Sony Playstation 3

Sony Playstation 3

The PlayStation 3 (commonly abbreviated PS3) is Sony's seventh generation era video game console, third in the PlayStation series. It is the successor to PlayStation and PlayStation 2 and competes primarily against the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. The PS3 was released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, and on November 17, 2006 in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It will be released in March 2007 in Europe and Australia. It is available in two initial configurations.

The basic configuration of the console has a 20 GB internal hard drive. The "premium" version of the PlayStation 3 comes with an internal 60 GB Serial ATA 2.5" hard drive, IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi connectivity, and multiple flash memory card readers, and features a brighter silver-colored trim. Both consoles now feature a silver-colored logo. The hard drive is upgradeable, using the standard Serial ATA interface. Memory card support can be added to the basic configuration through adapters, but there is no official Wi-Fi adapter. However, as both models feature wired gigabit Ethernet capabilities, wireless networking could be added through the use of an external third-party wireless LAN adapter.  Sony announced that the HDMI cable will not be included, instead Composite video cables will be included.