PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the PlayStation 2, and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It famously features the Cell Broadband Engine and was the first console to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium.

Technical Specifications

Release Date

November 11, 2006

CPU

3.2 GHz Cell Broadband Engine with 1 PPE and 7 SPEs

Graphics

550 MHz NVIDIA RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'

Memory

256 MB XDR DRAM system RAM, 256 MB GDDR3 video RAM

Storage

2.5-inch SATA hard drive (various capacities), user upgradeable

Sound

Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, 7.1 LPCM via HDMI

Connectivity

Wi-Fi (b/g), Bluetooth 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0