PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3 is Sony Computer Entertainment's third video game console. It is the successor to the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's XBox 360 and Nintendo Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

The console was released on November 11, 2006, in Japan and on November 17, 2006, in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It will be released March 7, 2007 in Singapore, March 22, 2007 in the Middle East, and March 23, 2007[3] in Europe and Australia. It is available in two initial configurations, the 20 GB Basic model and the 60 GB Premium model.