What is the Playstation 3?
By Roberts
Anyone who is enthused with gaming at all will have heard of the 3 before. The third video game console to be entered into the series, the 3 was already worldly popular before it was released onto the market. The 3, or PS3 as it is also commonly referred to as, is now recognized as being one of the most popular video game systems in the world. Available everywhere from Japan and North America to Europe and Australia, gamers all over the world have a newfound love for gaming with the PS3. Specifications If you really want to learn about the 3 then you will want to know the specifications. This includes 1 VMX vector unit per core, 512KB L2 cache, 7xSPE @ 3.2GHz, 7x128b 128 SIMD GPRs, 7x256KB SRAM for SPE, and a total floating point performance of 218 gigaflops. For memory the PS3 offers 256MB XDR Main RAM @ 3.2GHz, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @ 700MHz, system bandwidth main RAM, and SB2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read). In terms of compatible disc media for the PS3, this includes CD, CD-ROM, 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisk (DVD side), 2 DVD-ROM, 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, Blu-ray Disc, 3 BD-ROM, BD-ROM, and BD. Games There are hundreds of games available for the 3. A few of these are: 2 Days to Vegas, 211, Afrika, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Alive, Alliance: The Silent War, Angel Love Online, ArmA 2, Armored Core, Army of Two, Baja, Beijing 2008, Beowulf, The Bigs, Big Time Revenge, Borderlands, Call of Duty 3, Cabela’s Monster Bass, Brutal Legend, Dynasty Warriors 6, Duke Nukem Forever, Eight Days, The Edge of Twilight,

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Need for Speed Undercover

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Earth No More, and Driver. These are just a few of the many games available for the PS3, and at basic video game stores you have the option of either buying or renting. Especially if you are new to the world of gaming, renting games will be a great option. This way you will be able to try out a few different games, find out what you like, and then put the money towards a game. Any game you purchase is an investment, and although they are not particularly expensive, you still do not want to spend money on a game that you are going to end up disliking and not enjoying.