The PlayStation 3 will be available with two different hard drive options in Japan and the United States in November 2006 and in Europe and Australasia in March 2007. The last date for the European and Australian release (as well as those for Russia, Middle East and Africa) has been attributed to delays in the production of blue laser diodes. The console will hit Japan first on November 11. The 20GB model will sell for 49.980 yen (about $ 429), approximately $ 85 lower than the 59,800 yen price Sony originally announced for the console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2006. Sony let Japanese retailers name their own price for the 60GB version. The PlayStation 3 will launch in the United States on November 17. In the U.S., the 20GB version will cost $ 499, and the 60GB version will cost $ 599. In Europe, the 20GB version will cost 499 euros, and the 60GB version will sell for 599 euros. In Australia, the 20GB version will cost AU $ 829. 95, and the 60GB version will retail for AU $ 999.95.
The new PlayStation 3 has a sleek design with clean lines and pleasing curves. In contrast to puckered "inhale" the Xbox 360 the way, the PS3 sides expand outward, barely containing the hardware inside. The designers had to build the case around the advanced cooling system built to handle the heat output of the Cell processor, Nvidia GPU, and system power supply. PC or even Xbox 360 owners would expect from a system with as much power as the PS3 to sound like a small plane in power, but the system is actually very quiet. "When you start to notice a heat issue, which can accelerate the RPM of the fan, but in general, is as quiet as the PlayStation 2 was," according to Sony brands, Richard.
The 60GB PlayStation 3 will have chrome strips.
The first prototypes showed consoles in white, black and silver - but the first models will be black only. Sony uses the selection of extra material to add sophistication to the design of the console. The exterior of the console that looked like a shiny black, opaque in official preview images, but the system case is actually a very dark, semi-transparent black similar in style to the exterior of the PSP. The curved top of the console suggesting that the PS3 will have to sit at the top of the stack of equipment when placed horizontally. The console will weigh a solid 11 pounds. In comparison, the Xbox weighs 8.5 pounds and the Xbox 360 weighs 7. 7 lbs. The PS3 measures 12.8 "(W) x 3.8" (H) x 10.8 "(L), which is consistent with the other consoles.
Like the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 will be able to stand vertically or sit horizontally in an AV rack. PS3 users will be able to change the position of the console while the system is running without worrying about accidentally damaging a game or movie disc. "We've been doing this for six years, I think, so we are confident that we will have no problem with that," said Marks.
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