The system had a slow start in the market Heading into 2017, Japan was the last territory where new units were still being produced until May 29, 2017, when Sony confirmed the PlayStation 3 was discontinued in Japan.While smell has been proven to be the biggest trigger of memories, doing that perfect combo in Tekken 3 with your fingers, listening to old school soundtracks or feasting your eyes on 240p pixelated graphics can induce a wave of nostalgia.Īs a geek obsessed with both nostalgia and gaming, there is nothing more emotion-evoking than playing the good ol' games from the original PlayStation era, widely known as “PSX” because of its codename while it was in early development.Īs a retro gamer myself who lives in a country in which console gaming is synonymous with the PlayStation, I’ve been playing a lot of late 1990s/early 2000s PSX titles lately, as I have the modern iteration of the console, the PS Classic that has an HDMI output. The reception would get more positive over time. A Super Slim variation was then released in late 2012, further refining and redesigning the console.ĭuring its early years, the system was negatively received, due to its high price ($599 for a 60 gigabyte model, $499 for a 20 GB model), a complex processor architecture, and lack of quality games but was praised for its Blu-ray capabilities and "untapped potential".
It was lighter and thinner than the original version, and featured a redesigned logo and marketing design, as well as a minor start-up change in software. It no longer provided the hardware ability to run PS2 games. It was first released on Novemin Japan, In September 2009, the Slim model of the PlayStation 3 was released.
It is the successor to PlayStation 2, and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. The PlayStation 3 (officially abbreviated as PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment.
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