<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
(	O
PS3	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
brand	O
of	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
competed	O
primarily	O
against	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
to	O
use	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
technology	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
storage	B-General_Concept
medium	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
integrate	O
social	O
gaming	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
controllable	O
from	O
a	O
handheld	O
console	O
,	O
through	O
its	O
remote	O
connectivity	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Slim	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
no	O
longer	O
provided	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
ability	O
to	O
run	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
discontinued	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
system	O
remained	O
in	O
production	O
in	O
other	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heading	O
into	O
2017	O
,	O
Japan	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
territory	O
where	O
new	O
units	O
were	O
still	O
being	O
produced	O
until	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
when	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2001	O
when	O
Ken	O
Kutaragi	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
Sony	O
,	O
Toshiba	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
would	O
collaborate	O
on	O
developing	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
led	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
programmers	O
within	O
this	O
hardware	B-Architecture
team	O
to	O
explore	O
next-generation	O
game	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
boomerang-shaped	O
prototype	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
nor	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
although	O
demonstrations	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
)	O
were	O
held	O
at	O
both	O
events	O
on	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
and	O
comparable	O
personal	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
footage	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
predicted	O
PlayStation3	O
specifications	O
was	O
also	O
shown	O
(	O
notably	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
tech	O
demo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
prototype	O
shown	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
featured	O
two	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
three	O
Ethernet	O
ports	O
and	O
six	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
shown	O
again	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
these	O
were	O
reduced	O
to	O
one	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
,	O
one	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
and	O
four	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
presumably	O
to	O
cut	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
hardware	B-Architecture
configurations	O
were	O
also	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
:	O
a	O
20GB	O
model	O
and	O
a	O
60GB	O
model	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
US$499	O
( €499	O
)	O
and	O
US$599	O
( €599	O
)	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
60GB	O
model	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
configuration	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
internet	O
,	O
flash	O
card	O
readers	O
and	O
a	O
chrome	O
trim	O
with	O
the	O
logo	O
in	O
silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
PAL	B-Language
region	O
PlayStation3	O
launch	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
materials	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
include	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
on	O
the	O
20GB	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
chrome	O
trim	O
,	O
flash	O
card	O
readers	O
,	O
silver	O
logo	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
Sony	O
showed	O
27	O
playable	O
PS3	B-Device
games	I-Device
running	O
on	O
final	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
at	O
07:00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
reports	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
systems	O
were	O
obtained	O
by	O
businessmen	O
who	O
paid	O
mainly	O
Chinese	O
nationals	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
system	O
without	O
any	O
software	O
to	O
resell	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
hardware	B-Architecture
units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
than	O
there	O
were	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest	O
selling	O
game	O
on	O
launch	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
home	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
with	O
165,000	O
units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
in	O
two	O
days	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
second-fastest-selling	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
overall	O
,	O
the	O
fastest	O
being	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
were	O
down	O
82%	O
,	O
selling	O
30,000	O
units	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
60%	O
drop	O
in	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
most	O
popular	O
titles	O
,	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
27,000	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Australia	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
ten	O
days	O
of	O
sales	O
and	O
nine	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
best-selling	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
systems	O
and	O
handheld	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
PS3	O
;	O
overall	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	B-Architecture
sales	O
resulted	O
in	O
A$33	O
million	O
netted	O
for	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
over	O
4,800	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
generating	O
"	O
over	O
NZ	O
$6.8	O
million	O
dollars	O
in	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
software	O
retail	O
sales.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
version	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
80GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
IPTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
logo	O
was	O
introduced	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
previous	O
"	O
Spider-Man	O
"	O
wordmarks	O
(	O
named	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
font	O
as	O
the	O
logos	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
then-current	O
Spider-Man	O
films	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
PS3	O
"	O
wordmark	O
evoking	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
wordmark	O
replacing	O
the	O
capitalized	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
lettering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
slimmer	O
PS3	O
redesign	O
(	O
CECH-4000	O
)	O
was	O
due	O
for	O
release	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>
Three	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Slim	O
model	O
were	O
revealed	O
:	O
one	O
with	O
a	O
500GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
a	O
second	O
with	O
a	O
250GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
which	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
with	O
a	O
12GB	O
flash	O
storage	O
that	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storage	O
of	O
12GB	O
model	O
was	O
upgradable	O
with	O
an	O
official	O
standalone	O
250GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
vertical	O
stand	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
250GB	O
model	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
500GB	O
model	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Garnet	O
Red	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
bundle	O
with	O
500GB	O
storage	O
and	O
contained	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
Saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
14	O
titles	O
,	O
with	O
another	O
three	O
being	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
from	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
launch	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
heavily	O
praised	O
by	O
numerous	O
video	O
game	O
websites	O
,	O
including	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
awarded	O
it	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
for	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
titles	O
missed	O
the	O
launch	O
window	O
and	O
were	O
delayed	O
until	O
early	O
2007	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
,	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
,	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
Mobile	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Gundam	I-Device
:	I-Device
Crossfire	I-Device
also	O
fared	O
well	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
offerings	O
from	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
launched	O
in	O
Europe	O
with	O
24	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
ones	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
offered	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
Japanese	O
launches	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
were	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
titles	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
games	O
subsequently	O
received	O
sequels	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
MotorStorm	B-Device
:	I-Device
Pacific	I-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2007	O
,	O
Sony	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
their	O
upcoming	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
,	O
including	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
Lair	B-Application
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
Future	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tools	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
,	O
Warhawk	B-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
;	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
quarters	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
showed	O
off	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
titles	O
that	O
were	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
;	O
most	O
notably	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
SOCOM	B-Device
U.S.	I-Device
Navy	I-Device
SEALs	I-Device
:	I-Device
Confrontation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
third-party	O
exclusives	O
were	O
also	O
shown	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
high-profile	O
third-party	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
important	O
titles	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
were	O
shown	O
at	O
TGS	O
2007	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
appease	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
have	O
since	O
launched	O
their	O
budget	O
range	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
titles	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
range	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Platinum	O
range	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
range	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
titles	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
budget	O
range	O
include	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
,	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
and	O
Ninja	O
Gaiden	O
Sigma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2009	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
Future	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tools	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Army	B-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Company	I-Application
and	O
Midnight	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Los	I-Application
Angeles	I-Application
have	O
also	O
joined	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
595million	O
games	O
sold	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
best	B-Device
selling	I-Device
PS3	I-Device
games	I-Device
are	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
was	O
Shakedown	B-Device
:	I-Device
Hawaii	I-Device
,	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
CTO	O
of	O
Blitz	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
bring	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
gaming	O
and	O
movie	O
viewing	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
were	O
shown	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
in	O
3D	O
as	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
technology	O
might	O
work	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firmware	B-Application
update	O
3.30	O
officially	O
allowed	O
PS3	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
compatible	O
display	O
for	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
software	I-Application
update	O
3.50	O
prepared	O
it	O
for	O
3D	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
must	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
,	O
titles	O
may	O
be	O
patched	O
to	O
add	O
in	O
the	O
functionality	O
retroactively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titles	O
with	O
such	O
patches	O
include	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
Pain	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Stardust	I-Application
HD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
is	O
convex	O
on	O
its	O
left	O
side	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
logo	O
upright	O
,	O
when	O
vertical	O
(	O
the	O
top	O
side	O
is	O
convex	O
when	O
horizontal	O
)	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
glossy	O
black	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
designer	O
Teiyu	O
Goto	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Spider-Man-font-inspired	O
logo	O
"	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
elements	O
SCEI	O
president	O
Ken	O
Kutaragi	O
decided	O
on	O
and	O
the	O
logo	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
motivating	O
force	O
behind	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
PS3	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
SCE	O
and	O
Stanford	O
University	O
released	O
the	O
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
software	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS3	O
's	O
hardware	B-Architecture
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
build	B-General_Concept
supercomputers	I-General_Concept
for	O
high-performance	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fixstars	O
Solutions	O
sells	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Yellow	B-General_Concept
Dog	I-General_Concept
Linux	I-General_Concept
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
(	O
originally	O
sold	O
by	O
Terra	O
Soft	O
Solutions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RapidMind	O
produced	O
a	O
stream	B-Application
programming	I-Application
package	O
for	O
PS3	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Intel	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Frank	O
Mueller	O
,	O
Associate	O
Professor	O
of	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
