It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australia. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. The PlayStation 3 ( PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. PlayStation 2 (20 GB, 60 GB and some (CECHCxx) 60 GB and (CECHExx) 80 GB models).
