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Two weeks ago, I bought the 160GB version. At first glance, hand me the 160 GB, to be called for the major record I still see no field of application, only that this is much louder. Who his hard drive is not enough can install yourself greater. This is a big plus for Sony. They allow the customer the PS3 "upgrade" to a certain extent.
When baking, I received next to the PS3 nor the power cable and the controller with USB charging cable. An HDMI cable would but really for this price can still be settled. Why has been spared this essential cable I can not say. Most PS3 users will now have HDMI enabled TVs and accordingly, the two devices will connect.
Owners of other Sony devices, such as TVs or Blu-ray players, the structure of the menu PS3 is very familiar. Sony puts in its devices to an identical control. Thus, one can say, you can use a current Sony device, you can operate all of them. There are capitalized in the PS3 menu control via HDMI (DLNA). So you can use the remote control of another Sony device to control the PS3.
But now to the games. Before playing God, I mean Sony, set the update. Say Sony meticulously ensures that the console is up to date and I still have not a game in the hands held, which does not want a version update before the first start. This is the curse of the hard drive in the device. Publishers will allow faulty games to bring to the market, which are subsequently still repaired. But of course it is also possible to provide more content. Be it for free via update or bought with costs from the PlayStation Network.
Graphically there is nothing to complain about, depending on the difficulty of the game manufacturer you see the graphical splendor of the PS3. For lovers of beautiful images the console is a dream. Thankfully, there are also games for the PS3, which have beautiful pictures and a good story, because I find this more important than colors.
Of games it really is a lack of console is not, but this was at the PlayStation has always been. It is also possible to purchase imports, because the PS3 has no region code query. Who can Japanese, has so even a wider range of games. Because there are many, which only appear in Japan. Unfortunately, there are often some of the best games of the contents. Only the publisher does not dare to imagine this a Western audience.

From the console is rare to hear something. Only in games, which is accessed intensively on the media to clearly hear the Blu-Ray drive. As a single example in this kind I can call at the moment Street Fighter IV, but this game offers, completely to install on the hard drive.

Unfortunately, Sony has but made two big mistakes. The initial Linux support has been set in the console. Only a circumcised hardware access was possible, but it was a very interesting opportunity that has been offered. In addition, the console is no longer backward compatible. In Europe Although we had anyway not the pleasure that the console had installed its own PS2 chip, but also the software-solution had done it in most cases.

Ultimately left to say. The PS3 is a very good console, even if the furnishings for the price should be a bit better. The removed Linux support was a step in the wrong direction, as well as the lack Abwärtskomatibilität.