PS3 console

The PS3 console system is offers incredible high-definition enjoyment. At the heart of this box of fun is the Cell Broadband Engine which delivers a gaming experience that is beyond what you know today. Its integral Blu-ray Disc means that the PS3 can deliver superb digital media storage and a whole new generation in HD gaming experience. Whether it’s Blu-ray movies,gaming, online services or music, the PS3 is sure to change your digital life.

PS3 console

PS3 - Tower of power

The HD capabilities of the Playstation 3 console are delivered through the HDMI(High-Definition Multimedia Interface). This means you can use your PS3 with HD TV's as well as non HD TV's.

The PS3 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is removable and is capable of storing videos, music, and images as well as content from Sony's online services.

System interoperability: The PS3 and PSP are designed to work together so you can easily exchange media like photos, videos and music from your PS3 system to your PSP. Game developers are also working on innovative and exciting ways of integrating the PSP system into PS3 games.

Dig out your favourite Playstation 2 games as the backwards compatibility of the PS3 means you can play most of your PSone and PlayStation 2 games as well as audio CDs and DVDs.

Always on: PS3 delivers an "always-on" online experience; offering a world of online possibilities including multiplayer gaming, text and video messaging, voice chatting, downloading content and browsing the internet.

Blu-Ray: The built-in Blu-ray disc player means you can enjoy next-generation high-definition entertainment, including games and movies.

PS3 - what is inside?

The engine room for the PS3 is delivered through the revolutionary technology behind the Cell Broadband Engine. Its preformance leaves its competitors standing giving the PS3 system supercomputer-like power and performance that until now, game developers have only dreamt about. If you thought your old Playstation 2 console was good then you'll be amazed by the Cell Broadband Engine which is 40 times faster!

The Playstation 3 console console’s Cell Broadband Engine is the very thing that game developers have always dreamt about. Its unique multi-processing unit design represents a tour de force in parallel processing. The ability to do more of everything at the same time means more enemies, more AI, more explosions, and more realistic gameplay. Amazing gameplay elements such as ragdoll physics and keyframe animation, enemy AI behaving unpredictably, glass cracking based on the size of the object that impacted it, and individual flecks of dust in a beam of sunlight are all possible with the PS3. The Cell Broadband Engine has the muscle and horsepower to move beyond artificial intelligence.

PS3 offers Blu-ray

The built-in Blu-ray disc player means you can enjoy next-generation high-definition entertainment, including games and movies. Just as the DVD offered a technological leap from CDs, Blu-ray is the next leap forward in the advancement of data storage technology and digital entertainment. With Blu-ray, the PS3 offers game developers unprecedented power to express their creativity and a larger canvas to produce a level of interaction, sophistication and reality that has never existed in gaming. More than an evolution, Blu-ray is a revolution that frees developers from the constraints of storage space and allows them to dream in Blu-ray.

High-definition: Blu-ray’s vast storage capacity (50 GB BD vs. 5 GB DVD) supports the large data requirements of high-definition games and movies.

Pristine picture quality: Blu-Ray delivers pristine picture quality at 1080p - the highest-definition resolution available today.

Theatre-quality audio: The PlayStation 3 has audio that redefines "life-like" with its 7.1 channel surround sound and true lossless audio. This theatre-quality "uncompressed" audio supports 8 channels of Liner PCM and up to 32 audio streams.

Quality movies in high-definition: Seven of the eight major movie studios have already announced titles for Blu-ray, including Warner, Paramount, Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM and Lionsgate.

Recordable media: Blu-ray offers a recordable format with unsurpassed storage capacity to store your digital world: photographs, home videos, music libraries and data, as well as games and movies.

Maximum bit rate: With the overwhelming computational power of its Cell Broadband Engine processor, the Playstation 3 console is capable of playing back content from Blu-Ray at a bit rate of multiplex 48Mbps, the maximum bit rate defined in Blu-Ray standards.

Industry support: Blu-Ray has the broadest industry support for any disc format ever launched and is supported by more than 170 of the world’s leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson.

PS3 - SIXAXIS wireless controller:

Utilising sensors designed to read when a player angles, tilts, thrusts, or pulls, the SIXAXIS controller was designed to become a natural extension of the player’s body. And with the heritage of the PlayStation system’s basic controller design still intact, gamers are now able to harness the intuitive movements of a multi-axis controller in a design that they are familiar and comfortable with.

Motion sensing system: Thanks to breakthrough technology and a highly sensitive motion sensing system, the controller is a natural extension of the user’s body.

Bluetooth: The PS3 can support up to seven wireless controllers using Bluetooth technology.

Wireless or wired: The SIXAXIS controller can be easily switched from wireless to wired.
Analogue joysticks: The tilting angle of the analogue joysticks has been slightly broadened to enable more delicate and dynamic manipulation.

L2/R2 buttons: The shape of the L2/R2 buttons has been altered, enabling increased travel and precision for more subtle control in games.

USB charging: Plug into a USB cable and automatically charge the controller through the system at any time.

PS3 - Multimedia support:

The PS3 provides an endless array of multimedia activities, all without even inserting a game. It gives you unprecedented control, access and enjoyment of a full range of digital media including music, photos, video and internet content.

Music and audio

Play music CDs

Connect to the internet to obtain detailed album information including album title, artist, length of album

Copy CDs directly to your hard disk drive (HDD)

Store and listen to other formats of audio/music files

Movies and videos

Play Blu-ray discs and DVDs

Connect your digital video camera directly to your PlayStation 3 with a USB cable

Store and watch your own videos

Download exclusive video content from the PlayStation Store and the PS3 Portal

Photos

Store your personal digital photo albums
Use any of the various slideshow options to view stored images

Internet

Surf the internet with the PS3 Internet Browser and the SIXAXIS wireless controller.