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We reported back in November 2005 about the launch of the Playstation 3. This was the time that everyone was eagerly awaiting their Xbox 360’s which turned out to have quite a few faults on the early consoles.

It was speculated that the Playstation 3 was to be released around April 2006 time, but today it has been announced that the release date is now expected to be November 2006. Is this a ploy to catch the Christmas sales?

There has so far been no mention of cost, but this is a big set back to those people who have been waiting to get their hands on a brand new console without going to the Xbox camp. Sony have announced though a few more details of what we can expect to find on the new Playstation. The basic model will have a 60GB hard drive installed which will be able to act as a home media server, handling movies, photos and music. The online site for Playstation 3 users will incorporate a free gaming service with the ability to use voice chat and a download area.

It has though been confirmed that the Playstation 3 games will all be on Blu-Ray discs and the machine will be fully backwardly compatible with your PS2 and PS1 games. This is great news for fans who over the years have made a collection of games that they can still find a use for.

We are hoping to gain more information on the cost of the PS3 and the new games that will be available in the coming months.

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