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{{System | {{System | ||
|name=PlayStation 3 | |name=PlayStation 3 | ||
|logo=New PS3 design logo.svg | |||
|image=Ps3black.jpg | |image=Ps3black.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Sony]] | |manufacturer=[[Sony]] | ||
|released=2006 | |released=2006 | ||
|preceded by=PlayStation 2 | |preceded by=PlayStation 2 | ||
|followed by=PlayStation 4 | |||
|twitter=PlayStation | |||
}} | }} | ||
The PlayStation 3 features online capabilities, such as a buddy list, messaging, voice chat, online multiplayer gaming, and an online store from which full games and game add-ons can be purchased, and game trailers, movie trailers, playable demos, and wallpapers for the XMB can be downloaded for free. | The PlayStation 3 features online capabilities, such as a buddy list, messaging, voice chat, online multiplayer gaming, and an online store from which full games and game add-ons can be purchased, and game trailers, movie trailers, playable demos, and wallpapers for the XMB can be downloaded for free. | ||
In addition to video games on Blu-ray Disc and games downloaded from the PlayStation Store, the PlayStation 3 can play Blu-ray Disc movies, and movies and music files both stored internally or from an external source such as CD, CD-R,CD-RW, DVD-R, or a USB device. | In addition to video games on Blu-ray Disc and games downloaded from the PlayStation Store, the PlayStation 3 can play Blu-ray Disc movies, and movies and music files both stored internally or from an external source such as CD, CD-R,CD-RW, DVD-R, or a USB device. All PlayStation 3 models are capable of playing PS1 games, but only some original models can play PS2 games. | ||
[[ | [[File:PS3 Controller Front.jpg]] | ||
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==SIXAXIS== | ==SIXAXIS== | ||
Upon release, the PlayStation 3 used a controller named SIXAXIS. | Upon release, the PlayStation 3 used a controller named SIXAXIS. An evolution of the DualShock 2, the SIXAXIS controller added a central "Home" button and a tilt sensor to the design. The rumble function of the DualShock 2 was omitted from the SIXAXIS's design. | ||
A year after the PlayStation 3's release in Japan, Sony introduced the DualShock 3 controller. This controller has an exterior design nearly identical to that of the SIXAXIS, but is noticeably heavier. | A year after the PlayStation 3's release in Japan, Sony introduced the DualShock 3 controller. This controller has an exterior design nearly identical to that of the SIXAXIS, but is noticeably heavier. The DualShock 3 retains all the functions of the SIXAXIS, but adds rumble feedback. Sony has stopped production of the SIXAXIS controller, which will no longer be available after supplies sell out. | ||
[[Category:Sony | [[Category:Seventh-generation consoles]] | ||
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