PS3 Info You Would Like To Gather

PS3 is the abbreviation for the term PlayStation 3. Here is some PS3 info you would be interested in. It is produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to PlayStation 2 and continues on the PlayStation series.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii are among the seventh generation video game consoles which render tough competition to it.

One important PS3 info is that it offers a unified online gaming service which is known as the PlayStation Network. This means the gamers do not have to rely on the developers for the online play. This is something which makes PS3 different from its predecessors.

The other major features of PS3 which constitute PS3 info are, its console includes robust multimedia capabilities, its connectivity with the PlayStation Portable and its use of a high – definition optical disc format. This disc, called the Blu – Ray disc is its primary storage medium. In this regard, it may be noted that the PS3 was the first 2.0 compliant Blu – ray player on the market.

Now let us try to gather info on the launch of PS3. The date of its first launch was November 11, 2006 in Japan. On November 17, it was released in North America. Europe and Oceania witnessed its launch on March 23, 2007.

Two versions or models were available at the launch. One of them was the basic model with a 20 GB hard drive (HDD) and the other was a premium model with a 60 GB hard drive. The latter had many additional features. It is to be noted that the 20 GB model was not released in Europe and Oceania. Since them the models have undergone various improvements.

Recently there is a lot of hype over the ‘Slim’ edition of PS3 which is in the pipeline. Sony officially announced that they were about to launch this slimmer version, on Aug 18, 2009. It will feature an upgradeable 120 GB hard drive. It is 36% lighter, consumes 34% less power and is 33% smaller than the previous models.

It is quieter than the other models.

It removes the feature which allows other operating systems to be installed in the PS3 Slim.

It will focus on delivering games and other entertainment content.

It is priced at $299.

The last important PS3 info that I would like to give is that Sony has decided a slash in the rates of almost all its models of PS3. This announcement came after there was a fall in Sony’s PS3 sales worldwide. It had shown signs of lagging behind its competitors in the market. As analysts would have it, it also wanted to boost up its sales ahead of the holiday season.