The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first release on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006. In North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australia. The PlayStation 3 competed primarily against Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.
The console was first officially announced at E3 2005, and was release at the end of 2006. It was the first console to use Blu-ray Disk technology as its primary storage medium. The console was the first PlayStation to integrate social gaming services, including the PlayStation Network. As well as the first to be controllable from a handheld console. Through its remote connectivity with PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
In September 2009, the Slim model of the PlayStation 3 was release. It no longer provided the hardware ability to run PS2 games. It was lighter and thinner than the original version. And featured a redesigned logo and marketing design. As well as a minor start-up change in software. A Super Slim variation was then release in late 2012, further refining and redesigning the console.
