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PlayStation 3: History, Works, Art & Regions

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It is the successor to the PlayStation 2, and both are part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. The PS3 was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, followed by November 17 in North America and March 23, 2007, in Europe and…

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PlayStation 3 topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Works, Art and Regions as prominent areas in the source structure around PlayStation 3.

Related topics
239
Source areas
11
Connected nodes
250
Extracted relationships
558
Concept neighborhoods
43
Bridge connections
250

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 50 topics
Hardware · 44 topics
Software · 37 topics
PlayStation Network · 25 topics
Games · 22 topics
Critical reception · 19 topics
History · 18 topics
Sales and production costs · 16 topics
Features · 5 topics
Super Slim model · 2 topics
Official websites · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Also known as
PS3
Backward compatibility
PlayStation · PlayStation 2 (some models)
Best-selling game
Grand Theft Auto V (29.52 million) (list)
Connectivity
Audio/video output AV Multi port (with stereo audio) Component Composite D-Terminal SCART S-Video HDMI 1.4[a] Optical audio Networking Gigabit Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10… · AV Multi port (with stereo audio) Component Composite D-Terminal SCART S-Video · Component · Composite · D-Terminal
Controller input
Sixaxis, DualShock 3, PlayStation Move, Blu-ray Remote and others
CPU
Cell Broadband Engine @ 3.2 GHz

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Super Slim model

Games

Hardware

Software

Features

PlayStation Network

Sales and production costs

Critical reception

Official websites

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How PlayStation 3 connects Entity context

The extracted context around PlayStation 3 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, PlayStation 3 → Assassin's Creed, At E3, Call, Clank Future, Destruction, Drake's Fortune, Duty, European, Fall, GameSpot, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto IV, Guns, IGN, In Japan, Key, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Man, Metal Gear Solid Another extracted example is PlayStation 3 → After, Cell, Cell Broadband Engine, CPU, Element, Even, GDDR3 SDRAM, GHz PowerPC-based Power Processing, GPU, Graphics, However, IBM, Initially, It, MB, Nvidia, Of, PlayStation, PPE, Reality Synthesizer. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

PlayStation 3

Top relations

related to Games · 40
PlayStation 3 → Assassin's Creed, At E3, Call, Clank Future, Destruction, Drake's Fortune, Duty, European, Fall, GameSpot, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto IV, Guns, IGN, In Japan, Key, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Man, Metal Gear Solid
related to Technical specifications · 36
PlayStation 3 → After, Cell, Cell Broadband Engine, CPU, Element, Even, GDDR3 SDRAM, GHz PowerPC-based Power Processing, GPU, Graphics, However, IBM, Initially, It, MB, Nvidia, Of, PlayStation, PPE, Reality Synthesizer
related to history · 31
PlayStation 3 → Around, Blu-ray, By, CDs, Cell, December, Development, DVDs, E3, Final Fantasy VII, Guns, IBM, In September, Ken Kutaragi, March, May, Metal Gear Solid, No, Nvidia, Patriots
related to Original model · 30
PlayStation 3 → At Sony's E3, Business Week, Developers, Doug Lombardi VP, Expensive, Gabe Newell, GamesRadar, He, I'd, In, Incompatible, Just, Late, Marketing, Newell, PC World, PlayStation, Portal, PR, PS3
related to Sales and production costs · 26
PlayStation 3 → Although, CEO Sir Howard Stringer, Final Fantasy, Furthermore, GB, Grand Theft Auto, However, In April, Ken Kutaragi, Kutaragi, March, PlayStation, President, PS2, PS3, SCEI, Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony's, The PS3
related to PlayStation Store · 25
PlayStation 3 → As, Available, In May, Media Go, North America, PAL, PC, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store, PS3, PSP, Remote Play, September, Sony's PlayStation, The, The PlayStation Store, The PS3, The PSP, The Store
related to Use in supercomputing · 25
PlayStation 3 → Air Force Research Laboratory, Although, At, Beyond, Condor Cluster, Dr, Fedora Linux, Folding, Frank Mueller, In, MB, North Carolina State University, PlayStation, PS3, PS3's, PS3s, RAM, Sony, Sony's, SSL
related to PlayStation Plus · 24
PlayStation 3 → CEO, E3, Jack Tretton, June, Kaz Hirai's, Launched, North American, PlayStation, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, President, PS, PS3, PSN, PSN Plus, PSP, Qore, Rumors, SCEA
related to Super Slim model · 24
PlayStation 3 → CNET, Criticism, Excellent, Gaming, In, It, PS3, Simply, Slim, Sometimes, Spong, Super Slim, Super Slim PS3, Super Slim's, Technology, The, The Super Slim, The Super Slim PlayStation, There, They
related to Critical reception · 22
PlayStation 3 → Ars Technica's, Blu-ray, Blu-ray's, Console Showdown, Critical, Early PlayStation, For, Game, HD DVD, However, IGN, IGN's, In, In September, June, PC Magazine's Will Greenwald, PlayStation, Pocket-Lint, PS3, The PS3

