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PSX 2:

Official Specs:

CPU: 128 Bit "Emotion Engine"

System Clock: 300 MHz

System Memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus

Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second

Co-Processor: FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1, Floating Point Divider x 1)

Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1)

Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS

3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second

Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2

Graphics: "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: "SPU2+CPU"

Number of voices: ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by software

Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable)

I/O Processor

CPU Core: Current PlayStation CPU

Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)

Sub Bus: 32 Bit

Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA

Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CD-ROM compatible)

Upside: The playstation 2 will have many original playstation fans to support it. It also has the ability to play original playstation games. It also has many big companies already supporting it like Square.

Downside: The playstation 2 has only two controller slots meaning you will not be able to have 4 player multi-player. This may not sound like a problem because it will have the online playing ability. You just got to remember that most people already have the internet on there computers so why pay another $20 just to be able to surf the internet on your console. Also the playstation 2 cost is getting a little extreme for a console. The price is almost $380 making a little expensive.