Play Station 3

The PlayStation 3 (trademark as PLAYSTATION 3, or PS3 usually abbreviated PSX3) is the third home video game produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes against Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. One of the major functions that distinguish the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors is its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, which contrasts with the policy of Sony way to believe in developers of games for online gaming. Other functions include the console capacibilidade its robust multimedia, connectivity with the PlayStation Portable and the use of the next generation of optical media, Blu-ray Disc, as the primary means of storage. The PlayStation 3 was originally launched on November 11, 2006 in Japan, November 17, 2006 in North America and March 23, 2007 in Europe and Oceania, with two units of maintenance of stock (SKUs): a basic one with Hard disk drive (HDD), 20 GB and a premium version with a 60 GB HDD, and various additional functions. (The version of 20 GB has not been launched in Europe and Oceania). Since then, the console has had several revisions made to its SKUs available and faced fierce competition with other consoles, the seventh generation. Since December 2007, the PlayStation 3 is in third place in sales of its generation. In December 2007 he took 2nd place in sales of its generation.