From the BBC: Sony has unveiled its new PlayStation 3 console, calling it "a supercomputer for computer entertainment".
The console is powered by a powerful new processor dubbed Cell, which Sony says is 35 times faster than the chip inside the current PlayStation.
Rival Microsoft last week showed off its new Xbox 360, while Nintendo is to reveal details of its own new console, codenamed Revolution, later on Tuesday.
From GamersHell: Sony Computer Entertainment today unveiled PlayStation 3 during a conference in California. Prototypes of PS3 will also be showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week, so be sure you don"t miss their booth. We have a batch of screenshots with the hardware from any angle and a press release detailing what seem to be some very impessive the specs. The console features a Cell processor, a graphics processor (RSX) co-developed by NVIDIA and SCEI and XDR memory developed by Rambus. It also adopts BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc ROM) with maximum storage capacity of 54 GB (dual layer). Release date - Spring 2006.