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[[Image:PS3_02.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Original PS3 and "Slim" model.]] | |||
The '''[[wp: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 The PS3 is superseded by the [[PlayStation 4]].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 (user-replaceable 2.5" SATA hard drive ranging from 20GB to 500GB or 16GB of on-board flash memory, depending on the model), much improved CPU, high definition graphics, advanced online gaming capabilities, [[wp: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. | |||
Unlike the PlayStation 2, whose online services were supported by the individual game publishers and developers for each online capable game, online services for the PlayStation 3 were unified under the [[wp:PlayStation Network|PlayStation Network]], which launched concurrently with the console. Unlike Xbox Live, which requires a paid subscription, online gaming for the PS3 is free on the PlayStation Network; however, Sony launched a paid tier, PlayStation Plus, in 2010, which offers certain benefits such as free games, store discounts, and cloud backups of game saves. | |||
The PlayStation 3 is backwards compatible with the original [[PlayStation]], and early models were also backwards compatible with the PlayStation 2. Later revisions of the PS3 hardware removed compatibility with physical PS2 discs; however, certain titles were later emulated and offered under the "PS2 Classics" line, including games from the [[GTA III Era]]. It was also the only seventh-generation console to offer region-free games. The console underwent two major redesigns, the "Slim" model in 2009 and "Super Slim" model in 2012; the Super Slim removes the slot-loading optical drive in favor of a top-loading, sliding door mechanism. | |||
The PlayStation 3 was discontinued in March 2016 in PAL regions, October 2016 in North America, and May 2017 in Japan; however, online services via the PlayStation Network remain available. | |||
==Grand Theft Auto Games on PS3== | |||
*[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] (2008) | |||
*[[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City]] (2010) | |||
*[[Grand Theft Auto V]] (2013) | |||
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