PlayStation 3 information and comparisons
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| Manufacturer and owner: | Sony |
| Type: | 7th generation console |
| Product Family: | PlayStation |
| Release: | November 2006 - March 2007 |
| Units sold worldwide: | ~87.40 million units |
| Price: | Launch: 500$ - 20GB; 600$ - 60GB Current: 275$ - 20GB; 330$ - 60GB |
| Predecessor: | PlayStation 2 |
| Successor: | PlayStation 4 |
| Media Attributes:: | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Exclusives: | Metal Gear Solid 4, God of War Series, Uncharted Series, and more. |
| Media: | DVD, CD, Blu-ray, downloads |
| Best-selling games: | GTA V (30M); Gran Turismo 5 (12M); The Last of Us (7M) |
| Online Services: | PlayStation Network for multiplayer support, downloadable movies and game, online surfing, and meeting other players. |
| Controllers: | Supports 7 wireless and/ or wired controllers without removable batteries |
| Backwards compatibility: | PSONE + PS2 |
| Specifications:: | ----------------------------------------------- |
| CPU: | Cell Processor @ 3.23 GHz (8 Cores) |
| Graphics: | Nvidia RSX graphics processor, with 25g MB XDR main memory and 256 GDDR3 video memory. |
| Memory (RAM): | 256 MB |
| Video memory bandwidth: | 22.4 GBps |
| Video Resolutions: | 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p (will down sample to standard definition) |
| Connectivity: | 4 x USB 2.0, Ethernet, Built-in Wifi |
| Other: | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Available: | 160 GB, 320 GB |
| Misc: | External HDD Support; Wireless Networking; Motion Sensing; Wi-Fi; DRM |