Review: PlayStation 3

Price: 425

The Sony PlayStation 3 is almost here, so if you want one when it's released on the 23rd of March then get down to your local electronics store and pre-order one to get ahead of the rest.

The PS3 will cost more than it's competitors, so what exactly do you get for your money?

To start with PS3 games are not region coded, so you can buy a game anywhere in the world and it will work on your UK player. But this only applys to your PS3 games. Your PSone and PS2 games will still be regional, this also applys to DVD and Blu-Ray titles, they will only work on a player of the same region.

The PS3 will include a Blu-Ray player. The PS3 being the cheapest Blu-Ray player around. So get a HDTV and a Hi-Def DVD and sit back and enjoy the amazing picture quality.

The controller is Wireless and uses Bluetooth to connect to the main unit. Although there will be no vibration in the controller. The battery from the controller can be charged from the USB port on the front of the PS3. Which gives you 30 hours of gaming pleasure.

The PS3 is network ready and won't cost anything to set up, unlike XBox Live which you have to pay for.

Overall this is set to revolutionise the gaming world, it's years ahead of it's competitors and that heavy price tag doesn't seem so heavy after all when you think of those wonderfull features included.

Maximum Controllers 7, playback includes Blu-Ray, DVD, and CD. Storage 60GB, connections HDMI, AV multi-out, Optical, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, USB 2.0. Dimensions 325 x 98 x 274 mm. Weight 5 KG.