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- Maker: Sony
- Generation: 5th
- Debut: September 1, 1995
- 102.49M sold
- Top-seller: Gran Turismo
- Controller input: Dual Analog and DualShock
- Customer Support: 800-345-7669
- No longer manufactured
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The PlayStation is a video game console manufactured by Sony. It was the best-selling console of its time, beating out competitor Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn by a wide margin. Part of its success can be attributed to is heavy use of third-party licensing, which allowed Sony to include gamed developed by other companies to be played on the PlayStation. The Playstation's success led to the development of subsequent consoles PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, and the hand-held PlayStation Portable. After its long and successful run, Sony stopped manufacturing PlayStation units in 2006.
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Game Changer
As the most popular and best-selling console of its time, the PlayStation was an important milestone in the evolution of home console gaming for various reasons. One thing it did was break Nintendo's hold on the home console market, where it had lead the race since the release of its Nintendo Entertainment System in 1983. As a late comer to the console wars, Sony proved that companies with a quality product could enter the race, and was followed by Microsoft a few years later. Another aspect of the PlayStation's impact was its use of CDs instead of the standard cartridges. Production cost for CDs are substantially lower, and they are capable of holding more data that a cartridge. With this move Sony provided the model for all future home consoles. -
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PlayStation on Amazon
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Logitech Harmony Adapter for Playstation 3 - $59.99
Works with any Harmony Remote for one-touch control of DVD's, Blu-Ray Disc movies and more on PS3. Supports all 51 PS3 commands to allow you to control XrossMediaBar (XMB), DVD and...Amazon
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Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote - $24.99
Playstation 3's Blu-Ray Disc Remote is an elegant, sleekly designed controller for enjoying Blu-Ray discs on your PS3. The ergonomic design feels good in your hand and the Bluetoot...Amazon
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PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller - $54.99
The Dualshock 3 wireless controller for the PlayStation 3 system provides the most intuitive game play experience with pressure sensors in each action button and the inclusion of t...Amazon
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Mediabridge - 6ft Ultra-High Speed HDMI Cable - 120 Hz - Version 1.3 Category 2 - 1080p - PS3 - Blu-Ray - $29.95
Mediabridge HDMI Cables are high quality cables that will do exactly what you need an HDMI cable to do. Simply put, they will cleanly transport the signal from your Blu-Ray player,...Amazon
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PlayStation 3 80GB - $399.99
Includes PlayStation 3 80GB system, Dualshock 3 wireless controller, free PlayStation Network membership, internet ready Wi-Fi, and 80GB of hard disk storage for all your games, mu...Amazon
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PlayStation Questions
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Does anyone know why you have to have a PlayStation network card to purchase games? 1 Answeryou shoul pay for that, because the game developers have invested, and they will get the profit back! read more -
Do you know where i can find a list of ps2 games compatible on ps3? 2 AnswersOn the PlayStation site, there's a compatibilty checker where you need to know your PS3 system, and the title, and you enter it in. read more
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PlayStation Games
- Wikipedia: List of PlayStation Games and Chronology of PlayStation Games
PlayStation Blogs
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MAG is Gold, Beta for Everyone Soon – PlayStation.Blog
It is now headed off to manufacturing so that the game can make it from store shelves to PlayStation 3s all over the world. Expect MAG to drop on January 26 in North America and Asia, January 28 in Japan, and January 29 in Korea. ..... (December 21, 2009)blog.us.playstation.com -
MAG Open Beta Announced – PlayStation.Blog.Europe
Log on to the PlayStation Store and download the MAG Beta file like you would any other freely-available PSN video or demo (298 MB); Launch the MAG Beta program from your XMB to download a special patch that will restart MAG once th... (December 21, 2009)blog.eu.playstation.com -
Leaked Information Reveals Exciting Playstation Network Premium ...
Late last month we found out that Sony is moving forward to offer a new tier of premium subscriptions for Playstation Network consumers. Kotaku has followed up with this information by detailing a new, credible looking survey outlini... (December 21, 2009)sonyinsider.com -
Playstation Video Store Review. « PS3 Blog and Community | PS3Blog.net
The Playstation Video service is great in terms of practicality, you can easily select movies when you want and the actual video files are of a high quality. Unfortunately how good the service is to you is dependant on how fast your ... (December 21, 2009)ps3blog.net
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PlayStation Comments on Backtype Powered by Backtype
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ModNation Racers Beta Now Open! Voucher Giveaway Starts Today
[...] ppl want it because its free, we all know that. But that still doesnt justify why they are gone so fast. Theres only so many playstation fans who are monitoring the sites for a code. We all know they want it but how many in relation to the number codes is [...]KGH | http://blog.us.playstation.com/ Original | Permalink (December 21, 2009 10:50 PM) -
Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 3, Flawless Victory?
Which has better graphics, xbox 360 elite or playstation slim?Terry D | http://www.unscripted360.com/ Original | Permalink (December 21, 2009 10:29 PM) -
PlayStation Store Update
have you played the litle big planted it is so cool play the demo on the playstation storesnoopy1675 | http://blog.us.playstation.com/ Original | Permalink (December 21, 2009 10:00 PM) -
Un Nokia N900 à gagner
une application qui permette de se relier a distance a la playstation 3 pour acceder aux fichiers de celle-ci ( comme la psp go )ou de se relier a distance a son pc …IRIBARNEGARAY | http://www.korben.info/ Original | Permalink (December 21, 2009 09:55 PM) -
ModNation Racers Beta Now Open! Voucher Giveaway Starts Today
[...] don’t NEED to play the beta. And why not just be patient and wait till demand for the keys dies down. The way that PlayStation is hyping the game, it seems they will be giving out tons of keys. You can also just wait for a demo to be released, [...]CluelessJoRo | http://blog.us.playstation.com/ Original | Permalink (December 21, 2009 09:52 PM)
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