Platform archive · PlayStation
PlayStation 3
Sony’s ambitious Cell processor created a steep learning curve, while the built-in Blu-ray drive raised the launch price. Over time, slimmer hardware and acclaimed exclusives rebuilt momentum.
Hardware launch era2006
Physical games1,634
Documented packages3,603
Hardware variants23
PlayStationLaunch information
The platform’s opening chapter
- Hardware era
- 2006
- Launch region
- Worldwide
- Primary physical format
- Blu-ray
- First documented physical release
- 2006 · exact day not documented
- Latest documented physical release
- February 6, 2026
- Special editions and variants
- 2,113
Hardware collector index
Colors, revisions, and special editions
Launch · Japan / North America
20GB launch model — black
Launch · Worldwide
60GB launch model — chrome trim
Color · Japan
Ceramic White
Color · Japan
Satin Silver
Special edition · Worldwide
Metal Gear Solid 4 — Hagane
Special edition · Japan
Final Fantasy VII — Cloud Black
Special edition · Japan
Final Fantasy XIII — Lightning White
Special edition · Japan
Yakuza 3 — Rising Dragon
Revision · Worldwide
PS3 Slim — charcoal black
Color · Japan
PS3 Slim — classic white
Color · Japan
PS3 Slim — titanium blue
Color · Japan / Europe
PS3 Slim — scarlet red
Best-known releases
Platform-defining collector highlights
October 13, 2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
November 1, 2011
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
December 2, 2014
Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX
June 14, 2013
The Last of Us
2010 · exact day not documented
God of War III
November 24, 2010
Gran Turismo 5
October 23, 2007
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
March 12, 2013
God of War: Ascension
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