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The PlayStation 3 (Japanese: プレイステーション 3, Pureisutēshon Surī?, trademarked PLAYSTATION 3,[1] abbreviated PS3) is Sony's seventh generation era video game console, third in the PlayStation series. It is the successor to PlayStation and PlayStation 2 and competes against Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii.
The PS3 was released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, and on November 17, 2006 in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It will be released in March 2007 in Europe and Australasia. It is available in two initial configurations. Sony officially unveiled the PS3 to the public on May 16, 2005 during an E3 conference. A functional version of the console was not at E3 2005 or the Tokyo Game Show in September 2005, although at both events, demonstrations were held on devkits (e.g. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) and comparable PC hardware, and video footage based on the predicted PS3 specifications was produced (e.g. Mobile Suit Gundam).[2] It was not until E3 2006 that games were shown on actual PlayStation 3 systems. In preparation for launch, Sony demonstrated 27 playable PS3 titles during the Tokyo Game Show in September 2006 on final hardware.[3]
The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. Its development was first announced during E³ 2003, and it was officially unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E³ 2004. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004, the United States and Canada on March 24, 2005 and in Europe and Australia on September 1, 2005. The PlayStation Portable offers the ability to play video games, watch videos, listen to music, view photos, as well as Internet browsing functionality.
Ken Kutaragi (久夛良木 健 Kutaragi Ken, born August 8, 1950) is currently the President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, the videogames division of Sony Corporation. He is known as "The Father of the PlayStation", as well as its successors, the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and the PlayStation 3.
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- The PlayStation 3 is released in America. [1]
- The PlayStation 3 is released in Japan. [2]
- "It's Ridge Racer!... Riiiiidge Raaaaaceeeerrrrrr!" - by Kaz Hirai at E3, playing the PlayStation Portable.
- "Though sold as a game console, what will in fact enter the home is a Cell-based computer." - by Ken Kutaragi, regarding the PS3.
- ...that the PSX, a media center that is based on the PS2, was only released in Japan?
- ...that the fastest-selling video game console is the Sony PlayStation 2, having sold 98,000 units in 4 hours (at an average of 7 units sold per second) on its Japanese release date of March 4, 2000?
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