PS3

The PlayStation 3 or commonly known as PS3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment which succeeded the PlayStation 2. It was first officially released in Japan on November 11, 2006, then six days after, in North America, then on March 23, 2007, in Europe and Oceania. The PlayStation 3 has two available models, the basic one has a 20 GB hard drive, and the premium model has a 60 GB hard drive with more additional features. What separates the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors is its on-line gaming service—the PlayStation Network, which allows you to download some PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games from the network and more. It has various multimedia capabilities that were not available with the previous PlayStation consoles and is able to interface with the PlayStation Portable. Some of these multimedia capabilities are that it can read digital photos with JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, and PNG extensions from USB-attached devices. It also supports most music-file types like MP3, ATRAC, AAC, and WAV. It plays full high-definition video form MPEG1, MPEG2, and MPEG4/h.264 files from USB devices or disc-based media like VCD, DVD and Blu-ray discs. It is the first ever Blu-ray 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player out on the market which uses of a high-definition optical disc format for crisp and excellent video images. It was announced that within just 24 hours after its official release, it already sold more than 80,000 units.

Latest News

For people who love the feel and comfort of the ergonomically designed Xbox 360 controller, this would certainly be good news that would brighten up your day. Xbox 360 controller fans can now use their 360 wired controllers to play their PS3 game consoles by using an adapter made by XCM. With the XCM Cross Battle Adapter, you can now use your beloved Xbox 360 controllers that have a lightweight design and superb weight distribution on your Playstation 3 for better gaming performance. It also features easy connectivity wherein you just plug and play as well as a built in Rapid Fire or Turbo mode for each button that is controlled independently.

Game Reviews

There are a lot of PS3 games out in the market today, but we only feature the best of all the rest. The game we came across that so far tops them all is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

Just like its predecessors, it also offers excellent cinematic and storytelling game play familiar to those who have trailed the game. But, this time enjoy more exciting gun play and close-quarters combat that you could not find in the past games. You will also encounter unexpected twists and surprises in the story that will shock you. The story starts with Solid Snake being called out of retirement for one final mission to stop Liquid Ocelot who now commands over half the world’s armed forces through a system of nano machines.

Game Previews

What we have featured for this portion is the latest God of War Game, the GOW III. The team making the new sequel promises it to be big in scale with lots of mayhem, bloodshed and gore as well as a rich game play. Kratos will have new and better grabs, attacks, and other actions to better deal with packs of enemies. In this game, he now also has the ability to mount on enemies, a new weapon system featuring alternative weapons and ability to switch between weapons during a combo move. Now, you will be battling titan enemies that are gigantically difficult to slaughter especially as you navigate through their body for the kill. This new game would be something to look forward to and definitely a killer game to play.