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The '''PLAYSTATION 3''', '''PlayStation 3''' or '''PS3''', is the successor to the [[PlayStation 2]], released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, and November 17, 2006 in North America. The PS3 is superseded by the [[PlayStation 4]].
The '''PLAYSTATION 3''', '''PlayStation 3''' or '''PS3''', is the successor to the [[PlayStation 2]], released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, and November 17, 2006 in North America. The PS3 is superseded by the [[PlayStation 4]].


It features a hard drive (20GB, 40GB, 60GB, 80GB 120GB, 160GB, 250GB, 320GB or 500GB depending on the model), much improved CPU, easy hard drive expansion, high definition graphics, advanced online gaming capabilities, [[wikipedia:Blu-ray Disc|blu-ray]] media, wireless "[[SIXAXIS]]" or "DUALSHOCK 3" controllers, interaction with a [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP) system through Wi-Fi and much more. It is also the only seventh-generation console to offer region-free games. The PlayStation 3 is backwards compatible with the original [[PlayStation]], and early models were also backwards compatible with the PlayStation 2; however, later revisions of the PS3 hardware removed compatibility with the PS2. The console underwent two major redesigns: the "Slim" model in 2009 and "Super Slim" in 2012. The "Super Slim" model replaces the slot-loading optical drive with a top-loading drive and introduced an entry level model with 12GB of onboard flash memory instead of a hard drive.
It features internal storage (20GB, 40GB, 60GB, 80GB 120GB, 160GB, 250GB, 320GB or 500GB user-replaceable hard drive OR 16GB on-board flash memory, depending on the model), much improved CPU, high definition graphics, advanced online gaming capabilities, [[wikipedia:Blu-ray Disc|blu-ray]] media, wireless "[[SIXAXIS]]" or "DUALSHOCK 3" controllers, interaction with a [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP) system through Wi-Fi and much more. It is also the only seventh-generation console to offer region-free games. The PlayStation 3 is backwards compatible with the original [[PlayStation]], and early models were also backwards compatible with the PlayStation 2; however, later revisions of the PS3 hardware removed compatibility with the PS2. The console underwent two major redesigns: the "Slim" model in 2009 and "Super Slim" model in 2012.


==Grand Theft Auto Games on PS3==
==Grand Theft Auto Games on PS3==

Revision as of 19:59, 20 March 2015

Original PS3 and "Slim" model.

The PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation 3 or PS3, is the successor to the PlayStation 2, released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, and November 17, 2006 in North America. The PS3 is superseded by the PlayStation 4.

It features internal storage (20GB, 40GB, 60GB, 80GB 120GB, 160GB, 250GB, 320GB or 500GB user-replaceable hard drive OR 16GB on-board flash memory, depending on the model), much improved CPU, high definition graphics, advanced online gaming capabilities, blu-ray media, wireless "SIXAXIS" or "DUALSHOCK 3" controllers, interaction with a PlayStation Portable (PSP) system through Wi-Fi and much more. It is also the only seventh-generation console to offer region-free games. The PlayStation 3 is backwards compatible with the original PlayStation, and early models were also backwards compatible with the PlayStation 2; however, later revisions of the PS3 hardware removed compatibility with the PS2. The console underwent two major redesigns: the "Slim" model in 2009 and "Super Slim" model in 2012.

Grand Theft Auto Games on PS3

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