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PlayStation 3 Development Process

It has been long since the first gaming console was introduced and through the years, several gaming consoles had been designed to cater the gamer's interests. Super Famicon, Sega Console, Gameboy, PS1 are just few of the consoles that catch gamer's interest. And now, the introduction of one of the latest gadgets in the gaming industry just made quite a great impact in the whole planet.

Way back May 16, 2005; Sony officially introduced the most-awaited PS3 at the E3 Conference as they demonstrate the console's specifications by sample games like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Final Fantasy VII with the latest available graphics.

The first product has the specification of as follows: HDMI ports, three Ethernet ports and six USB ports though this was changed a year later to just one HDMI port, one Ethernet port and four USB ports to minimize cost. It was initially introduced in Japan last November 11, 2006 and then in North America that same year.

These are the 20 GB and 60 GB model costing around $499. It includes an HDMI port, Wi-Fi internet, flash card readers and a chrome trim with the brand logo coated in silver and over 81,639 PS3 consoles were sold within that same day it was introduced.

Sadly, due to some unforeseen events, the global launch was delayed until March that is why Sony advised their clients about the refund eligibility for prepaid orders. On the other hand, they can still push through their pre-orders. Though this is not a good start for Sony's newest product, Sony was still confident about the console's capability to gain the favor of clients.

To add on these mishaps, PS3 also received negative feedback such as no enough interesting games and having high price tag. This resulted to the unfavorable marketing status against the competitors XBOX and Wii that have economical price and better games.

Also, some even said that it was not compatible and developers find it difficult to program. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick also mentioned that Nintendo's XBOX and Wii are doing great in terms of sales rate. However, despite all these negative feedbacks from around the globe, there are still some who believe in the capability of the PS3 and what it CAN do rather than what has happened in the past. The fact remains unchanged that PS3 has reamarkable quality as expected by gamers and through time, there would be also great games to be released. Even so, there are a lot who believe that the PS3 is one of the must have gadgets of this time despite the limited availability of good games.

On the other hand, Sony also developed another version of PS3 to support the downtrodding sales trend of their first product. Sony's new product is called PS3 slim gaining more positive feedback as opposed to older version and it has increased the volume of sakes in less than one day after its first release. With it's low-power consuming system complimented by a more reasonable price, clients and gamers alike, find it more efficient for their gaming needs and the only criticism that it got was it's slim, "ugly" appearance, comparing it to the more well-suited appearance of the actual PS3. Generally, repackaging PS3 proves to be a right move for Sony and if all continues to be this way, they will be able to regain what they have lost.

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