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Name of System:
PlayStation 2 or PS2 |
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Release
Date:
October 26, 2000 |
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Price
of the system:
$329 |
Will the system be
backward compatible with current PlayStation games?
Yes, PlayStation 2 will
play all original PlayStation games. |
How many games will be
available at launch?
Sony's first-party launch
software is slated to cover a variety of genres and will retail for $49
each. Expect to see Tekken Tag Tournament, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee,
The Bouncer.Gran Turismo 2000, Ridge Racer, and Street Fighter EX3. A
sizable showing from EA will include FIFA 2001, NASCAR 2001, NBA Live
2001, Madden NFL 2001, Knockout Kings 2001, The World is Not Enough, Tiger
Woods 2001 and NHL 2001. |
What accessories come
with the system?
Dual Shock 2 analog
controller PlayStation 2 Demo Disc AV Multi Cable AC Power Cord |
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128 Bit Emotion Engine
CPU
• System Clock:
300MHz
• System Memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus
• Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second
• Co-Processor: FPU(Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x1,
Floating Point Divider x1)
• Vector Units: VU0 & VU1(Floating Point Multiply Accumulator
x9, Floating Point Divider x1)
• Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS
• 3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
• Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2 |
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 |
Sound
• Number of voices:
ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by software
• Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable)
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I/O Processor
• CPU Core: Current
PlayStation CPU
• Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)
• Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
• Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA
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Disc Media
• DVD-ROM (CD-ROM
compatible)
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