History

The PS3 was introduced in E3 of 2005, where its potential was presented through some trailer. The official launch of the console was on March 23, 2007 on all four continents.

Blu-ray

The real novelty of this console was the introduction of a blu-ray player which thanks to its enormous capacity support high definition (720p). Plus 1080p movie playback. This feature brought Playstation a huge advantage over Microsoft's Xbox 360 competitor which still relied on DVDs.

Software

There were great features in the software side that allowed the console to update itself, thanks to one internet connection, fixing any bugs in the operating system. In addition, the console supports DLNA streaming which allows the sharing of multimedia content in your home network.