So you are shopping around for a brand new Playstation 3? PlayStation 3 with LittleBigPlanet is a nice kit that includes everything you need to get your best foot forward with your new Playstation system. For starters, it comes with a 250 GB hard drive to give you plenty of space to store your content and enjoy your games. It includes a slim PS3, so even if you don’t have too much space in your gaming room, you should be able to fit this one in.
Playstation 3 has been a wonderful gaming console, and even though it hasn’t been as dominant as PS 2.0, it has held up its own against the Wii and Xbox 360. Playstation 3 is more than a gaming console. It’s also a wonderful blu-ray player that comes with wireless functionality. So you can watch YouTube and other types of videos on your Playstation 3.0. The original PS3 was very powerful but it was bulky and heavy. The new PS3 Slim is not only lighter but also slimmer. So you get the same powerful system but in a much more compact package.
Sony PS3 Slim comes with most things we have come to love. You get the USB plugs, the HDMI connection, the WiFi capability, and excellent 1080p picture on your TV. So you can essentially use your PS3 to watch movies, play games, or surf the Internet.
Here are the specifications for Sony PS3 Slim:
| CPU | Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.) | |
| GPU | RSX | |
| Sound | LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTs, DTS-HD, AAC | |
| Memory | 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM | |
| HDD | 2.5″ Serial ATA | 120GB |
| Networking | ||
| Ethernet | X1 (10BASE-T,100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) | |
| IEEE 802.11 b/g | Included | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR) | Included | |
| Controller | Dualshock 3 wireless controller included | |
| AV Output | Resolution | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i) |
| HDMI OUT + Bravia Synch | 1 | |
| AV MULTI OUT | 1 | |
| DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) | 1 | |
| BD/DVD/CD Drive (Read Only) |
Maximum Read Speed | BD 2x (BD-ROM) |
| DVD 8x (DVD-ROM) | ||
| CD 24x (CD-ROM) | ||
| USB Ports | 2 | |
| Backwards Compatibility | No | |
| Dimensions | 13.385″(w) x 13.385″(h) x 6.299″(d) | |
| Weight | Approx. 7.05 lb. | |
Sony PS3 Slim is a breath of fresh air for Sony fans. It’s more affordable and fits in more places. And it’s a killer blu-ray player. So any way you look at it, Sony PS3 has gotten that much better with PS3 Slim.
