PlayStation 3 - PS3 (Detail)

Manufacturer : Sony, Foxconn and ASUSTeK for SCEI[1]
Product family : PlayStation
Type : Video game console
Generation : Seventh generation era
First available : November 11, 2006 (details)
CPU : 3.2 GHz Cell Broadband Engine with 1 PPE & 7 SPEs
GPU : 550 MHz NVIDIA/SCEI RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'
Media : Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD (all models), Super Audio CD (20 GB, 60 GB, 80 GB models)
System storage : 2.5" SATA hard drive (20 GB, 40 GB, 60 GB, or 80 GB included)
Controller input : Up to 7 Sixaxis/DualShock 3 controllers
Connectivity :
- Flash memory input
* MemoryStick/PRO/Duo*
* SD/MMC*
* CompactFlash/Microdrive*

- Audio/video output
* HDMI 1.3a out
* S/PDIF out
* AV Multi out
o composite video/stereo audio cable**
o S-Video cable
o SCART cable
o Component video cable
o D-Terminal cable

- Other
* IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi***
* Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
* 4 × USB 2.0 (2 x in 40 GB model)
* Wired Gigabit Ethernet
*60 and 80 GB models
**included in box
***40, 60, and 80 GB models

Online service : PlayStation Network
Units sold : 14.41 million (as of June 30, 2008)
Best-selling game : MotorStorm, 3.31 million (as of December 30, 2007)
Backward compatibility : PlayStation (all models), PlayStation 2 (20 GB, 60 GB, 80 GB models)
Predecessor : PlayStation 2