Talk:PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3
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	; ; Top: Original PlayStation 3 (2006); Center: PlayStation 3 Slim (2009); Bottom: PlayStation 3 Super Slim (2012);
Also known as	PS3
Developer	Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer	Sony, Foxconn, Asus
Product family	PlayStation
Type	Home video game console DVD player cd player Blu-ray Disc player [citation needed]
Discontinued	NZ: September 29, 2015; EU: March 2016; AU: March 2016; NA: October 2016; JP: May 29, 2017;
Media	Blu-ray Disc (PlayStation 3 game disc & movie disc); DVD; Compact disc; PlayStation game disc; PlayStation 2 game disc (1st and 2nd generations only); Super Audio CD (1st and 2nd generations only); Digital distribution;

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Date	Process	Result
April 10, 2007	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
December 26, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
April 21, 2007	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
January 12, 2008	Good article nominee	Not listed
January 17, 2008	Good article nominee	Listed
January 23, 2008	Featured article candidate	Promoted
June 20, 2008	Featured topic candidate	Promoted
October 24, 2009	Featured topic removal candidate	Demoted
September 27, 2010	Featured article review	Demoted
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Sinclair, Brendan (2019-02-12). "PS3 was "a stark moment of hubris" - Layden". Gamesindustry.biz. Gamer Network. Retrieved 2019-02-24.

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Edit request on 30 December 2012

For the picture of the Ps3 it should show Ps3 Fat, Ps3 Slim, Ps3 Super Slim, also how the ps3 slim was discontinued - — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZackCannata (talk • contribs) 21:41, 30 December 2012‎ (UTC) [reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 September 2024

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{{subst:trim|1= The infobox should look like this:

2603:8001:6940:2100:D9FE:B645:6258:AD82 (talk) 22:58, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. GSK (talk • edits) 01:46, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Shilov, Anton (July 18, 2006). "Asustek Computer Ships PlayStation 3 Consoles". X-bit labs. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
^ "PS3 SACD FAQ". ps3sacd.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

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[1] Shilov, Anton (July 18, 2006). "Asustek Computer Ships PlayStation 3 Consoles". X-bit labs. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2007.

[ps3sacd-2] "PS3 SACD FAQ". ps3sacd.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

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