 | PlayStation | PlayStation 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Video game console | 7th generation console |
| Successor | PlayStation 2 | PlayStation 4 |
| Media | CD | DVD, CD, Blu-ray, downloads |
| CPU | MIPS R3000A-family R3051 33.8688 MHz | Cell Processor @ 3.23 GHz (8 Cores) |
| Online services | Only Parallel Link | PlayStation Network for multiplayer support, downloadable movies and game, online surfing, and meeting other players. |
| Graphics | 1 MB VRAM (later models contained SGRAM) for framebuffer. 2 KB texture cache (132 MB/s memory bus bandwidth, 32-bit wide) 64 bytes FIFO buffer. | Nvidia RSX graphics processor, with 25g MB XDR main memory and 256 GDDR3 video memory. |
| Connectivity | 2 x Memory Slot - Serial I/O | 4 x USB 2.0, Ethernet, Built-in Wifi |
| Units sold worldwide | 102 Million 2005 | ~87.40 million units |
| Controllers | Standard PS Controller - Dual Analog Controller - Controller Dual Shock | Supports 7 wireless and/ or wired controllers without removable batteries |
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