at	O
NCSU	O
,	O
clustered	O
8	O
PS3s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
includes	O
:	O
Fedora	O
Core	O
5	B-Application
Linux	B-Application
ppc64	O
,	O
MPICH2	O
,	O
OpenMP	B-Application
v	B-Application
2.5	O
,	O
GNU	B-Application
Compiler	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
CellSDK	O
1.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
more	O
cost-effective	O
alternative	O
to	O
conventional	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
U.S.	O
military	O
has	O
purchased	O
clusters	O
of	O
PS3	O
units	O
for	O
research	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
PS3	O
Slim	O
units	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
supercomputing	B-Architecture
,	O
because	O
PS3	O
Slim	O
lacks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
boot	O
into	O
a	O
third-party	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
hackers	O
used	O
a	O
cluster	O
of	O
200	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
computers	O
to	O
crack	O
SSL	B-Protocol
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
the	O
Air	O
Force	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
(	O
AFRL	O
)	O
created	O
a	O
powerful	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
by	O
connecting	O
together	O
1,760	O
Sony	O
PS3s	O
which	O
include	O
168	O
separate	O
graphical	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
units	I-Architecture
and	O
84	O
coordinating	O
servers	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
array	O
capable	O
of	O
performing	O
500trillion	O
floating-point	O
operations	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
500TFLOPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
built	O
the	O
Condor	O
Cluster	O
was	O
the	O
33rd	O
largest	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
analyze	O
high	O
definition	O
satellite	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
features	O
a	O
slot-loading	O
2×	O
speed	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
drive	O
for	O
games	O
,	O
Blu-ray	O
movies	O
,	O
DVDs	O
,	O
and	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
available	O
with	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
of	O
20	O
and	O
60GB	O
(	O
20GB	O
model	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
)	O
but	O
various	O
sizes	O
up	O
to	O
500GB	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
since	O
then	O
(	O
see	O
:	O
model	O
comparison	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PS3	O
models	O
have	O
user-upgradeable	O
2.5	O
"	O
SATA	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
uses	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
Toshiba	O
and	O
IBM	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
one	O
3.2GHz	O
PowerPC-based	O
"	O
Power	O
Processing	O
Element	O
"	O
(	O
PPE	O
)	O
and	O
eight	O
Synergistic	O
Processing	O
Elements	O
(	O
SPEs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
manufacture	O
,	O
every	B-Algorithm
chip	I-Algorithm
is	I-Algorithm
tested	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
defective	O
SPE	O
disconnected	O
using	O
laser	B-Algorithm
trimming	I-Algorithm
,	O
leaving	O
7	O
SPEs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
SPEs	O
are	O
accessible	O
to	O
developers	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
SPE	O
is	O
reserved	O
by	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
processing	O
is	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
Nvidia	O
RSX	B-Device
'	I-Device
Reality	I-Device
Synthesizer	I-Device
 '	I-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
produce	O
resolutions	O
from	O
480i/576i	O
SD	B-Device
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
HD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
has	O
256MB	O
of	O
XDR	O
DRAM	O
main	O
memory	O
and	O
256MB	O
of	O
GDDR3	O
video	O
memory	O
for	O
the	O
RSX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Sony	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
include	O
any	O
GPU	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
could	O
handle	O
everything	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ICE	O
team	O
from	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
,	O
demonstrated	O
to	O
Sony	O
that	O
without	O
a	O
dedicated	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
performance	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
sufficient	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
henced	O
added	O
a	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
Nvidia	O
RSX	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
has	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
2.0	O
(	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
devices	O
)	O
,	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
and	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
1.4	O
built	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wi-Fi	O
networking	O
is	O
also	O
built-in	O
on	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
20GB	O
models	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
flash	O
card	O
reader	O
(	O
compatible	O
with	O
Memory	O
Stick	O
,	O
SD/MMC	O
and	O
CompactFlash/Microdrive	O
media	O
)	O
is	O
built-in	O
on	O
60GB	O
and	O
CECHExx	O
80GB	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
has	O
been	O
produced	O
in	O
various	O
models	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
Slim	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Super	O
Slim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successive	O
models	O
have	O
added	O
or	O
removed	O
various	O
features	O
,	O
reduced	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
initial	O
purchase	O
price	O
and	O
weight	O
,	O
and	O
increased	O
storage	B-General_Concept
capacity	I-General_Concept
(	O
with	O
exceptions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
accessories	O
include	O
the	O
wireless	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
and	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
Logitech	B-Device
Driving	I-Device
Force	I-Device
GT	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Logitech	O
Cordless	O
Precision	O
Controller	O
,	O
the	O
BD	O
Remote	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayTV	B-Application
DVB-T	O
tuner/digital	O
video	O
recorder	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
then-standard	O
wireless	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
's	O
DualShock	O
2	O
controller	O
but	O
was	O
wireless	O
,	O
lacked	O
vibration	O
capabilities	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
built-in	O
accelerometer	O
(	O
that	O
could	O
detect	O
motion	O
in	O
three	O
directional	O
and	O
three	O
rotational	O
axes	O
;	O
six	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
name	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
)	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
few	O
cosmetic	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
DualShock	O
3	O
(	O
trademarked	O
DUALSHOCK	O
3	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
controller	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
and	O
design	O
as	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
vibration	O
capability	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hands-on	O
accounts	O
describe	O
the	O
controller	O
as	O
being	O
noticeably	O
heavier	O
than	O
the	O
standard	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
capable	O
of	O
vibration	O
forces	O
comparable	O
to	O
DualShock	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
5	B-Application
,	O
2008	O
;	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
;	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
