PlayStation 3



"It only does everything."

The third son of the PlayStation family had a rough start in life; being quite expensive at first, and very difficult to code for, it remained in a distant third place for a while. Yet it swiftly recovered later, due to the very strong support from Japanese developers who would not touch the filthy gaijin dog machine Xbox 360. So each system has rather different sets of exclusives, which you should weigh (see: 360 vs PS3) before choosing one.

Backwards compatibility was part of the reason for the cost: early models did it by including part of the PS2 hardware. Later models cut that entirely. All models are compatible with games for the original PlayStation, as it was possible to emulate it fully in software.

A nice point of the PS3 is that it is also a Blu-ray player, while the Xbox 360 only does DVD (not that this makes any difference for the games).

Just like its predecessor, the controller is a point of contention: while most people are okay with it, many find the design extremely uncomfortable, particularly due to the d-pad getting the "sweet spot" instead of the left analog stick. If you prefer the Xbox 360 style, worry not! There are several third-party accessory makers that do it the ergonomically correct way, such as PowerA, Gioteck, PDP, and Speedlink.


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