PlayStation 3

Cell processor system

PlayStation 3 is Sony's third home video game console, released in 2006.

Often abbreviated PS3, it competed with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii.

The console introduced Blu-ray disc support and online gaming through PlayStation Network.

I still have my old PlayStation 3 in the closet.

Sony

PlayStation Network

Sony's online gaming service

hardware

Blu-ray drive

Device reading optical discs

  • HDMIAudio-video interface standard
  • USB portsStandard computer connection points
  • BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol

Wi-Fi · Ethernet · hard drive · cooling fan · power supply · motherboard · optical drive · memory card reader · backwards compatibility

exclusives

The Last of Us

Survival story amid infection

  • ResistanceOrganized anti-occupation movement
  • JourneyEighties arena rock act
  • MAGMulti-field abbreviation

Uncharted · LittleBigPlanet · SOCOM · Folklore

online

PlayStation Network

Sony's online gaming service

voice chat · firmware updates · system software · patches · trophies · leaderboards · party chat · cloud saves

multimedia

Netflix

Subscription streaming service

media server · 1080p · video streaming · photo viewer · web browser · MKV

Categories
Opposites
competing gaming platforms

PlayStation 3Wii

Motion-sensing game console

Xbox · Nintendo · Microsoft · Xbox One · Sega

portable vs. stationary gaming

PlayStation 3PlayStation Portable

Sony's handheld gaming system

PSP · PlayStation Vita · handheld console · PS Vita · Nintendo DS

gaming platform type

PlayStation 3PC

Home computer, or tactful

gaming PC · PC gaming · personal computer · Steam · board games

Family

play, station, plays, played, playing, player, players, playful, playfully

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G