It was perhaps best known for later PlayStation releases including the Wipeout racing game series.
But one PlayStation-only game released in June, Metal Gear Solid 4, has been driving sales of the machine.
Sony has announced its next-generation gaming console - the PlayStation 4 - at an event in New York.
Sony brought its PlayStation and music divisions back into the corporate fold this year.
Even so, a delay to the PlayStation 3 would also have repercussions across the video-games industry.
It will face competition from Sony's PlayStation Move controller and Nintendo's upgraded WiiMotion Plus.
The PlayStation 3 was a technological marvel when it was released in November 2006.
Most recently, Zipper released SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs with PlayStation Move support in early 2011.
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Sony is aiming to fully restore its PlayStation Network by the end of May.
"Defiance" (the game) is available now for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.
Additional independent titles coming to PlayStation Network this year include Pub Fund titles Sportsfriends, Guacamelee!
At long last, PlayStation 3 owners are getting an HD-ified version of Kingdom Hearts.
That philosophy is why Europe's the only territory getting a 12GB Flash-based PlayStation 3.
The game is expected to be released later this year on the PlayStation Network.
Numerical relativity calculations continue to bear fruit for researchers exploiting the Sony Playstation 3.
As of now, Sony.com and Playstation.com are online, and the PSN is back up almost everywhere.
And for a minute there, I had thought Metzen was announcing a new PlayStation-based IP.
I'll wait for the 720 (Xbox whatever it is called) or the PS (Playstation) 4.
It will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC, PSP and Wii.
Neversoft has taken their prized Tony Hawk engine and brought Spidey to life on the PlayStation.
"Call of Duty: Black Ops II" is available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Because of my husband, we have four NES systems, a Wii, and a Playstation 3.
Black Ops is also available for other systems, like the PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and PC.
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But the company has yet to make that big push in the market with the PlayStation.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation can already stream Hulu Plus content.
Like Natal, Move makes use of a motion-sensing camera called the PlayStation Eye (successor to EyeToy).
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Sony's PlayStation 3, which has a built-in Blu-ray player, also recently got Facebook on its platform.
Playstation Network will allow players to connect, send game invites, and access voice chat.
The result is the awkwardly named Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale, but the core concept is there.
"BioShock Infinite" is available worldwide on Tuesday for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.
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