Playstation 3

The PlayStation 3 (abbreviated as PS3) is a games console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. The console was first released in Japan on November 11th 2006. Over 16 million consoles have been sold to date. There are various different types of PS3, these are distinguished by their hard drive size. Originally the sizes available were 20GB, 40GB, 60GB, 80GB and 160 GB. At this moment in time however, only the 80GB and 160GB models are available.

All consoles come equipped with as standard a Blu-ray/DVD/CD drive, Blue tooth 2.0, gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0 and PlayStation One backwards compatibility. Wi-Fi networking is also built into all consoles except the 20 GB version.

Some of the PS3 most successful games include, Resistance : Fall Of Man, Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns Of The Patriots and Uncharted : Drakes Fortune. To date over 115 million games have been sold for the PS3.

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