Sony PlayStation 3

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PlayStation console home video game console

The Sony PlayStation 3 is a home video game console by Sony, notable for its Blu-ray support, online gaming via the PlayStation Network, and use of the advanced Cell microprocessor architecture.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
PlayStation 3	20
PlayStation 3 Cell PPE	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	PlayStation console ⓘ home video game console ⓘ
audioOutput	HDMI audio ⓘ optical digital audio ⓘ
backwardCompatibility	PlayStation ⓘ PlayStation ⓘ surface form: PlayStation 2
brand	Sony ⓘ
controller	Sixaxis ⓘ surface form: DualShock 3 Sixaxis ⓘ
CPU	Cell Broadband Engine ⓘ
CPUArchitecture	Cell Broadband Engine ⓘ surface form: PowerPC-based Cell architecture
feature	digital distribution ⓘ multimedia playback ⓘ online gaming ⓘ remote play with PlayStation Portable ⓘ remote play with PlayStation Vita ⓘ trophy system ⓘ web browser ⓘ
generation	seventh generation ⓘ
GPU	RSX Reality Synthesizer ⓘ
GPUManufacturer	NVIDIA Corporation ⓘ surface form: Nvidia
mainMemory	256 MB XDR DRAM ⓘ
manufacturer	Sony ⓘ surface form: Sony Computer Entertainment
mediaFormat	Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ surface form: Blu-ray Disc CD ⓘ DVD ⓘ
notableGame	Gran Turismo 5 ⓘ LittleBigPlanet ⓘ Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots ⓘ The Last of Us ⓘ Uncharted: Drake's Fortune ⓘ
onlineService	PlayStation Plus ⓘ PlayStation Store ⓘ
operatingSystem	GameOS ⓘ
predecessor	PlayStation ⓘ surface form: PlayStation 2
region	NTSC ⓘ PAL ⓘ
storageOptions	120 GB hard drive ⓘ 160 GB hard drive ⓘ 20 GB hard drive ⓘ 250 GB hard drive ⓘ 320 GB hard drive ⓘ 40 GB hard drive ⓘ 60 GB hard drive ⓘ 80 GB hard drive ⓘ
storageType	2.5-inch SATA hard disk drive ⓘ
successor	PlayStation 4 ⓘ
supports	Bluetooth ⓘ Ethernet ⓘ Linux kernel ⓘ surface form: Linux (on early models) PlayStation Network ⓘ Wi-Fi ⓘ trophies ⓘ
videoMemory	256 MB GDDR3 ⓘ
videoOutput	HDMI ⓘ component video ⓘ composite video ⓘ