It was released in major territories by September 2009. Among its features are a slimmer form factor and quieter noise when powered on. PS3 Slim and console rebrandingįollowing speculation that a 'slim' model was in the pipeline Sony officially announced the PS3 CECH-2000 model on Augat the Sony Gamescom press conference. The console was launched in South Korea on Jin a single version equipped with an 80 GB hard drive and IPTV. On March 7, 2007, the 60 GB PlayStation 3 launched in Singapore with a price of S$799. The system sold about 600,000 units in its first two days. On January 24, 2007, Sony announced that the PlayStation 3 would go on sale on Main Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and New Zealand. The console was originally planned for a global release through November, but the European and rest-of-the-world's release was delayed "until March" at the start of September.With it being a somewhat last-minute delay, some companies had taken deposit-based pre-orders, to which Sony informed customers that they were eligible for full refunds or could continue the pre-order. Reports of violence surrounding the release of the PS3 include a customer shot, campers robbed at gunpoint,customers shot in a drive-by shooting with BB guns, and 60 campers fighting over 10 systems. Soon after its release in Japan, the PS3 was released in North America on November 17, 2006. According to Media Create, 81,639 PS3 systems were sold within 24 hours of its introduction in Japan. The PlayStation 3 was first released in Japan on Novemat 07:00. During the event, Sony showed 27 playable PS3 games running on final hardware. Also, the launch price of the Japanese 20 GB model was reduced by over 20%, and the 60 GB model was announced for an open pricing scheme in Japan. At the Tokyo Game Show on September 22, 2006, Sony announced that it would include an HDMI port on the 20 GB system, but a chrome trim, flash card readers, silver logo and Wi-Fi would not be included. On September 6, 2006, Sony announced that the PAL region PlayStation 3 launch would be delayed until March 2007, due to a shortage of materials used in the Blu-ray drive. The 60 GB model was to be the only configuration to feature an HDMI port, Wi-Fi internet, flash card readers and a chrome trim with the logo in silver.Both models were announced for a simultaneous worldwide release: November 11 for Japan and November 17 for North America and Europe. Two hardware configurations were also announced for the console: a 20 GB model and a 60 GB model, priced at US$499 (€499) and US$599 (€599), respectively. The initial prototype shown in May 2005 featured two HDMI ports, three Ethernet ports and six USB ports however, when the system was shown again a year later at E3 2006, these were reduced to one HDMI port, one Ethernet port and four USB ports, presumably to cut costs. Video footage based on the predicted PlayStation 3 specifications was also shown (notably a Final Fantasy VII tech demo). A functional version of the system was not present there, nor at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2005, although demonstrations (such as Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots ) were held at both events on software development kits and comparable personal computer hardware. Sony officially unveiled the PlayStation 3 (then marketed as PLAYSTATION 3 ) to the public on at the E3 2005 conference, along with a 'boomerang' shaped prototype design of the Sixaxis controller. Major features of the console include its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, its multimedia capabilities, connectivity with the PlayStation Portable and its use of the Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, with international markets following shortly thereafter. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. ) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 (プレイステーション3 Pureisutēshon Surī ?, officially abbreviated as PS3.
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