Research by www.PS3PriceCompare.co.uk of 1,316 females in relationships has revealed that 48% of women would ban their boyfriends or husbands from buying a games console, despite almost 1 in 3 of the women admitting to wanting a games console for themselves.

The top reasons behind the ladies not wanting their partners to own a games console included jealousy and the fact that their living room gets taken over. 28% of the women questioned felt that games consoles like the PS3 and Xbox ate in to their quality time with their other half, whilst 34% were more bothered about the cost.

Almost 1 in 4 of the participants surveyed by PS3PriceCompare.co.uk said they would rather their partner didn’t have a games console because they said it would have a negative impact on their sex life.

When asked “Has a games console ever caused an argument between you and your partner?” nearly half answered ‘yes’. However, the study proved all was not lost, as 6% claimed a games console had brought them closer somehow.

Another statistic revealed by the survey was that there has been a 53% rise in the number of women playing video games in the last year, with more feminine consoles like the Nintendo Wii and DS becoming more popular.

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The Beginning

Playstation was released in Japan on November 11, 2006. Its launch in America was on November 17 2006. During the console’s launch, SKU was also provided with a basic game model that had a hard disk memory of 20 GB. The premium model of PS3 has 60 GB along some extra features. PS3 is in the 3rd spot for the biggest gaming console sales.

Configuration

The Playstation has 3 types of hardware models which are generally called as the size of the hard disk. The various PS3 sizes include 20 GB, 40GB, and 60 GB. Very rarely PS3 also produces an 80 GB model. The various retail packages include the 2 six-axis controllers and also the most common dual shock controlling joystick. The game console comes with a mini USB and also has a USB cable that can be connected to the controlling system. It also has an output cable that can be used for composing any video or audio files. The ethernal cable comes with different memory patterns including, 20 GB, 60 GB and 80 GB. The most common colour of the game console is piano black. Some other colour styles include Satin silver and the metal Gray colour consoles.

PS3 hardware

PS3 becomes convex towards the left side when it is in vertical position. The top side becomes convex when it is in a horizontal position. The new features include slot loading with a 2x high speed and also has a disc drive that is Blu ray. The blu ray can be used for playing games, movies and also DVDs and CDs. It can also read any high definition optical media. These functions are available in the models of 10GB and 60 GB. These models are available in the PAL regions. The 80 GB has been launched later on in the NTSC regions. All the PS3 types can be upgraded and they have a hard drive with 2.5 SATA. The system of PS3 has Bluetooth functions and has a built in shipping model. It also has an in built Wi Fi networking process.

Reception

The game console has got rave reviews for its advanced processor and over the top graphics. A lot of websites have criticized the high price rate for the console. PS3 was named eightieth in the list of PC magazine for the ‘biggest techno screw up’. PS3 has only opened up in the market and it soon will take over the entire gaming world.

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