the Sony Playstation 3 - PS3
1. When not in use, the PS3 can run complex computations in a quest to cure diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis. Stanford University's "folding@home" project harnesses the advanced processing power of the PS3 in a vast network that will perform calculations to accelerate their research initiatives. PS3s were targeted for the project as the console can crunch numbers in less than 1/20 the time of an average PC.
2. Sony originally announced that the PS3 would feature 2 HDMI and 3 Ethernet ports. The final realease of the PS3 featured just 1 of each port. Speculation is that the reduction was in order to cut costs.
3. While the U.S. advertising campaign for PS3 centered around the phrase "PLAY B3YOND," Sony took a different approach in the UK, basing its ads around the theme "This is Living."
4. Sony's production costs for its PS3s at launch reportedly cost $805 for the 20 Gb version and $840 for the 60 Gb version. This translates to an estimated loss of $300 for every 20 Gb unit sold and $240 for every 60 Gb version sold.
5. The PS3 consumes the most power of all the major 3 game systems. Hardcoreware.net performed side-by-side evaluations of the devices, playing comparable games in terms of demands on each system's processor, to find that the PS3 consumes an average 194 Watts while running, compared to the Xbox 360's 185 Watts and the Wii's 18 Watts.
6. The PS3 controller looked like a boomerang when first unveiled to the public. However, Sony was ridiculed for the design and ended up sticking with the design of its PS2 controller, stripping out the rumble feature for legal reasons, adding motion control and calling it the "Sixaxis."
7. Despite predominantly negative media attention surrounding its launch and underwhelming reviews, the PS3 did earn accolades. CNET rated it an 8.8 out of 10 and called it their #1 must-have gadget.
8. In an interview with Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO Jack Tretton insisted PS3s were flying off shelves and said he would offer a $1,200 bounty for any PS3 found in-stock at a store. The comment quickly shot across gaming blogs and was widely ridiculed, most notably by Penny Arcade.
9. PS3 scalping on eBay was very briefly lucrative, but became a money-losing proposition when the console's buzz turned negative. At the wave's peak, a scalper could get approx. $3,000 for a 60 Gb system, with the highest closing price reportedly $8,000. But within a few weeks as units stockpiled on shelves, final sale prices dropped like stones and scalpers late to the party couldn't recoup their investments.
10. The PS3's integrated Blu-ray DVD player has been receiving very favorable reviews by media outlets, putting it at least on par with other players which do nothing but play Blu-ray discs yet cost up to twice as much as the PS3. Critical consensus has found the picture and audio quality to be near identical, though the list of features shows some differences: the PS3 was the first Blu-ray player on the market with the ability to output in the HDMI 1.3 spec, meaning when audio components and TVs are released with HDMI 1.3 functionality, you can pass data to those devices through a single HDMI cable. Where the PS3 is lacking, critics said, is its inability to upscale standard format DVDs to HD resolutions.
Sources: Wikipedia, IGN, Joystiq, Penny Arcade
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