The Playstation 3 Console Brings the Future of Gaming

Sony’s Playstation 3 console, released on November 11, 2006, forever changed the video gaming industry. Bringing together a myriad of technologies, the Playstation 3 can better be branded as a home entertainment system than a video game console. Along with the ability to play such amazing titles as Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII, users can watch movies, listen to movies, and also browse the Internet. The Playstation 3 is the future of gaming.

Home Entertainment Unified

The Playstation 3 console combines many different consumer electronics into one package. Not only can users watch DVD movies and listen to CD audio, but a hard drive also allows the storage and viewing of media without having CDs or DVDs present. With the possibility to open six full browsers at once, different web pages can be loaded at once to allow for quick browsing of the Internet. Not only that, but the included Blu-ray player includes high-def formats of many popular movies such as Batman Begins, giving a full 1080p experience.

Those standalone electronics would cost thousands of dollars, but the Playstation 3 console brings them all together for a few hundred. The console features Internet connections both wired (Ethernet) and wireless (Wi-Fi 802.11b/g), giving users several options to connect to the Internet. Also, the included Wi-Fi connection works with Sony’s PSP (Playstation Portable) handheld system, allowing PSP owners to connect to the Internet and browse web sites anywhere within hundreds of feet from the Playstation 3 console.

Thousands of Games

The first two incarnations of the Playstation contain a library of thousands of games, and because Sony has used optical drives on all three of them (CD, DVD, and now Blu-ray) and the Cell processor is powerful enough to compute those previous game engines, the Playstation 3 console features full backwards compatibility. Users can continue to play their games from ten years ago without breaking out their Playstation 1. Also, the Playstation 3 offers some great upcoming titles. Killzone 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma are sure to be huge blockbusters.

This console is an absolute bargain with its capabilities which would cost thousands of dollars separately. With its ability to play most popular movie and audio formats in addition to browsing the Internet and playing thousands of game titles, the Playstation 3 console can be the centerpiece of every home entertainment system.

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