The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australia. The PlayStation 3 competed primarily against Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.
Image: Sony Play Station 3 CECHA01 w Controller L
Image: Sony Play Station 3 2001A w Controller L
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Silver PlayStation 3 consoles on show in 2006
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is an American multinational video game and digital entertainment company of Sony. Jointly established by two subsidiaries in 2016, it primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game consoles and products. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments.
SIE's headquarters in San Mateo, California
Former Sony Computer Entertainment headquarters in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
Former Sony Computer Entertainment America headquarters in Foster City, California, United States