THIS week, after much speculation, Sony finally announced the launch dates and the prices for its forthcoming PlayStation 3 games console.

索尼经过深思熟虑后，终于在本周宣布了它的新产品PS 3游戏平台的发布日期和销售价格。

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The next logical step for the Stanford team was to adapt their software for the hugely powerful Cell processor used in Sony's PlayStation 3 games console.

斯坦福团队所采取的下一步合理动作则是，改编他们的程序，在索尼的PlayStation3游戏机的细胞处理器上运行。

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It means that PlayStation 3 owners will be able to download movies on-demand through their games console.

这意味着PlayStation 3的所有者将能通过游戏控制台下载点播电影。

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Sony said it was also exploring the possibility of using its Gaikai unit to allow PlayStation 3 games to be played on the new machine as well as other devices.

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The deal is rumored to include the streaming of first- and third-party PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 games through the cloud, essentially making the PS3 backwards-compatible again (something the newer model eliminated from the equation).

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As games have jumped to high definition and stereoscopic 3D (both NBA 2K11 and NBA 2K12 are 3D games on PlayStation 3), the shoes each player wears on the real hardwoods are replicated in the video games.

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