhere near big enough.

“One of the problems with the 360,” Rockstar Games founder Sam Houser told 1UP, “is the fact that they don’t have a significantly larger storage medium than the previous systems. It’s a slightly bigger DVD disc… If we’re filling up the disc right now, where are we going? It’s not like our games are going to get any smaller.”

The solution isn’t just to add a Blu-ray drive to the next Xbox. The developers of Bioshock recently told videogamer.com that: “in terms of specific things, [Blu-ray] hasn’t made much difference. The original game fits on a 360 disk so it wasn’t like we were in need of room.” The ability to run games from a massive hard drive renders the optical drive virtually redundant.

Xbox 720 to feature Intel processor?

Assuming that Microsoft isn’t going to dumb-down the next Xbox in favour of a Wii-style family console, the next-generation of processors could give the Xbox 720 the muscle of a turn of the millennium supercomputer. A return to Intel technology might also be on the cards.

Because by 2012, Intel plans to have launched the 22nm die shrink of the Sandy Bridge architecture – that’s the next architecture after Core i7 (aka Nehalem). According to TechRadar’s resident chip-geek Jeremy Laird, this should see CPUs with at least 16 cores, each with two threads for 32 logical processors. We might even see chips with as many as 24 or 32 cores.

Graphics-wise, the current trend on the PC side is towards outsourcing more of the physics and AI work to the GPU. So a contender for Xbox 720 inclusion might be Intel’s Larrabee processor.

With its multi-core x86 approach to graphics rendering, Larrabee is blurring the lines between traditional CPUs and GPUs. “It’s not inconceivable that you might have a next gen Xbox with a relatively simple CPU,” says Laird, “just a couple of biggish out-of-order cores, and then some Larrabee-like monster handling graphics, physics, AI and so on.”

Why Sony’s Cell might have got it right

Larrabee isn’t just a graphics processor. It’s a clever side bet by Intel on a possible future processing paradigm – highly parallel, massive floating point performance. Revolutionary? Not quite.

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Wii DSi:

Nintendo a lansat un nou joc 3D pentru DSi în Japonia, care utilizează dispozitive de-a construit în camere pentru a urmări poziţia ochii în raport cu două ecrane, şi apoi oferă o lume 3D de joc, în conformitate cu poziţia de capul tău.

Suna un pic confuz la început, dar dacă te uiţi la demo YouTube a Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda, tu repede vedea că lucrările adâncime iluzie. Foarte bine.

In interiorul sticlei în căutarea

Deci, se pare ca tine sunt de fapt în măsură să găsească formele necesare în acest joc de puzzle lui în interiorul sau undeva în spatele 2D DSi de ecran.

Cum se face asta? Pur şi simplu prin utilizarea camera frontală a DSi pentru a urmări poziţia ochii tăi “în raport cu unghiul de două ecrane.

Jocul apoi modificări punctul de vedere al camerei 3D în sincronizare cu ochii dvs., pentru a crea acest fantastic 3D iluzie.

ENG:

Nintendo has released a new 3D game for the DSi in Japan which uses the devices in-built cameras to track the position of your eyes in relation to the two screens, and then delivers a 3D game world in line with the position of your head.

It sounds a little bit confusing at first, but if you watch the YouTube demo of Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda, you quickly see that the depth illusion works. Really well.

Inside the looking glass

So it looks like you are actually able to find the shapes required in the game’s puzzle’s inside or somewhere behind the DSi’s 2D screen.

How does it do this? Simply by using the front camera of the DSi to track your eyes’ position in relation to the angle the two screens.

The game then changes the perspective of the 3D camera in sync with your eyes, to create this fantastic 3D illusion.

This is it for this moment.See ya and enjoy .

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