Ken+Kutaragi

=KEN KUTARAGI = = = = =

= = Mr. Ken Kutaragi, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and President of Sony Computer Entertainment, the video game division of Sony, introduced to the world, the **PlayStation (abbreviated PS)** in 1994.

Known as the 'Father of the PlayStation', Mr. Kutaragi was involved with the introduction of the PS, along with the spinoffs, which included the PlayStation 2 (PS2), the PS Portable, and most importantly, the PlayStation 3 (PS3)

A major event in the gaming industry was the introduction of the **PlayStation 3** (abbreviated **PS3**). This product was the third installation of the PlayStation console series.
 * PLAYSTATION 3**
 * November 2006:**

**Special Features:**
 * **Blu-Ray compatible:** The disc slot in the PS3 allows users to watch movies using Blu-Ray discs. This console is considered to be one of the cheapest [|Blu-Ray] players available today. Apart from Blu-Ray disc capability, the disc slot also accepts CD's, DVD's, Audio CD's and the PS3 games.


 * **Controller: **The [|Sixaxis Wireless controller], introduced as the first wireless controller of the PS3. It was later succeeded by the [|DualShock3]. Both of these controllers utilizes Bluetooth technology for game play.




 * **The Cell: //Cell Broadband Engine//.** The first commercial application of the [|Cell] was introduced in the PS3 console. The Cell is a microprocessor architecture jointly developed by Sony Corporation Sony Computer Entertainment, IBM, and Toshiba an alliance known as "STI".



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