With its cutting edge processing ability and sci-fi-quality Blu-Ray disc drive, the PS3 is undeniably the most technically powerful of its generation, surpassing the Xbox 360 and Wii.
It’s slim and short enough to blend into your home entertainment equipment, without standing out. Many people bought the PlayStation 3 based on the fact that it included a Blu-Ray player, which appears to have been a very wise choice now that the format war is over, and Blu-Ray won over HD-DVD (which was an option in the Xbox from Microsoft). The PS3 costs around $399 (playstation 3 40 Gb game console ) for a system with a 40 GB hard drive, upgraded from the original 20GB drive which is no longer avaialbe, and around $450 to $500 for a 60 GB unit (PlayStation 3 60 Gb game console ). The new 80GB version is available for around $550 to $600 (PlayStation 3 80 Gb game console).
Features
- The machine plays all PS2 and PlayStation games, but the memory cards from the old systems won’t work on the PS3. You’ll need to buy an adapter in order to make it work.
- Features 1080p HDTV compatibility.
- The RSX GPU will roughly equal the quality (resolution-wise) of two top of the line Nvidia GeForce cards. Plus, it will be up to 30% faster than Nvidia 7800 GTX. Translation for non-geeks: The graphics will blow you away.
- Plays DVDs, Blu-Ray discs and CDs. Memory wise, it supports a variety of formats: CompactFlash, SD/MMC chips and Memory Sticks.
- Get the Sony PlayStation 3 blu-ray remote control to play Blu-Ray movie discs on your HiDef-TV
- Sony has a free thriving online community for multiplayer gaming, akin to the lauded pay service, Xbox Live.