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Playstation 3 Hardware FAQ

Thanks to:

  • Zac (component video correction)
  • Someone whose name I’ve lost (Xbox headset correction)
  • Connor Newton (Cell CPU correction)
  • Chaos Energy (Ethernet cable correction)
  • nWo 4 Life (console comparison additions)
  • Justin Smythe (parental controls correction)

Fin!

* VERSION HISTORY *

* LEGAL STUFF *

Copyright 2007-2008 Nick Zitzmann.

This is a hardware FAQ for the Sony PlayStation 3. It does not cover PS3 software. If you need help with PS3 software, then you ought to visit a site that carries software FAQs and walkthroughs, such as or .

The author and contributors are solely responsible for the content of this FAQ. Sony Computer Entertainment was not involved in any way, shape, or form.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.

To summarize the above paragraph, I don’t particularly care if you want to re-publish this FAQ elsewhere, or create your own derivative of this FAQ (e.g. a localized version). However, I **do** care if you plagerize this FAQ, or re-publish it under a different license. Also, there are no warranties at all on the information in this FAQ.

The entire license is available online at the following URL:

That said, the latest version of this FAQ published by the original author will always be published first on GameFAQs:

By Nick Zitzmann
E-Mail: ten.tsacmoc@uyries (spell that backwards for an E-Mail address)

version date notes
1.0 9/27/2007 First release.
1.1 10/6/2007 Added the 40 GB PS3 and Dual Shock 3. Corrected a few answers.
1.1.1 10/10/2007 More 40 GB PS3 updates.
1.2 10/19/2007 More 40 GB PS3 updates. Added new sections for the controllers and online play.
1.3 11/4/2007 Added a section for backing up. Expanded the section for online play.
1.3.1 12/6/2007 Some minor clarifications on various topics.
1.4 12/26/2007 Changed the license to the GNU Free Documentation License. Answered a few more questions people have asked.
1.4.1 1/7/2008 Made some corrections and answered even more questions.
1.4.2 1/10/2008 Covered the discontinuation of some PS3 models in Japan.
1.4.3 1/31/2008 Elaborated a bit on supported audio formats. Answered more questions.
1.4.4 2/12/2008 Some minor edits. Answered more questions.
1.4.5 2/18/2008 Some more minor edits. Answered more questions.
1.4.6 2/25/2008 Answered more questions. Noted which PS3 models support SACD.
1.5 3/2/2008 Added some details on upcoming bundles. Answered more questions.
1.5.1 3/18/2008 Corrected some answers.

 

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