Playstation

PlayStation 3

Counter-clockwise from the top: Original logo, new logo, original "fat" model, DualShock 3 controller, later "slim" model.
Developer	SCEI
Manufacturer	Sony EMCS, Foxconn, ASUSTeK[1]
Product family	PlayStation
Type	Video game console
Generation	Seventh generation
Retail availability	November 11, 2006 (details)
Units sold	70 million (as of November 4, 2012)[2] (IDC January 2013 estimate: "about 77 million")[3][4]
Media	Blu-ray Disc (PlayStation 3 game disc) DVD Compact Disc PlayStation game disc PlayStation 2 game disc (1st & 2nd generations only) Super Audio CD (1st & 2nd generations only) Digital distribution
Operating system	XrossMediaBar System software version 4.41 (April 24, 2013; 52 days ago)[5]
CPU	3.2 GHz Cell Broadband Engine with 1 PPE & 6 SPEs
Storage capacity	2.5-inch SATA hard drive (20 GB, 40 GB, 60 GB, 80 GB, 120 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB or 500 GB included) (upgradeable)
Memory	256 MB system and 256 MB video
Display	Video output formats[show]
Graphics	550 MHz NVIDIA/SCEI RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'
Sound	Audio output formats[show]
Controller input	Sixaxis, DualShock 3, Logitech Driving Force GT, Logitech Cordless Precision controller, standard USB controllers, GT Force, Rhythm game controllers, PlayStation Move, GunCon 3, PlayStation Portable, Keyboard and Mouse
Connectivity	(details)[show]
Online services	PlayStation Network
Backward compatibility	PlayStation (all models) PlayStation 2 (20 GB, 60 GB and some (CECHExx) 80 GB models)
Predecessor	PlayStation 2
Successor	PlayStation 4
Website	playstation.com/ps3/