Nowadays the market of video games is progressing very fast. Probably there are no people in the modern world, who don't know or haven't played video games. There is huge amount of gaming consoles that are present on the market. We will be talking about latest gaming console, which is believed to be the best. We are talking about PlayStation 3 - PS3 consoles. Also it can be called PS3. PS3 appeared on the market in 2006. In November PS3 was released in Japan and North America. And in March PS3 was released in Europe and Oceania. PS3 is not only one game console on the market of video games. PS3 has competitors - it's Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii. The main feature, which makes PS3 the best among its competitors is its unified online service of the gaming. This service is called the PlayStation Network. Also PS3 is the only gaming console, which allows the connectivity to the PlayStation Portable (the PSP) and it has unique PS3 accessories. PS3 uses a high-definition optical disc format and it is the first gaming console, which has an ability to play Blu-ray discs (thanks to its program Blu-ray 2.0).
At first PS3 was released with two variations - a basic model with 20 Gb free hard disc space and a premium model with 60 Gb free hard disc space. Nowadays PS3 is produced with 80 Gb free hard disc space (and is called basic model) and a new premium model with 160 Gb free hard disc space. PS3 supports PlayStation 1 and 2 video games. Also PS3 can read many of the known movie formats such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4. Furthermore, PS3 reads many music formats - ATRAC, AAC, WAV and, of course, MP3, the most famous music format. And thanks to Blu-ray movie playback is very popular among kids and adults. PS3 has wireless game pads (Dual Shock 3), two USB ports and a cardreader. Everything that you will need to play video games.
If you order PS3, you will get a special free PS3 voucher for downloading PS3 software. With this voucher you will have an unlimited download for 5 years from SonyPlayStation Network Store. PS3 is presented in three main colors - they are the Piano Black, the Ceramic White and the Satin Silver. Since the launching the PS3 worldwide were sold more than 22 million units (8 million units in Europe and 6 million in USA etc).
PS3 is very useful not only for kids. Adults also very often play games just to relax after a hard day or just if they have vacation at home. It is really useful, because not everybody wants to play online games on his computer. Here are two reasons - we can get a virus and all our personal data can become public or will be destroyed. On the other hand not everybody has powerful PCs, which can allow them to play games on Blu-ray discs or just to watch Blu-ray movies. And now you can connect your PS3 to your huge plasma TV panel and to play wonderful games in high-definition or to watch your favorite films in Blu-ray quality. Despite all the negative reviews concerning this gaming console, the number of sold units is telling us that this is a good product.
PS3 is one of the consoles, which are part of the seventh generation of the video-gaming. PS3 has a processor from IBM. It allows PS3 to make more than three trillion calculations per second. Definitely, it's the best gaming console nowadays. Check out the current PS3 prices and order one for yourself. |