;	O
in	O
mainland	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Ireland	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
unveiled	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
motion	O
controller	O
later	O
to	O
be	O
named	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
at	O
GDC	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
an	O
official	O
surround	O
sound	O
system	O
for	O
PS3	O
through	O
the	O
official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controller	O
initially	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
but	O
Firmware	B-Application
update	O
4.60	O
enabled	O
wireless	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
consoles	O
that	O
have	O
experienced	O
failure	O
is	O
well	O
within	O
the	O
normal	O
failure	O
rates	O
in	O
the	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
industry	O
;	O
a	O
2009	O
study	O
by	O
SquareTrade	O
,	O
a	O
warranty	O
provider	O
,	O
found	O
a	O
two-year	O
failure	O
rate	O
of	O
10%	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
BBC	O
's	O
Watchdog	O
television	O
program	O
aired	O
a	O
report	O
investigating	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
yellow	B-Error_Name
light	I-Error_Name
of	I-Error_Name
death	I-Error_Name
"	O
(	O
YLOD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
owners	O
can	O
pay	O
Sony	O
a	O
fixed	O
fee	O
for	O
a	O
refurbished	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
claimed	O
that	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
its	O
statistics	O
of	O
returned	O
consoles	O
,	O
approximately	O
0.5	O
%	O
of	O
consoles	O
were	O
reported	O
as	O
showing	O
the	O
YLOD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
has	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
System	B-Application
Software	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
has	O
an	O
active	O
Internet	B-Architecture
connection	I-Architecture
,	O
updates	O
may	O
be	O
downloaded	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
and	O
subsequently	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
an	O
external	O
PC	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
may	O
download	O
the	O
update	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
website	O
,	O
transfer	O
it	O
to	O
portable	O
storage	B-General_Concept
media	I-General_Concept
and	O
install	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
game	O
discs	O
come	O
with	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
updates	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
3	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
newer	O
slim	O
models	O
and	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
all	O
older	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
consoles	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
3.21	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functionality	O
is	O
now	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
original	O
consoles	O
who	O
choose	O
not	O
to	O
update	O
their	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
beyond	O
version	O
3.15	O
or	O
who	O
have	O
installed	O
third-party	O
,	O
modified	O
and	O
unofficial	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
Cross	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Bar	I-Device
"	O
and	O
abbreviated	O
XMB	B-Device
)	O
includes	O
nine	O
categories	O
of	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
:	O
Users	O
,	O
Settings	O
,	O
Photo	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
Video	O
,	O
TV/Video	O
Services	O
,	O
Game	O
,	O
Network	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Friends	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
media	O
bar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheTV/Video	O
Services	O
category	O
is	O
for	O
services	O
like	O
Netflix	O
and/or	O
if	O
PlayTV	B-Application
or	O
torne	O
is	O
installed	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
category	O
in	O
this	O
section	O
is	O
"	O
My	O
Channels	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
users	O
download	O
various	O
streaming	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
Sony	O
's	O
own	O
streaming	O
services	O
Crackle	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
the	O
What	O
's	O
New	O
section	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
is	O
displayed	O
when	O
the	O
system	O
starts	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS3	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
store	O
various	O
master	O
and	O
secondary	O
user	O
profiles	O
,	O
manage	O
and	O
explore	O
photos	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
a	O
musical	O
slide	O
show	O
,	O
play	O
music	O
and	O
copy	O
audio	O
CD	O
tracks	O
to	O
an	O
attached	O
data	B-General_Concept
storage	I-General_Concept
device	I-General_Concept
,	O
play	O
movies	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
from	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
an	O
optical	O
disc	O
(	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
or	O
DVD-Video	O
)	O
or	O
an	O
optional	O
USB	B-Architecture
mass	I-Architecture
storage	I-Architecture
or	O
Flash	O
card	O
,	O
compatibility	O
for	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
and	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
supporting	O
compatible-file	O
download	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
UPnP	B-Application
media	O
will	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
respective	O
audio/video/photo	O
categories	O
if	O
a	O
compatible	O
media	O
server	O
or	O
DLNA	O
server	O
is	O
detected	O
on	O
the	O
local	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Friends	O
menu	O
allows	O
mail	O
with	O
emoticon	O
and	O
attached	O
picture	O
features	O
and	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
which	O
requires	O
an	O
optional	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
or	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
webcam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Network	O
menu	O
allows	O
online	O
shopping	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
and	O
connectivity	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
via	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
console	O
protects	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
uses	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
data	O
's	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchased	O
games	O
and	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
are	O
governed	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
Network	O
Digital	O
Rights	O
Management	O
(	O
NDRM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NDRM	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
data	O
from	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
different	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
's	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
activated	O
using	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
ID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
also	O
limits	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
copy	O
protected	O
videos	O
downloaded	O
from	O
its	O
store	O
to	O
other	O
machines	O
and	O
states	O
that	O
copy	O
protected	O
video	O
"	O
may	O
not	O
restore	O
correctly	O
"	O
following	O
certain	O
actions	O
after	O
making	O
a	O
backup	O
such	O
as	O
downloading	O
a	O
new	O
copy	O
protected	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photo	O
Gallery	O
is	O
an	O
optional	O
application	O
to	O
view	O
,	O
create	O
,	O
and	O
group	O
photos	O
from	O
PS3	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
installed	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
