<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
has	O
been	O
produced	O
in	O
various	O
models	O
during	O
its	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
20	O
or	O
60GB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
respectively	O
—	O
priced	O
from	O
US$499	O
to	O
US$599	O
;	O
and	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
40	O
,	O
60	O
,	O
or	O
80GB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
priced	O
from	O
£299	O
to	O
£425	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
3	O
hardware	O
models	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
their	O
included	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
:	O
20	O
,	O
40	O
,	O
60	O
,	O
80	O
,	O
or	O
160GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
retail	O
packages	O
include	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
or	O
a	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controller	O
(	O
beginning	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
Type-A	O
to	O
Mini-B	O
USB	O
cable	O
(	O
for	O
connecting	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
composite	O
video/stereo	O
audio	O
output	O
cable	O
,	O
one	O
Ethernet	O
cable	O
(	O
20	O
,	O
60	O
and	O
CECHExx	O
80GB	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
one	O
power	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
and	O
CECHExx	O
models	O
were	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
ever	O
made	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
Super	O
Audio	O
CD	B-Device
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
support	O
software	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
but	O
support	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
diminished	O
with	O
later	O
compatible	O
models	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
model	O
to	O
have	O
integrated	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
was	O
the	O
NTSC	O
80GB	O
(	O
CECHE	O
)	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
80GB	O
model	O
CECHE	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
60GB	O
model	O
CECHC	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
60GB	O
model	O
(	O
CECHC	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
CECHE	O
80GB	O
model	O
excludes	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
"	O
CPU	O
chip	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
an	O
emulated	O
version	O
via	O
the	O
Cell	O
Broadband	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
elimination	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
"	O
and	O
its	O
replacement	O
with	O
a	O
software-emulated	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
compatibility	O
was	O
slightly	O
reduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
40GB	O
,	O
80GB	O
(	O
CECHL	O
,	O
CECHM	O
,	O
and	O
CECHK	O
)	O
and	O
160GB	O
models	O
have	O
two	O
USB	O
ports	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
USB	O
ports	O
on	O
other	O
models	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
multiple	O
flash	O
card	O
readers	O
,	O
SACD	O
support	O
,	O
or	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
"	O
Graphics	O
Synthesizer	O
"	O
GPU	O
,	O
which	O
stripped	O
the	O
units	O
of	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
based	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
official	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
readers	O
were	O
ever	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
for	O
the	O
20GB	O
system	O
,	O
although	O
Sony	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
model	O
features	O
four	O
USB	O
2.0	O
ports	O
,	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
and	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
support	O
can	O
already	O
be	O
obtained	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
widely	O
available	O
external	O
USB	O
adapters	O
and	O
third-party	O
PS3-specific	O
media	O
hubs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rumored	O
that	O
the	O
Cell	O
processors	O
in	O
the	O
third-generation	O
PS3s	B-Operating_System
(	O
40GB	O
,	O
2008	O
80GB	O
(	O
CECHL	O
,	O
CECHM	O
,	O
CECHK	O
)	O
and	O
160GB	O
)	O
would	O
move	O
from	O
a	O
90nm	O
process	O
to	O
the	O
newer	O
65nm	O
process	O
,	O
which	O
SCEI	O
CEO	O
Kaz	O
Hirai	O
later	O
confirmed	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
to	O
45nm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation3	B-Operating_System
(	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
"	O
and	O
officially	O
branded	O
"	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
"	O
)	O
features	O
an	O
upgradeable	O
120GB	O
,	O
160GB	O
,	O
250GB	O
or	O
320GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
is	O
33%	O
smaller	O
,	O
36%	O
lighter	O
and	O
consumes	O
34%	O
(	O
CECH-20xx	O
)	O
or	O
45%	O
(	O
CECH-21xx	O
)	O
less	O
power	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RSX	B-Device
moved	O
to	O
a	O
40nm	O
process	O
in	O
the	O
latest	O
revision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
slim	O
also	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
CEC	O
(	O
more	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
its	O
manufacturer	O
brandings	O
of	O
BraviaSync	O
,	O
VIERA	O
Link	O
,	O
EasyLink	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
which	O
allows	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
over	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
by	O
using	O
the	O
TV	O
's	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
no	O
longer	O
has	O
the	O
"	O
main	O
power	O
"	O
switch	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
redesigned	O
slimline	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
emulation	O
to	O
play	O
PS2	B-Device
titles	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Slim	O
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
PS2	B-Device
remasters	O
called	O
Classics	B-Device
HD	I-Device
as	O
in	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
titles	O
remastered	O
in	O
HD	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
with	O
Trophies	O
and	O
sometimes	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
compatibility	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
PS2	B-Device
classics	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
retailers	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon.com,	O
Best	O
Buy	O
and	O
GameStop	O
started	O
to	O
sell	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
slim	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
sold	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
3	O
weeks	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
250GB	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
XIII-themed	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
white	O
in	O
color	O
with	O
pink	O
designs	O
,	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
revealed	O
in	O
U.S.	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
filings	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
CECH-2000B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Australia	O
also	O
announced	O
later	O
that	O
day	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
bringing	O
the	O
250GB	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
slim	O
to	O
Australia	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
and	O
will	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
North	O
American	O
bundles	O
have	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
250GB	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
slim	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
console	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
two	O
new	O
sizes	O
of	O
the	O
Slim	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
160GB	O
and	O
320GB	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
120GB	O
model	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
black	O
160GB	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
DVR	B-Application
accessory	O
torne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
320GB	O
model	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
only	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Sports	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
and	O
a	O
demo	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundles	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
slimmer	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
redesign	O
(	O
CECH-4000	O
)	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
250GB	O
or	O
500GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
the	O
250GB	O
model	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
;	O
a	O
model	O
with	O
12GB	O
of	O
flash	O
memory	O
(	O
CECH-4000A	O
)	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
250GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
(	O
CECH-ZHD1	O
)	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
upgrade	O
this	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CECH-4000B	O
consoles	O
(	O
those	O
with	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
)	O
weigh	O
approximately	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
CECH-4000A	O
weighs	O
approximately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
are	O
roughly	O
25%	O
smaller	O
and	O
about	O
20%	O
lighter	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
a	O
sliding	O
disc	O
cover	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
slot-loading	O
drive	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
include	O
:	O
Blu-ray/DVD/CD	O
drive	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
1.3a	I-Protocol
(	O
upgraded	O
to	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
1.4	O
via	O
firmware	O
update	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
2.0	O
,	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
(	O
10BASE-T	B-Protocol
,	O
100BASE-TX	B-Protocol
,	O
1000BASE-T	O
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
through	O
software	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
–	O
model	O
numbers	O
for	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
a	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
removed	O
in	O
firmware	O
version	O
3.21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
d	O
Gun-Metal	O
Gray	O
model	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MGS4	B-Application
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
e	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
bundle	O
features	O
a	O
Ceramic	O
White	O
model	O
with	O
custom	O
grey	O
dragon	O
designs	O
on	O
its	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
g	O
White	O
and	O
Pink	O
model	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
bundle	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
pink	O
design	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
character	O
"	O
Lightning	O
"	O
on	O
its	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
j	O
Black	O
and	O
Pink	O
model	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
bundle	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
pink	O
design	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
character	O
"	O
Lightning	O
"	O
on	O
its	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
l	O
Black	O
and	O
Gold	O
model	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
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