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

playstation sony ps3 console also games slim system video network model game hardware new users blu-ray store super released home

PlayStation 3 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 558 structured relationships around PlayStation 3. Examples in this analysis include PlayStation 3 → Also known as → PS3 and PlayStation 3 → Backward compatibility → PlayStation. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PlayStation 3Also known asPS31.00infobox
PlayStation 3Backward compatibilityPlayStation1.00infobox
PlayStation 3Backward compatibilityPlayStation 2 (some models)1.00infobox
PlayStation 3Best-selling gameGrand Theft Auto V (29.52 million) (list)1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityAudio/video output AV Multi port (with stereo audio) Component Composite D-Terminal SCART S-Video HDMI 1.4[a] Optical audio Networking Gigabit Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10…1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityAV Multi port (with stereo audio) Component Composite D-Terminal SCART S-Video1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityComponent1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityComposite1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityD-Terminal1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivitySCART1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityS-Video1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityHDMI 1.4[a]1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityOptical audio1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityGigabit Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) × 11.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityWi-Fi (802.11b/g)***1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityBluetooth 2.01.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityUSB 2.0 × 2 (4 on original model)1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityMemory Stick1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivitySD/MMC1.00infobox
PlayStation 3ConnectivityCompactFlash1.00infobox
PlayStation 3Connectivity** Some original models1.00infobox
PlayStation 3Connectivity*** Except 20 GB model1.00infobox
PlayStation 3Controller inputSixaxis, DualShock 3, PlayStation Move, Blu-ray Remote and others1.00infobox
PlayStation 3CPUCell Broadband Engine @ 3.2 GHz1.00infobox
PlayStation 3DeveloperSony Computer Entertainment1.00infobox
PlayStation 3DimensionsOriginal: Width: 325 mm (12.8 in) Height: 98 mm (3.9 in) Depth: 274 mm (10.8 in) Slim: Width: 290 mm (11 in) Height: 65 mm (2.6 in) Depth: 290 mm (11 in) Super Slim: Width: 290…1.00infobox
PlayStation 3DiscontinuedPAL: March 20161.00infobox
PlayStation 3DiscontinuedNA: October 20161.00infobox
PlayStation 3DiscontinuedJP: May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)1.00infobox
PlayStation 3Display480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around PlayStation 3 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Network, Store and Sony. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • PlayStation 3
    • Network
    • Store
    • Sony
    • Games
    • Also
    • Video
    • System
    • New
    • Game
    • Play
    • Service
    • Users
  • playstation 3
    • Network
    • Store
    • Sony
    • Games
    • Also
    • Video
    • System
    • New
    • Game
    • Play
    • Service
    • Users
  • home video game console
    • Network
    • New
    • Ps3
    • Sold
    • Game
    • Video
    • Playstation
    • Games
    • Blu-ray
    • Also
    • Store
    • Home
  • sony computer entertainment
    • Hardware
    • Support
    • Also
    • Model
    • Slim
    • System
    • Would
    • Released
    • Network
    • Models
    • Gb
    • Blu-ray
  • playstation 2
    • Network
    • Store
    • Sony
    • Games
    • Also
    • Video
    • System
    • New
    • Game
    • Play
    • Service
    • Users
  • playstation
    • Network
    • Store
    • Sony
    • Games
    • Also
    • Video
    • System
    • New
    • Game
    • Play
    • Service
    • Users
  • seventh generation of video game consoles
    • Network
    • New
    • Game
    • Video
    • Playstation
    • Games
    • Also
    • Blu-ray
    • Home
    • Service
    • Console
    • Store
  • blu-ray
    • Disc
    • Gb
    • Sold
    • Support
    • Console
    • Games
    • Ps3
    • Video
    • However
    • Including
    • Model
    • Would

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For PlayStation 3, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PlayStation 3 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
PlayStation 3 — Overview · splits 200 ⟂ 51
PlayStation 3 — Hardware · splits 206 ⟂ 45
PlayStation 3 — Software · splits 213 ⟂ 38
PlayStation 3 — PlayStation Network · splits 225 ⟂ 26
PlayStation 3 — Games · splits 228 ⟂ 23
PlayStation 3 — Critical reception · splits 231 ⟂ 20
PlayStation 3 — History · splits 232 ⟂ 19
PlayStation 3 — Sales and production costs · splits 234 ⟂ 17
PlayStation 3 — Features · splits 245 ⟂ 6
PlayStation 3 — Super Slim model · splits 248 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

PlayStation 3

Nodes251
Edges250
Triples558
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007968
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around PlayStation 3 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Works, Art & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — PlayStation 3 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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