at	O
105MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
version	O
2.60	O
and	O
provides	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
tools	O
for	O
sorting	O
through	O
and	O
displaying	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
version	O
3.40	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
upload	O
and	O
browse	O
photos	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Picasa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayMemories	O
is	O
an	O
optional	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
(	O
and	O
also	O
standard	O
)	O
photo	O
viewing	O
application	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
installed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
at	O
956MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
is	O
dedicated	O
specifically	O
to	O
3D	B-Algorithm
photos	I-Algorithm
and	O
features	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
zoom	O
into	O
3D	O
environments	O
and	O
change	O
the	O
angle	O
and	O
perspective	O
of	O
panoramas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
3.40	O
or	O
higher	O
;	O
3D	B-Algorithm
photos	I-Algorithm
;	O
a	O
3D	O
HDTV	B-Device
,	O
and	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
cable	O
for	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
viewed	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
application	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
version	O
3.40	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
edit	O
videos	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
and	O
upload	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videos	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
rendered	O
and	O
uploaded	O
to	O
video	O
sharing	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
service	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
Sony	O
Entertainment	O
Network	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
console	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
third-party	O
video	O
services	O
,	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
region	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
VidZone	B-Device
has	O
offered	O
a	O
free	O
music	O
video	O
streaming	O
service	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Netflix	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Netflix	O
streaming	O
service	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
MLB.tv	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
allowing	O
MLB.tv	O
subscribers	O
to	O
watch	O
regular	O
season	O
games	O
live	O
in	O
HD	B-Device
and	O
access	O
new	O
interactive	O
features	O
designed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PSN	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
the	O
video	O
rental	O
service	O
VUDU	O
,	O
NHL	O
GameCenter	O
Live	O
,	O
and	O
subscription	O
service	O
Hulu	O
Plus	O
launched	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
launched	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Application
Video	I-Application
app	O
,	O
accessible	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
subscribers	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Netflix	O
collaboration	O
,	O
Pocket-Lint	O
said	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
used	O
the	O
Netflix	O
app	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
too	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
we	O
think	O
the	O
PS3	O
version	O
might	O
have	O
the	O
edge	O
here.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
stated	O
that	O
having	O
Netflix	O
and	O
LoveFilm	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
"	O
mind-blowingly	O
good.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
standard	O
audio	O
CDs	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
notably	O
removed	O
from	O
its	O
successors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
ripping	O
audio	O
CDs	O
to	O
store	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
;	O
the	O
system	O
has	O
transcoders	O
for	O
ripping	O
to	O
either	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Sony	O
's	O
own	O
ATRAC	O
(	O
ATRAC3plus	O
)	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
music	O
from	O
portable	O
players	O
by	O
connecting	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
,	O
including	O
from	O
Walkman	O
digital	O
audio	O
players	O
and	O
other	O
ATRAC	O
players	O
and	O
other	O
players	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
UMS	B-Architecture
protocol	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Sony	O
CONNECT	O
Music	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
initially	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
an	O
alternative	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
alongside	O
the	O
main	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
;	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Unix-based	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
were	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	B-Architecture
allowed	O
access	O
to	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
Synergistic	O
Processing	O
Elements	O
of	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
RSX	B-Device
'	I-Device
Reality	I-Device
Synthesizer	I-Device
 '	I-Device
graphics	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
OtherOS	B-Application
 '	O
functionality	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
updated	O
PS	O
Slim	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
subsequently	O
removed	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
PS3	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
's	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
version	O
3.21	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
;	O
Sony	O
cited	O
security	O
concerns	O
as	O
the	O
rationale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
3.21	O
was	O
mandatory	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
(	O
UTC	O
)	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
3	O
models	O
worldwide	O
were	O
experiencing	O
errors	O
related	O
to	O
their	O
internal	O
system	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
problem	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
root	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
problem	O
was	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
since	O
even	O
users	O
who	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
online	O
also	O
had	O
problems	O
playing	O
installed	O
offline	O
games	O
(	O
which	O
queried	O
the	O
system	O
timer	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
startup	O
)	O
and	O
using	O
system	O
themes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
was	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
ApocalyPS3	O
,	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
word	O
apocalypse	O
and	O
PS3	O
,	O
the	O
abbreviation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
error	B-Application
code	I-Application
displayed	O
was	O
typically	O
8001050F	O
and	O
affected	O
users	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
sign	O
in	O
,	O
play	O
games	O
,	O
use	O
dynamic	O
themes	B-Application
,	O
and	O
view/sync	O
trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
problem	O
only	O
resided	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
-	O
through	O
third-generation	O
original	O
PS3	O
units	O
while	O
the	O
newer	O
"	O
Slim	O
"	O
models	O
were	O
unaffected	O
because	O
of	O
different	O
internal	O
hardware	B-Architecture
for	O
the	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2	O
(	O
UTC	O
)	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
