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A lot of people know about the upcoming release of PlayStation 3 in the United States, Japan, and Canada on November 2006 and Europe and Australasia on March 2007. However, what most people don’t know is what's lurking inside that sleek-looking shell.
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Cell Broadband Engine: The PlayStation 3’s unique multi-core processing unit represents a breakthrough in true parallel processing. 40 times faster than the chip that powers a PlayStation 2, the Cell Broadband Engine’s revolutionary architectural design features the main Processor & eight Synergistic Processing Elements (SPE). Each Element (SPE) has its own memory, making the Cell Broadband Engine more powerful & more efficient than traditional single core and multi-core processors
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Back in January, Sony announced it had achieved its goal of shipping 2 million PlayStation 3s worldwide. The company achieved the goal several weeks late, when it shipped its 1 millionth unit to the Japanese market. However, many were skeptical of Sony's claims of success, since the figures were only for units shipped to retailers, not sold to consumers.
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The PlayStation 3 launch, initially planned for earlier this year, has been postponed twice. Sony now expects to ship only 2 million units by year's end instead of 4 million as originally planned.
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