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Sony PlayStation 3 Game Console
Sony PlayStation 3
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Sony PlayStation 3 Slim Game Console
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Sony Playstation 4 Game Console
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Sony Playstation TV Game Console
Sony Playstation TV
Editiorial reviews
14
4.0 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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3.3 out of 5
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User rating
53
4.3 out of 5
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Hardware

Storage
  • 160GB
  • 20GB
  • 320GB
  • 40GB
  • 60GB
  • 80GB
  • 120GB
  • 160GB
  • 250GB
  • 320GB
  • 500GB
  • 1TB
  • 500GB
1GB
CPU cores888
N/A
GPU Clock Speed550.0 MHz550.0 MHz800.0 MHz
N/A
CPU speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz1.6 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU model8 Core 3.2 GHz POWER-based PPE with seven 3.2 GHz SPEs
8 Core Cell Broadband Engine
8 Core Custom AMD Jaguar Processor
N/A
GPU nameRSX Reality Synthesizer based on NVIDIA G70RSX Reality Synthesizer based on NVIDIA G70Custom AMD Radeon Graphics Processor
N/A
RAM memory512MB512MB8GB512MB

Screen

3D Supportyesyesyes
N/A
Resolutions supported
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 720p
  • 576p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 720p
  • 1080p
  • 1080i
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 480p
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Controller

Number of controllers included1
N/A
10
Motion Detection
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
N/A
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Playstation Eye
N/A
Connection MethodBluetooth
  • Bluetooth
  • Wired
  • Wireless
Bluetooth
N/A
Number of joysticksDualDualDual
N/A
Triggers4
N/A
4
N/A
Weight8.78 oz74.08 oz6.77 oz3.88 oz
Number of buttons8
N/A
8
N/A
Number of supported wireless controllers7742
Features
N/A
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Vibration
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Display Screen
  • Microphone
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Touch Screen
  • Vibration
N/A
Wireless Range
N/A
9
N/A
N/A
Alternative Controller
N/A
N/A
PS Vita
N/A
Alternative Controller Included
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Features

Accessories included
  • Game
  • Additional gamepad
N/A
Game
N/A
Type of media supportedBlu-rayBlu-rayBlu-rayMemory card
Remote control supportyesyesyes
N/A
Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yesyesyes
N/A
Backward compatibility
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Video formats supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 480p
  • 720p
  • 1080i

Dimensions

Depth10.79 in10.24 in12.01 in0.54 in
Width12.8 in11.42 in10.83 in2.56 in
Height3.86 in2.36 in2.09 in4.13 in
Weight8.78 oz74.08 oz6.77 oz3.88 oz
Colour of productBlack
N/A
  • Black
  • White
Black

Connectivity

Ethernet connection speed
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
10/100Mbit/s
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Number of USB Inputs4221
Number of USB 2.0 ports4201
Number of HDMI outputs1111
HDMI version1.3a1.3a1.4a
N/A
Number of connection ports422
N/A
HDMI
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
A/V Outputs
N/A
  • Component Video
  • RCA
  • Component Video
  • Coaxial
N/A
S-video output
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1)
N/A
N/A
2
N/A
Ethernet
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
WiFi
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Component output
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Composite output
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
SCART out
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
VGA outputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Digital optical input
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Digital optical output
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Network

Online servicePlaystation NetworkPlaystation NetworkPlaystation NetworkPlaystation Network
App StorePlayStation StorePlayStation StorePlayStation Store
N/A
Social features
N/A
  • Leaderboards
  • Audio Chat
  • Messaging
  • Video Chat
  • Browser
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Viaplay
  • YouTube
  • Youtube
  • Audio Chat
  • Leaderboards
  • Messaging
  • Video Chat
  • Browser
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Skype
  • Twitter
  • Viaplay
  • YouTube
  • Browser
  • Netflix
  • YouTube
  • Youtube

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