20 June 2009
The PlayStation 3 (aka 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 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.
Quick Facts
- Founded in 1945 and originally partnered with Nintendo to develop gaming computer chips. When Nintendo bailed on the agreement to go with a rival company, Sony started their own video game division out of anger. Out of that anger came the Playstation 1 console that changed the way games are seen and used.
- Makers of most recently the Playstation 3 (aka PS3; is a console based system), the Playstation Portable (aka PSP; handheld based system) and coming soon Sony will enter the motion control market.
- Famous games include Grand Tourismo, Ratchet and Clank, and God of War.
Playstation Videos
History of Playstation- part 1, 2, 3 & 4
PS3 Console
PS3 Controller
