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Kikizo Games has a very detailed article about the new Sony PlayStation 3. They got their hands on consoles that have been released to three developers and have some details here.

• Kikizo Games: News: Exclusive: Hands-On with PlayStation 3

This is a LONG and very technical article, so I’ve summarized the features that were important to me here:

• We still don’t have a final controller. They say that the controller is USB, but no information about whether our old controllers will work on the new system. I don’t want to have to buy new dance pads to play my games.

• The PS3 seems to have slightly better hardware abilities than the Xbox 360, but it’s only visible if the game developers take advantage of it.

“The overall visual difference it makes will depend a lot on the developer’s skill, and how much time and money the publisher spends on a game.”

• They didn’t test the system to see if older games will work on the new system. Sony keeps saying that they are going to be backward compatible, but these guys really dropped the ball by not bringing a couple of PS2 and PS1 games to see if they work with the new hardware.

This article keeps going on and on about framerate and 1080i and 720p. To the normal consumer, this doesn’t help us much and it all depends on the game developers whether these features will be used or not. I would have preferred a more down to earth description of the machines. The developers are still working on their games. I don’t care if hair looks realistic. I want to know if DDR will still work with the new machines. Why is it that the people with insider access don’t ask the right questions?

Via: Gear Live | Kikizo Exclusive: Hands-On with PlayStation 3