Playstation 3: The New Era Of Gaming

Playstation 3: A New Era of Games Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS 3) is Sony's latest game console. As a trilogy of the PlayStation series, PS 3 has many of the same or similar functions as PlayStation 2 (PS 2). But it also has its own characteristics and put it on another level. As an expensive game machine (from $ 400 to $ 600), the PS3 game machine offers many functions. It includes HD graphics (HDTV compatible), Blu-ray Disc hard drive, Wireless controller, Gigabit Ethernet and built-in Bluetooth.

Each console has various games. PlayStation 2, PSX, and PlayStation 3 are backwards compatible and you can play most of the games released on the original PlayStation. Some of these games can also be played on PlayStation Portable, but you need to purchase from the PS one Classics list on the PlayStation Store and download it. Games released on PlayStation 2 are currently only available on older models of PSX and PlayStation 3 that are backwards compatible with the original console. PlayStation 3 has two kinds of games. One is released on Blu-ray Disc, and the other is downloaded from PlayStation store. PlayStation Portable includes many games including physical media, universal media discs, digital download from the PlayStation store, and more. However, some games are only available in UMD, others are available only in the PlayStation Store.

Sony 's PlayStation 3 was released in North America on November 11, 2006, in Japan on November 17, 2006, and was launched in Europe and Australia on March 23, 2007. Every PlayStation 3 is equipped with a hard drive so you can play Blu - ray disc games and Blu - ray disc movies as they are. PlayStation 3 is the first video game machine that supports HDMI output of full 1080p resolution. Up to seven controllers can be connected to the console using Bluetooth. PS3 has six discontinued versions. 20 GB Hard Drive Version (Discontinued in North America and Japan, Discontinued in PAL), 40 GB HDD Version (Discontinued), 60 GB HDD Version (Discontinued in North America), Japan and PAL Region), 80 GB Hard Drive Version "Slim" 120 GB HDD version (discontinued) and "Slim" 250 GB version (discontinued) only (some NTSC and PAL regions only). Slim PlayStation 3 game console (over 120 GB) has been retired for removable storage

On July 21, 2015, Journey was released on PlayStation 4 for PlayStation 4 ported by British studio Tricky Pixels, and owners of digital PlayStation 3 game version can download new version for free. The PlayStation 4 version of the game improved higher resolution and frame rate, and higher texture and original graphics. According to Tricky Pixels, the original PlayStation 3 game is "masterpiece of PlayStation 3 programming", porting to PlayStation 4 is a "big technical issue".