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Play Station 3 Console

The Play Station 3 computer entertainment system unleashes a brilliant, high-definition entertainment experience. Whether it\'s gaming, Blu-ray movies, music or online services, Playstation 3 invites you to Play Beyond. The PlayStation 3\'s initial production cost is estimated to have been US$805. Playstation designer Teiyu Goto stated that the Spider-Man font-inspired logo \"was one of the first elements SCEI president Ken Kutaragi decided on and the logo may have been the motivating force behind the shape of PS3. The PlayStation 3 can also use Memory Sticks to store and save data for PlayStation and PlayStation 2 software. The PlayStation 3 is a great-looking system that is loaded with plenty of style and sophistication.

The PlayStation commonly abbreviated to PS3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PS3 includes the ability to store various master and secondary user profiles, manage and explore photos with or without a musical slide show, play music and copy audio CD tracks to an attached storage device, play movies and video files from the hard disk drive, an optional USB mass storage or Flash card, or an optical disc (Blu-ray Disc or DVD-Video), compatibility for a USB keyboard and mouse, and a full web browser supporting in/compatible file download function. The Play Station 3 includes a Blu-ray player inside and past research has indicated that many PS3 owners are using the player, which has helped drive sales of Blu-ray high-def discs. The new PS3 is now around $100 cheaper than any PS3 version ever released.