PS3 - 3 Years Old and counting

November isn’t just a time for big games to launch. It’s traditionally a time when game consoles make their big splash in the States. With the exception of the PlayStation 2 and the PSP, every major game console of this decade has launched in November in the US. Today’s the three year anniversary of the PlayStation 3’s American launch. Over the next few days, many of us will be taking a look at each of the major consoles, their history up to now, and the prognosis for 2010.

Here’s the specs:
Launch Date: November 17, 2006 (US)

Launch Price: $599 (60 GB), $499 (20 GB)

Significant Price Drops and Hardware Iterations:

• 80 GB PS3 (introduced 2007) eliminated the Emotion Engine, which allowed for hardware emulation of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games. It dropped the price to $499.
• 40 GB PS3 (introduced late 2007) eliminated PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility, as well as two USB ports and flash memory readers, yet it existed alongside the 80 GB hardware iteration for nearly a year. It also dropped the retail cost down to $399.
• 120 GB PS3 Slim (introduced in August 2009) reduced the size and power consumption of the console. In addition, it brought the price down to $299.

Notable games:
2006 - 2007
Resistance: Fall of Man
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Warhawk
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
MotorStorm

2007 - 2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
LittleBigPlanet
Resistance 2
PixelJunk Eden
Wipeout HD

2008 - 2009

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
inFamous
Killzone 2
Demon’s Souls
Flower

Read on : Three Years of the PlayStation 3