owners	O
of	O
original	O
PS3	O
models	O
could	O
connect	O
to	O
PSN	B-Device
successfully	O
and	O
the	O
clock	O
no	O
longer	O
showed	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
for	O
some	O
users	O
,	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
clock	O
(	O
mainly	O
updated	O
from	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
not	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
internal	O
clock	O
)	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
manually	O
or	O
by	O
re-syncing	O
it	O
via	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
update	O
3.40	O
,	O
which	O
improved	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
internal	O
clock	O
to	O
properly	O
account	O
for	O
leap	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
can	O
connect	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
including	O
in-game	B-Application
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
using	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
real-time	O
rear-view	O
mirror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
format	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
transfer	O
and	O
play	O
them	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
PS3	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
feature	O
to	O
play	O
these	O
and	O
some	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
games	O
,	O
remotely	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
over	O
a	O
network	O
or	O
internet	B-Architecture
connection	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
has	O
also	O
demonstrated	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
playing	O
back	O
video	O
content	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
across	O
an	O
ad	B-Protocol
hoc	I-Protocol
wireless	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
located	O
under	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
icon	O
on	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Device
play	I-Device
has	O
since	O
expanded	O
to	O
allow	O
remote	B-Protocol
access	I-Protocol
to	O
PS3	O
via	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
from	O
any	O
wireless	B-Device
access	I-Device
point	I-Device
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
is	O
the	O
unified	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
and	O
digital	O
media	O
delivery	O
service	O
provided	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
2006	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Business	O
Briefing	O
meeting	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
network	O
enables	O
online	O
gaming	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Home	O
and	O
other	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
uses	O
real	O
currency	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Cards	O
as	O
seen	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
(	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
PS+	O
and	O
occasionally	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
PSN	B-Device
Plus	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
premium	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
subscription	O
service	O
that	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
by	O
Jack	O
Tretton	O
,	O
President	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
SCEA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
such	O
service	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
speculation	O
since	O
Kaz	O
Hirai	O
's	O
announcement	O
at	O
TGS	O
2009	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
paid	O
service	O
for	O
PSN	B-Device
but	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
PSN	B-Device
service	O
still	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
alongside	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
firmware	I-Operating_System
3.40	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
firmware	I-Operating_System
6.30	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
paid-for	O
subscription	O
service	O
provides	O
users	O
with	O
enhanced	O
services	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
PSN	B-Device
service	O
which	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
enhancements	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
demos	O
and	O
game	O
updates	O
download	O
automatically	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
also	O
get	O
early	O
or	O
exclusive	O
access	O
to	O
some	O
betas	O
,	O
game	O
demos	O
,	O
premium	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
American	O
users	O
also	O
get	O
a	O
free	O
subscription	O
to	O
Qore	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
purchase	O
either	O
a	O
one-year	O
or	O
a	O
three-month	O
subscription	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
virtual	O
market	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
(	O
PS3	O
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
game	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Store	O
offers	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
both	O
for	O
purchase	O
and	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
content	O
includes	O
full	O
games	O
,	O
add-on	O
content	O
,	O
playable	O
demos	O
,	O
themes	B-Application
and	O
game	O
and	O
movie	O
trailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
accessible	O
through	O
an	O
icon	O
on	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
on	O
PS3	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS3	O
store	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
via	O
a	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
connection	O
to	O
PS3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
store	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
PC	O
application	O
,	O
Media	B-Protocol
Go	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
over	O
600million	O
downloads	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
is	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
each	O
Tuesday	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
Wednesday	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
this	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Thursdays	O
to	O
allow	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
digitally	O
,	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
are	O
released	O
on	O
UMD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
's	O
New	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
existing	O
[	O
Information	O
Board ]	O
,	O
which	O
displayed	O
news	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
website	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
developed	O
further	O
into	O
a	O
major	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
feature	O
,	O
which	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
[	O
Status	O
Indicator ]	O
to	O
display	O
a	O
ticker	O
of	O
all	O
content	O
,	O
excluding	O
recently	O
played	O
content	O
(	O
currently	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
's	O
New	O
has	O
four	O
sections	O
:	O
"	O
Our	O
Pick	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Recently	O
Played	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
available	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Recently	O
Played	O
"	O
displays	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
recently	O
played	O
games	O
and	O
online	O
services	O
only	O
,	O
whereas	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
sections	O
can	O
contain	O
website	O
links	O
,	O
links	O
to	O
play	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
selected	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
icons	O
in	O
the	O
