Inside PlayStation 2

Source: www.ieee.org.uk
Topic: Playstation 2

Short Desciption:
Technical aspects of PlayStation 2. The Future for PlayStation ... The PlayStation 2 Development Environment. System Architecture. The Emotion Engine (EE) ...

 

Content Inside:
Inside PlayStation 2Page 1The Technology behind PlayStation2The Technology behind PlayStation2Paul HolmanSony Computer Entertainment EuropeVP of TechnologyPage 2Technology Group2In this presentationSony Computer Entertainment OverviewTechnical aspects of PlayStation 2The Future for PlayStation .Page 3Technology Group3Who Am I ?ArchitectureSCEIR&D(Japan)Tech. InformationSCEABusiness & TechnologyTechnology DevelopmentSCEETechnology Group(UK)Dev. EnvironmentSCEAR&D(USA)Strategy PlanningSCEIBB Business Div.SCEI R&D Group HQ(Japan)OS and LibraryNetwork DevelopmentNetwork TechnologyComputer GraphicsNetwork BusinessDev. Support(Japan)Dev. Support(USA)Dev. Support(UK)Man Machine I/FSystem Dev.SimulationPage 4Technology Group4Launch Apr 96May 96 Apr 97May 97 Apr 98May 98Apr 99Sony Computer Entertainment EuropeMay 99 Jan 02Page 5PlayStation 2European Launched 24 November 2000Page 6Technology Group6Where are we now ?September 2002 40 million PS2s shipped worldwide (12+ million to SCEE region)BUT sales are seasonal vast majority in Christmas seasonSales are running at 2.4x original PlayStation at the same point of lifecyclePage 7Technology Group7Manufacturing Technology Page 8Technology Group8A peek inside the factory .Page 9Technology Group9EE (Main Processor) Joint Fab with Toshiba in Ohita (0.18)EE (Main Processor) Joint Fab with Toshiba in Ohita (0.18)Page 10Technology Group10SCE Nagasaki 0.18 process for GS (Graphics Chip)SCE Nagasaki 0.18 process for GS (Graphics Chip)Page 11Technology Group11Page 12Technology Group12And what about the software ?Page 13Technology Group13Disc manufacturing (CD and DVD)All Disc manufacturing carried out by Sony DADC in Salzburg AustriaIncludes proprietary copy control solutionsPS2 discs are serializedJustintime orderingPage 14Technology Group14The Technology inside the machine Page 15Technology Group15Technical Aspects of PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 Development EnvironmentSystem ArchitectureThe Emotion Engine ( ...

 

 

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