PlayStation 3
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14 Great Gift Ideas for Gamers...back catalogue of games. 5 Must Have Xbox 360 Games Armed with a new slim form factor and a reduced price, the time is right for the PS3 to gain some ground on its competitors. Sure, having God of War 3 ready in time for the holidays would... In this article: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Blu-ray, Halo, Gran Turismo, God of War 3, Starcraft 2, Steam, and Elite |
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Cnet | 11 hours ago
PS3 to go 3D by 2011
...home entertainment systems next year, and it involves the PS3 going 3D. A presentation to investors yesterday underlined that the PlayStation 3 will be a fully 3D-capable game console by the end of 2010, and that a firmware update would share...
In this article: Laptop, Blu-ray, Men's Journal, Nvidia, New York Jets, Sony, and New York City
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The Register | 17 hours ago
PS3 to go 3D in 2010, says Sony
Sony has formally announced plans to bring true 3D gaming to the PlayStation 3. Five advantages of the PS3 over, presumably, the Xbox 360 In a presentation designed to outline the "five key advantages of PlayStation 3", Sony stated: "All...
In this article: Sony, MotorStorm, and Xbox 360
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CNET News.com | 1 day ago
Rumor: Sony bringing Firefox to PS3?
...so it's nice to hear that Sony might be in talks with Mozilla to port Firefox over to the PS3--even if it's just a rumor. The folks at Playstation Insider say they've "received a tip from a source very close to Sony" about possible...
In this article: Sony, Firefox, PS3, CNET, Twitter, Xbox 360, Wii, and New York City
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Gamespot | 1 day ago
3D PS3 gaming coming via firmware update
...part of a presentation given to media and investors today. As part of a slide titled "5 Key Advantages of PlayStation 3,"Sony said all PS3 units would eventually given a 3D display mode as part of a future firmware update. The company also...
In this article: Sony, Polyphony Digital, and MotorStorm
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PC World: Latest Technology News | 1 day ago
US PS3 Sales Leap 70% in October
After years of third-stringing it, Sony's beleaguered PS3 may finally be rallying, according to sales data cited on Sony's US PlayStation blog. The company's American division reports year-over-year October hardware sales lifted nearly...
In this article: Sony, Microsoft, US, Revenue, Facebook, Netflix, Xbox 360, and PlayStation
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EW.com - PopWatch | 2 days ago
Facebook and Twitter on Xbox 360 and PS3: Together at last?
...on the Xbox Live online service and today Sony followed suit by adding Facebook integration to the PlayStation Network (there'll be no tweeting from your PS3 for now, although games like Uncharted 2 can be set to send out boilerplate Twitter...
In this article: Facebook, Twitter, Xbox 360, Sony, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, DJ Hero, Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed II, and Fallout 3
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IGN | 2 days ago
SCEA Celebrates Three Years Of The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network
...- Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) celebrates the third anniversary of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system and PlayStation Network this week. Three years into its ten-year lifecycle, the PS3 system continues to...
In this article: PlayStation Network, God of War III, PlayStation, Gran Turismo 5, Netflix, Dante's Inferno, and Revenue
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook
NEW YORK (AP) - Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook as both systems integrate the social network this week. Microsoft Corp. switched on a slew of new features for...
In this article: Xbox 360, Facebook, Wii, Sony Corp, Nintendo Co., Twitter, Netflix, Last.fm, and Microsoft Corp.
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IGN | 2 days ago
Sony to Offer Richer Online Social Experience to PS3 Owners With Facebook Integration
...PlayStation Store," said Susan Panico, senior director, PlayStation Network, SCEA. "As we pass the third anniversary of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network, we're excited to deepen the social experiences of PlayStation Network and kick-off...
In this article: Facebook, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., PlayStation Network, PlayStation, Trademark, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Owners, and Sony
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IGN | 4 days ago
PlayStation 3 Used to Catch Child Pornographers
...can do everything. Even catch people trafficking child pornography. In a report from AXcess News, federal officers have begun using Sony's PlayStation 3 to catch child predators by cracking encrypted passwords on seized computers and...
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The PlayStation 3 (officially abbreviated as PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.
A major feature that distinguishes the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors is its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, which contrasts with Sony's former policy of relying on video game developers for online play. Other major features of the console include its robust multimedia capabilities, connectivity with the PlayStation Portable, and its use of a high-definition optical disc format, Blu-ray Disc, as its primary storage medium. The PS3 was also the first Blu-ray 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player on the market.
The PlayStation 3 was first released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, November 17, 2006 in North America and South America, and March 23, 2007 in Europe and Oceania. Two SKUs were available at launch: a basic model with a 20 GB hard drive (HDD), and a premium model with a 60 GB hard drive and several additional features (the 20 GB model was not released in Europe or Oceania). Since then, several revisions have been made to the console's available models, most notably with the release of a new slim model in September 2009.
- Type:
- Video game console
- Preceded By:
- PlayStation 2
- Storage:
- 2.5" SATA hard drive
- OS:
- system software version 3.10</small>
- Manufacturer:
- Sony EMCS, Foxconn, Lanix, ASUSTeK for SCEI
- Compatibility:
- PlayStation
- Controllers:
- Sixaxis, DualShock 3
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