Sony has a whole line-up of consoles,right from the Playstation 1(PS1) to the recently-launched and runaway success.Playstation Portable or PSP.Sony knows just how to position its consoles and price it just right.Playstations also have the most comprehensive list of game titles,which would satisfy even the most avid of gamers.

But with the PS3,sony has outdone itself (or so the specifications suggest!)
No console has a generated as much interest as has the Sony PS3.Recently showcased at E3,the power potential of PS3 is simply mind-numbering,the Cell processor being the main reason.The showcasing was a complete brag show-as most showcasings are-but the unveiled specs appear to be much better than those of the Xbox 360.
Sony PS3 features Dolby 5.1 Channel sound where the cell processor doubles up as sound card,and supports full-scale HDTV video out at 1920 x 1080i and 1280 x 720p.
It is also backward compatible with the previous Playstation(both 1 and 2).In terms of DVD support,it reads everything from DVD+R,-R,+RW,-RW to Blu-Ray Disks.In fact most PS3 titles are expected to be released on Blu-Ray.
Connectivity options are as extensive as the media reading capabilites.It has four front and two rear USB 2.0 ports as well as slots for memory stick standard/Duo Pro.Sony decided to stay out of pushing proprietary stuff for once and alsogave PS3 support for SD (Secure Digital),SD-mini and CF (Compact Flash) I and II memory cards.
In terms of networking capabilities,it supports wired networking as well as Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and sony has thrown in Bluetooth for good measure.Interestingly,the controllers connect to the console using the Bluetooth and not Wi-Fi as is the case with the Xbox 360.This was done due to the lower latencies of Bluetooth as compared to Wi-Fi.You can connect up to seven controllers at once.so that’s a great race right there!.
An interesting implementation is that using Wi-Fi you can connect your Playstation Portable to your PS3 and thus have multiplayer without having to buy two PS3s!



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