PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 is the third video game console of the PlayStation brand from Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the highly successful PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles


Type
Video game console

Generation
Seventh generation era

First available
11 November 2006

Controller input
Max. 7 SIXAXIS (wireless)

Connectivity
Memory Stick Duo*
SD/MMC*
CompactFlash*
HDMI 1.3
Component video
Composite video
S-Video
Optical digital audio
Analog stereo audio802.11b/g
Wi-Fi*Bluetooth 2.04 ×
USB 2.0
Wired Ethernet

Online service
PlayStation Network

Units sold
3.3 million+
Units shipped
5.5 million+

Top-selling game
Resistance: Fall of Man

Backwardcompatibility
PlayStation games,PlayStation 2 games

Predecessor
PlayStation 2