[Sony] Playstation 3

Developer SCEI
Manufacturer Sony EMCS, Foxconn, ASUSTeK
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) (IDC January 2013 estimate: "about 77 million")
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 4.40
(March 20, 2013; 20 days ago)
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
Composite video
480i, 576i (PAL)
S-Video
480i, 576i (PAL)
RGB SCART
480i, 576i (PAL)
Component (YPBPR)
480i, 576i (PAL), 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
D-Terminal
480i (D1), 480p (D2), 720p (D4), 1080i (D3), 1080p (D5)
HDMI
480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Graphics 550 MHz NVIDIA/SCEI RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'
Sound
Audio output formats
A/V-Multi
Analog stereo
TOSLINK
LPCM
2ch
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88 kHz, 176.4 kHz
Dolby Digital 5.1
DTS 5.1
AAC
HDMI
LPCM
2ch, 5.1ch, 7.1ch
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
DTS-HD Master Audio Bitstream (slim models only)*
Dolby TrueHD Bitstream (slim models only)*
Dolby Digital 5.1
DTS 5.1
AAC
*All models can decode Dolby TrueHD and as of firmware 2.30 DTS-HD Master Audio, to be output as LPCM. Output of the raw undecoded stream is limited to slim models.
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)
Flash memory input
MemoryStick/PRO/Duo*
SD/MMC*
CompactFlash/Microdrive*
Audio/video output
HDMI 1.3a out
CEC (BRAVIA sync)**
S/PDIF out (TOSLINK)
AV Multi out
Composite video/stereo audio cable***
S-Video cable
SCART cable
Component video cable
D-Terminal cable
Other
IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi****
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
4 × USB 2.0
(2 × in 40 GB and all later models)
Wired gigabit Ethernet
*60 GB and CECHExx 80 GB models
**Slim models only
***Included in box
****All except 20 GB model
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 http://www.playstation.com/ps3/