Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #877 in Computer & Video Games
• Colour: Beige
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2008-03-28
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

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A real technological gem, the PS3 contains a Blu-ray disc player for films in high definition, a Cell processor, guaranteeing unbeatable gross calculation power, 4 USB ports, a high-resolution multimedia interface, a wireless network connection (WiFi), and a preinstalled 40 GB hard drive.

With USB, wireless and HDMI connections, which are ideal for HD televisions, and compatibility with several different types of memory cards, including Memory Stick, SD and Compact Flash. It can even read video files in MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (PS/TS), H.264/MPEG-4 and MPEG-4 SP formats, as well as audio files in ATRAC (.oma, .msa., .aa3), AAC (.3gp, .mp4), MP3 and WAV formats.

This bundle also includes a copy of Gran Turismo: Prologue.

Manufacturer's Description

Manufacturer's Description

This Product Does NOT Feature :

Memory Stick Card Readers

Backwards Compatibility with PS2 Games

SACD Playback

An Ethernet Cable.

Product Description
The PlayStation 3 is a real technological gem! It contains a Blu-ray disc player for films in high definition, a Cell processor, guaranteeing unbeatable gross calculation power, 4 USB ports, a high-resolution multimedia interface, a wireless network connection (WiFi), and a preinstalled 40 GB hard drive. But that?s not all! The PlayStation 3 also comes with USB, wireless and HDMI connections, which are ideal for HD televisions, and is compatible with several different types of memory cards, including Memory Stick, SD and Compact Flash. It can even read video files in MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (PS/TS), H.264/MPEG-4 and MPEG-4 SP formats, as well as audio files in ATRAC (.oma, .msa., .aa3), AAC (.3gp, .mp4), MP3 and WAV formats. The 40 GB PS3 pack includes: - A PS3 console with a 40 GB preinstalled hard drive - An Ethernet cable - A USB cable - An AV cable + Euro-AV adapter - A power cable - Console specifications: Processor: Cell processor GPU: RSX Sound: Dolby 5.1, DTS, LPCM, etc. (via Cell processor) Memory: Main XDR RAM with 256 MB, GDDR3 video memory with 256 MB Hard drive (HDD): Serial ATA (S-ATA) 2.5 (40 GB) Communication: Ethernet (x1/100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) IEEE 802.11b/g Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR) Wireless game pad (Bluetooth) AV output: Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p HDMI OUT(x1 / HDMI Next Gen) AV MULTI OUT (x1) DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) (x1) BD/DVD/CD player: (Play only) Maximum playing speed: BD 2x (BD-ROM) DVD 8x (DVD-ROM) CD 24x (CD-ROM) SACD 2x Size: Approx: 325 mm (L) x 98 mm (H) x 274 mm (D) Weight: 5 kg

1080p (60fps)
DUALSHOCK 3
60+ cars
6 tracks
16 cars on track
New physics
New AI simulation
Quick Tune
Interior view
Replay Mode

Additional features in PAL version (not in Japanese version)

2 Player Battle - split screen mode
Vehicle Tuning
Drift Trial mode
New Event Structure
Additional track with 2 layouts - High Speed Ring
Over 30 additional cars
Track Guide Videos
AI Difficulty setting - Adjust the difficulty of the competitor cars you race
Driving line - to help you take the best lines around the tracks
New Opening Movie

Customer Reviews

An amazing console and game!
This is perhaps one of the best consoles ever, it is well rounded, fast, easy to use, intuitive, good build quality and just incredible.

Perhaps one of the most useful features is its wireless capability, not only with the WiFi enabling online gaming quickly, but also networking your PS3 as a media console able to access music from your PC and play it in your anywhere. Added to this is the wireless controllers which to me is a god send as I have two dogs who always used to pull the cable out when they walked past with the PS2! Wireless controllers not only stops this, but much more freedom in movement and just easier.

GT5 is an incredible game, perhaps slightly limited on gameplay but this is more than made up for in the fantastic online environment and graphics which are breath-taking.

I would recommend also getting Burnout Paradise with this for the extra £15, as this is an awesome game, less serious in driving style than GT5 but the graphics are just as mind-blowing.

This console is best enjoyed in HD, so if you have a HD TV then sit back and enjoy HD gaming out of the box and Blu-Ray DVD.

This deal is the best on the internet right now, I stalled buying the console until prices became a little more reasonable (less than £300) and then when i saw this deal with console, GT5, HDMI cable and another game for £305 delivered, i just could not resist it. Amazon service was brilliant as per usual the whole package coming within 48 hours.

5* to the console, 5* to the game and 5* to Amazon.

Buy it, now.

best out!
bought this consloe delivery was fast, perviously had a xbxo 360 glad i upgraded 5*!!

excellent console
im a solid nintendo supporter, but when i saw that the wii wasnt going to have high end graphics, i was shocked, if i remember rightly, the gamecube was the most powerfull of the consoles at the time, now the tables have turned, im a man of graphics and games, and im disapointed by nintendo for not even trying to compete with the other consoles. so i've switched to sony (now the review starts) and i have to say what an amazing console this is...feature wise, it supports:
*blu-ray disc (25/54gb a disc)
*hd/hdmi cable
*full 1080p
*great range of games(if not a bit limited)
*excellent music support.
*great interface on the home menu
*and a whole host of other features...
Now about the xmb (cross media bar) it beats the wiis channel interface and xbox's dashboard, by a mile, its very ergonomic, and unlike the dashboard or the wiis channels (the latter not supporting any sort of theme or personalisasion options) the xmb is almost invisble if not used for 1minuit or so, making your display picture in the background become a screensaver. i love these small features. PSN is in a different league compared to XBL, paying £40 a year for a laggy (admittidley all xbox games have some support online) messy, and quit frankly annoying online service, just isnt acceptable. psn has just had a make over, making it all glossy, and loading times are now allmost zero. psn is also free, obviously it has plenty of micropayments but the free content(demos, trailers etc...) is excellent, now the six axis, probably the ps3 only weakness, its incredibly light, but the dualshock 3 controller, is a hell of alot heavier than the old dualshock, tape a weight to the back or something to find the perfect weight for your controller (joke) also the sixaxis is a comnplete copy of wiis remotes, and there was no need for it because now all the next generation of consoles will have some form of useless motionsencing in it, USELESS, also lair is a total flop, DO NOT BUY.

Some excellent ps3 games are (some maybe multiplatform):
*my fav, uncharted: drakes fortune, best graphics on ps3
*WARHAWK must get it imediatley plz
*i would go on but just look around on this website...

And there is my ps3 review...

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