We recieved a mad info blast from a certain Alan Keegan, in which he offers some nutty information on the forthcoming Playstation 3. Check these snippets out!
"Not only will the PS3 have a supercomputer chip and broadband internet access with an agreement with IBM and Toshiba, but it will have a built-in game creator. That's right- a series of 8 different editors (2d, 3d, animation, character, worlds, events, sound/music, and a main editor) will be pre-installed on the PS3."
"The best part is, there is no need for artistic ability or programming knowledge, and you can actually make professional-looking 3d games with the full 256-bit graphics power of the system. Plus, for programmers, the main editor does supply programming editor to add even more touch to the game. It will smooth over your graphics, enhance sound or even let you compose original real-sounding midi music using inc!
redibly easy notation. What's more, it will even have the option to fill in graphic "holes" with a color similar to the ones around the hole."
"The PS3 is planned also to have a cd/dvd burner at a 48x read, 16x write speed to save your game creations and other digital media to disc. And that's not all I heard. Yes, the PS3 will start like the normal PS and PS2 with a game disc inserted, but it will have a totally new computer desktop-like interface with clickable icons and preinstalled programs when you just turn it on."
"The PS3 will also get the radio (AM/FM) [C'mon man your taking the piss!] and be able to play dvd's, record, and pause live TV. This article I read said that the home shopping/extra internet features will be optional. The PS3 will come with one controller and an optical mouse and pad, the mouse making desktop and game creator exploration easy. A 20 gig + internal hard drive will be present, 4 USB ports, ability to play other systems' games, downloadable plug-ins/updates, 120+ audio channels, and a possible 2 disc drives."
Cheers Alan, sounds like one hell of a talll order!
