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Playstation 3 | 160GB Hard Drive - Uncharted Bundle
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The Playstation 3 (PS3) is Sonys third console and successor to the massively popular Playstation 2. PS3 is part of the seventh generation of consoles which includes Microsofts Xbox 360, and Nintendos Wii. The biggest changes that the PS3 sports over the PS2 aside from massively increased processing and graphical capabilities is the use of Blu-Ray discs which have a maximum capacity of 50GB, as well as adding motion sensing capabilities to the controller. The SIXAXIS controller features the same form factor as the standard PS2 Dual Shock with some significant changes on the inside. The controller no longer "shocks" as rumble is absent substituted by six-degrees of motion sensing (x, y, z translation and pitch, yaw, roll rotation). The rear shoulder buttons are replaced by analogue triggers. Lastly, the SIXAXIS is noticeably lighter than most controllers, even lighter than the Wiimote. Playstation 3 Hardware PS3 supports up to seven ... PROS: (1) Has a built-in Blu-ray and DVD player (2) Full HD support, including an HDMI port (3) Built in WiFi connection (4) Full 1080p support. (5) Great 7.1 Dolby TrueHD Sound ... CONS: (1) Steep price in comparison with competition. (2) No backwards compatibility on the 40GB model (3) Relatively small library of games (4) Games can be expensive ($60) (5) Difficulty to program for is hurting quality of games being ported to it -
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