PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3 · 2006
Overview
Technical specifications
- Manufacturer
- Sony
- Platform
- PlayStation 3
- Revision
- Original
- Storage
- 2.5" SATA HDD (launch 20 GB / 60 GB; later fat SKUs up to 160 GB)
- Released
- 2006-11-11
- Discontinued
- 2017-05-29
- CPU
- Cell Broadband Engine @ 3.2 GHz
- GPU
- RSX Reality Synthesizer @ 500 MHz
- Memory
- 256 MB XDR Main RAM + 256 MB GDDR3 VRAM
- Dimensions
- Approx. 325 × 98 × 274 mm (W × H × D)
- Weight
- Approx. 5 kg
Collector note
Launch “fat” CECHAxx (60 GB) is the chrome-trim collectible: four USB ports, Wi-Fi, flash card readers, hardware PS2 backward compatibility, and SACD. CECHBxx (20 GB) was the cheaper launch SKU with fewer features. Later fat revisions dropped PS2 hardware BC. Launch controller was Sixaxis (no rumble); DualShock 3 followed later.
Facts
- Japan launch: November 11, 2006; North America November 17, 2006; PAL March 23, 2007.
- Launch SKUs: 20 GB (~US$499) and 60 GB (~US$599) with 2.5" SATA HDD; later fat models offered larger drives.
- CPU: Cell Broadband Engine @ 3.2 GHz; GPU: RSX Reality Synthesizer @ 500 MHz; 256 MB XDR + 256 MB GDDR3.
- Blu-ray / DVD / CD drive; Gigabit Ethernet; Bluetooth; HDMI and AV Multi Out on launch configs.
- Slim redesign followed in 2009; PlayStation 3 production ended in Japan on May 29, 2017 (earlier in other regions).
Related consoles
- PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 2Predecessor console (PlayStation 2)
- PlayStation 3 Slim · PlayStation 3Slim redesign (2009)
- PlayStation 3 Super Slim · PlayStation 3Super Slim redesign (2012)
- PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 4Successor console (PlayStation 4)
Sources
- PLAYSTATION 3 launches on November 11, 2006 in Japan · Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Expanded company timeline · Sony Interactive Entertainment
- PlayStation 3 · Wikipedia
- PlayStation 3 technical specifications · Wikipedia
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