 [ Game ] 	O
and	O
 [ Video ] 	O
section	O
act	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
What	O
's	O
New	O
screen	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
they	O
only	O
display	O
and	O
link	O
to	O
games	O
and	O
videos	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Home	O
was	O
a	O
virtual	O
3D	O
social	O
networking	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
custom	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
groomed	O
realistically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
edit	O
and	O
decorate	O
their	O
personal	O
apartments	O
,	O
avatars	B-Application
,	O
or	O
club	O
houses	O
with	O
free	O
,	O
premium	O
,	O
or	O
won	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
shop	O
for	O
new	O
items	O
or	O
win	O
prizes	O
from	O
PS3	B-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Home	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
interact	O
and	O
connect	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
customize	O
content	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
as	O
a	O
perpetual	B-General_Concept
beta	I-General_Concept
until	O
its	O
closure	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
was	O
available	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Membership	O
was	O
free	O
,	O
but	O
required	O
a	O
PSN	B-Device
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
to	O
succeed	O
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
,	O
was	O
retired	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
used	O
virtual	B-Application
globe	I-Application
data	O
to	O
display	O
news	O
and	O
information	O
by	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
functionality	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
provided	O
access	O
to	O
three	O
other	O
information	O
"	O
channels	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
the	O
Live	O
Channel	O
offering	O
news	O
headlines	O
and	O
weather	O
which	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
News	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
,	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Wisconsin	O
–	O
Madison	O
Space	O
Science	O
and	O
Engineering	O
Center	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
channel	O
was	O
the	O
U.S.	O
exclusive	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Game	O
Trailers	O
Channel	O
for	O
direct	O
streaming	O
of	O
game	O
trailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Sony	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Qriocity	O
for	O
a	O
prolonged	O
interval	O
,	O
revealing	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
an	O
external	O
intrusion	O
on	O
our	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
personal	O
information	O
of	O
77million	O
users	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
taken	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
names	O
;	O
addresses	O
;	O
countries	O
;	O
email	O
addresses	O
;	O
birthdates	O
;	O
PSN/Qriocity	O
logins	O
,	O
passwords	O
and	O
handles/PSN	O
online	O
IDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
"	O
Welcome	O
Back	O
"	O
program	O
,	O
30	O
days	O
free	O
membership	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
for	O
all	O
PSN	B-Device
members	O
,	O
two	O
free	O
downloadable	O
PS3	B-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
one-year	O
enrollment	O
in	O
an	O
identity	O
theft	O
protection	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
predecessors	O
had	O
been	O
very	O
dominant	O
against	O
the	O
competition	O
and	O
were	O
hugely	O
profitable	O
for	O
Sony	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
had	O
an	O
inauspicious	O
start	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
chairman	O
and	O
CEO	O
Sir	O
Howard	O
Stringer	O
initially	O
could	O
not	O
convince	O
investors	O
of	O
a	O
turnaround	O
in	O
its	O
fortunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS3	O
lacked	O
the	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
affordable	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
which	O
became	O
that	O
generation	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
console	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
PS3	O
had	O
to	O
compete	O
directly	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
which	O
had	O
a	O
market	O
head	O
start	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
platform	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
enjoyed	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
(	O
regarding	O
cross-platform	O
games	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
generally	O
considered	O
superior	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
although	O
by	O
2008	O
the	O
PS3	O
versions	O
had	O
reached	O
parity	O
or	O
surpassed	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
took	O
longer	O
than	O
expected	O
for	O
PS3	O
to	O
enjoy	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
close	O
the	O
gap	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
's	O
initial	O
production	O
cost	O
is	O
estimated	O
by	O
iSuppli	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
US	O
$805.85	O
for	O
the	O
20GB	O
model	O
and	O
US	O
$840.35	O
for	O
the	O
60GB	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
market	O
analysts	O
Nikko	O
Citigroup	O
have	O
predicted	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
could	O
be	O
profitable	O
by	O
August	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
July	O
2008	O
interview	O
,	O
Hirai	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
objective	O
is	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
to	O
sell	O
150million	O
units	O
by	O
its	O
ninth	O
year	O
,	O
surpassing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
sales	O
of	O
140million	O
in	O
its	O
nine	O
years	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
production	O
costs	O
were	O
reduced	O
significantly	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
phasing	O
out	O
the	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
chip	O
and	O
falling	O
hardware	B-Architecture
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cost	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
microprocessors	O
had	O
fallen	O
dramatically	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
moving	O
to	O
the	O
65	O
nm	O
production	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
diodes	O
had	O
become	O
cheaper	O
to	O
manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
reviews	O
after	O
launch	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
quality	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS3	O
was	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
commended	O
for	O
its	O
hardware	B-Architecture
including	O
its	O
Blu-ray	O
home	O
theater	O
capabilities	O
and	O
graphics	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
reception	O
to	O
PS3	O
improved	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
price	O
revisions	O
,	O
Blu-ray	O
'	O
s	O
victory	O
over	O
HD	B-Operating_System
DVD	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
several	O
well	O
received	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
named	O
PlayStation3	O
the	O
15th-best	O
gaming	O
console	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
both	O
of	O
its	O
competitors	O
:	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
(	O
10th	O
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
6th	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
PS3	O
has	O
won	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Console	O
Showdown	O
"	O
—	O
based	O
on	O
which	O
console	O
offers	O
the	O
best	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
