Sony PlayStation 3 80 GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Sony's much-hyped third-generation games console is here at last, but is it actually any good?

Verdict: It has been a long wait - especially for those of us in Europe - but the Playstation 3 (PS3) is finally set to arrive in the UK on 23 March 2007, almost a year after it was first scheduled for release and more than four months after its Japanese and ...

Review summary: Aside from the lack of DVD conversion and automatic disc-format detection, I could find little to fault in the PS3's performance as a Blu-ray player. Picture and sound quality were first-rate (with a few caveats on DVD playback), and the console was ...

Pros: Great graphics, Included Blu-Ray Drive, Enjoyable games

Cons: Menu unintuitive in places, Cost

Verdict: While it will take a swipe at your bank balance, Sony's Playstation 3 is definitely a powerful machine. Offering incredible graphics and the added bonus of a Blu-Ray drive, it is a great console to complete your high definition lounge room setup.

Review summary: In the years I've been covering consumer electronics I haven't seen anything like the introduction of Sony's PlayStation3 game console. The thing is a bonafide rock star. At the PS3's gala introduction in San Francisco gamers who had been camping out ...

Review summary: There have been a lot of people working on this console for a long time, and it's finally ready for the public. It's an amazing machine with only one major downfall: the price. It is the most expensive video game console out there, but if you can ...

Verdict: So is $600 - $1500 worth the system? In most cases, yes, but it's a matter of how much you will enjoy the system. There are other cheaper systems out there if the price tag is too much. Putting the price aside, this is the best machine on the market. ...