Interventions - The Third Review

Today it is the turn of the Playstation 3 to face the scrutiny of the review. Although it is not yet released, much has been released about the machine itself. I guess i will have to speculate a little on it however...

As before, I shall take the PS3 and assess it on the following characteristics:

Console Ergonomics/Aesthetics (CEA)
Console Specs (CS)
Controllers (CTs)
Games (GM)
Advancement From Previous Console (APC)

Playstation 3 =

CEA = The PS3 certainly gains maximum points on its look. All the curves and angles make it look very modern and gives you that feeling that this is not to be messed with. Maybe a little awkward to locate due to the shape, but none the less not difficult as the machine is QUITE small.
Rating = 8/10

CS = By far the most impressive of all the three. Runs on 7 (Yes, SEVEN) 3.2gHz CPU's (The famous CELL IBM Processor that many had spoke of for a long time), so no doubt the machine will have no problems at all in regards to loading etc. Were it not for heating issues, it would have ran the full 8-core compliment. The graphics chip is a RSX running at 550MHz,producing 1.8TeraFLOPS of performance. Simply astounding.
Rating = 10/10

CTs = From what i have seen the controllers are very good, and basically the DualShock 2 controllers, but lighter, faster... all the usual stuff, as well as little ergonomic changes here and there. The only gripe i have is that they have removed the vibration function from the controllers, but they do have a valid reason, citing that it interferes with the sensors (As with the others, it is wireless). There have been a few minor changes but on the whole it should be very good. Also the only controller that can interchange from wireless - wired by the use of a USB cable .
Rating = 9/10

GM = This is quite speculative at the moment, bt some of the releases look very juicy indeed. The likes include Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom and - Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII certainly look very nice. Also, supposedly Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will also get a release, which would look very very VERY nice on the PS3. Along also come the familiars of Ridge Racer 7 etc...
Rating = 9/10

APC = The step is MASSIVE, and certainly the bigest of all the three. The PS2 was the most inferior of the three consoles technically last time out (Running but a 294mHz CPU.) Bu they seem to have made up for the mistakes this time round. Having said that i cant quite prove this as yet because i haven't played one. I suppose only the release will tell how good (or not) it really is.
Rating = 10/10

Total = 46/50 = 92% - Excellent score, but the release itself could move this score up or down a tad so really it's somewhere in the region of 92+/-5%

Recommended Games: As above in the Games part of the review...