during	O
each	O
year	O
—	O
in	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
years	O
since	O
it	O
began	O
(	O
2008	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
winning	O
in	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
judged	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
line-up	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
review	O
scores	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
comparison	O
piece	O
by	O
PC	O
Magazines	O
Will	O
Greenwald	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
PS3	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
an	O
overall	O
better	O
console	O
compared	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
Week	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
general	O
opinion	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
impressed	O
with	O
what	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
could	O
do	O
than	O
with	O
what	O
it	O
currently	O
does	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
2010	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
Newell	O
made	O
a	O
live	O
appearance	O
to	O
recant	O
his	O
previous	O
statements	O
,	O
citing	O
Sony	O
's	O
move	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
system	O
more	O
developer-friendly	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
announce	O
that	O
Valve	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Steamworks	O
(	O
Valve	O
's	O
system	O
to	O
automatically	O
update	O
their	O
software	O
independently	O
)	O
would	O
help	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
PS3	O
version	O
of	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
best	O
console	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
CEO	O
Bobby	O
Kotick	O
has	O
criticized	O
PS3	O
's	O
high	O
development	O
costs	O
and	O
inferior	O
attach	O
rate	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
The	O
Times	O
Kotick	O
stated	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
getting	O
concerned	O
about	O
Sony	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
is	O
losing	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
momentum	O
and	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
make	O
it	O
easy	O
for	O
me	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
platform.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
continued	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
expensive	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
are	O
just	O
selling	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
generate	O
a	O
better	O
return	O
on	O
invested	O
capital	O
(	O
ROIC	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
than	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
initial	O
negative	O
press	O
,	O
several	O
websites	O
have	O
given	O
the	O
system	O
very	O
good	O
reviews	O
mostly	O
regarding	O
its	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hexus	O
Gaming	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
version	O
and	O
summed	O
the	O
review	O
up	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
matures	O
and	O
developers	O
start	O
really	O
pushing	O
it	O
,	O
we	O
'll	O
see	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
emerge	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
of	O
choice	O
for	O
gaming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
piece	O
of	O
hardware	B-Architecture
,	O
without	O
question	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
Slim	O
received	O
extremely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
boost	O
in	O
sales	O
;	O
less	O
than	O
24	O
hours	O
after	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
PS3	O
Slim	O
took	O
the	O
number-one	O
bestseller	O
spot	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
in	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
section	O
for	O
fifteen	O
consecutive	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
awarded	O
PS3	O
Slim	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
praising	O
its	O
Blu-ray	O
capabilities	O
,	O
120GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
free	O
online	O
gaming	O
service	O
and	O
more	O
affordable	O
pricing	O
point	O
,	O
but	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
disc	O
loader	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
cover	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
by	O
hand	O
if	O
you	O
wish	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
also	O
an	O
eject	O
button	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
work	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
software	O
eject	O
from	O
the	O
triangle	O
button	O
menus	O
in	O
the	O
Xross	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Bar	I-Device
(	O
XMB	B-Device
)	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tech	O
media	O
website	O
CNET	O
gave	O
new	O
Super	O
Slim	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	B-Application
stars	O
(	O
"	O
Excellent	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
Super	O
Slim	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
shrinks	O
a	O
powerful	O
gaming	O
machine	O
into	O
an	O
even	O
tinier	O
package	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
:	O
a	O
great	O
gaming	O
library	O
and	O
a	O
strong	O
array	O
of	O
streaming	O
services	O
[...]",	O
whilst	O
also	O
criticising	O
the	O
"	O
cheap	O
"	O
design	O
and	O
disc-loader	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Sometimes	O
[	O
the	O
cover ]	O
does	O
n't	O
catch	O
and	O
you	O
feel	O
like	O
you	O
're	O
using	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
old	O
credit	O
card	O
imprinter	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
criticism	O
also	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
price	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
cheapest	O
Super	O
Slim	O
model	O
was	O
still	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
the	O
cheapest	O
Slim	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
smaller	O
size	O
and	O
bigger	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
should	O
n't	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
upgrade	O
when	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
on	O
a	O
Slim	O
model	O
is	O
easily	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
praise	O
that	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Slim	O
model	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
easiest	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
Super	O
Slim	O
4-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
magazine	O
T3	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	O
Slim	O
model	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
almost	O
"	O
nostalgic	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
fat	O
"	O
model	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
whether	O
it	O
will	O
play	O
PS3	B-Device
games	I-Device
or	O
Blu-ray	O
discs	O
any	O
differently	O
yet	O
,	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
PS3	O
Slim	O
is	O
an	O
obvious	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PS3	O
,	O
minus	O
the	O
considerable	O
excess	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
we	O
would	O
be	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
durability	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
loading	O
tray	O
that	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
yanked	O
straight	O
out	O
off	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
it	O
all	O
feels	O
like	O
Sony	O
's	O
nostalgic	O
way	O
of	O
signing	O
off	O
the	O
current-generation	O
console	O
in	O
anticipation	O
for	O
the	O
PS4.	O
"	O
</s>
