Facts about PlayStation 3

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   Sony's PlayStation Network suffered a major security breach in April 2011 affecting 77 million user accounts, forcing a mandatory service shutdown lasting 23 days.

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2. 06

   Killzone 2's 2009 release demonstrated the PlayStation 3's graphical capabilities by rendering 500,000 polygons per frame at 1080p resolution.

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3. 05

   Backwards compatibility with original PlayStation games was a major PS3 feature at launch in 2006, though Sony removed this functionality in later hardware revisions due to cost reduction efforts.

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4. 04

   In 2010, Sony released the slim PlayStation 3 model, which consumed 34 percent less power than the original 2006 launch console while maintaining identical processing capabilities.

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5. 03

   Blu-ray technology debuted on PlayStation 3 in 2006, making it the first consumer device to support the high-definition disc format commercially.

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   The PlayStation 3's Cell processor, designed by Sony, IBM, and Toshiba, contained 3.2 gigahertz processing power across its seven synergistic processing elements.

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   Over 87 million PlayStation 3 consoles sold worldwide between 2006 and 2017, making it the third best-selling home console ever.

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