Playstation 3

The Playstation 3 is a video game console produced by Sony. It is part of the Playstation series (Playstation 2, Playstation 2, Playstation Portable). The Playstation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. The Playstation 3 was released on November 11, 2006. What made this console stand out compared to the other gaming consoles you may ask? It was the first and only console to use Blu-ray disc as its primary storage medium. Major features of the console include its unified online service, "The Playstation Network", its connectivity to the PSP (Playstation portable), it's Sixaxis motion controller, built in Wi-Fi, video services, photo management, custom firmware, Playstation Home, First system to let you play some games in 3-D, and backward compatibility with Playstation 2 games, meaning you were allowed to play Playstation 2 games on the Playstation 3. As of November 4, 2012, 70 million Playstation 3's have been sold worldwide. Before the unveil of the Plastation 3, Sony released teaser trailers to basically surprise and amaze their audience about the release of the Playstation 3 and its features. The trailers built a huge amount of hype for all gamers and Playstation fanatics. The day the Playstation 3 was released, huge lines were formed at any retail store that were selling the Playstation 3. People were even camping outside of the stores to get their hands on the Playstation 3. Was the video game console worth getting? It was! Anyone who bought a Playstation 3 was happy about what it had to offer. The games were amazing, the online service was excellent and not to mention free, and it was easy to use and get into, no matter what age group you were in. Overall, the Playstation 3 was a success. The next video game console, Playstation 4, is coming soon this holiday season. Some features have been announced and gamers all over the world are hyped about the system. I know I will be seeing lines again outside of many retail stores this Christmas.