The PlayStation 2 is one of the most iconic consoles of all time, and there are plenty of things the PS2 has done to make it ...

The Definitive Edition. Premium and Extra subscribers can download it for free from June 10, 2025. The remastered game has ...

The next-generation DVD format war is over, and the future is Blu-ray. Ever since the two rival high definition DVD systems were launched in 2006 - Sony's Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD - there could ...

Additionally, you can bypass regional restrictions on DVDs and Blu-rays, allowing you to play media from any region. Beyond the basics, a jailbroken PS3 offers several advanced features.

During the PS3’s tenure, plenty of huge games launched ... and an Asura’s Nirvana DVD. This limited edition version of the game sells for around $140 online, and as physical copies become ...

This was great, because dedicated Blu-ray players were typically very expensive at the time, as the HD upgrade from DVD technology was still only a few years old. This made the PS3 not just a ...

At the time, a Blu-ray could have 25GB or 50GB (with dual-layer discs) of storage, while your average dual-layer DVD could hold 9GBs of storage. Blu-rays, however, were new at the time of the PS3 and ...

PS3 had the advantage of Blu-ray discs but the game would need around seven DVDs to fit on the Xbox 360. “When it’s the next [Xbox] console, maybe we can release it,” Kojima said at the time.

PS3 also has the dubious honour of a 3.9GB mandatory ... as the more complex and memory-intensive 360 data does from the DVD. As it is, having tweeted my dismay about this game two days ago ...

Update: Nintendo plans to shut down the 3DS and Wii U eShops in 2023, leading to another video game preservation calamity If you’ve already played everything you want to play on the PS3 ...

The time it takes to load games and play DVDs are exactly the same. One of the main gains you'd expect from a more power efficient PS3 would be that it would operate a lot more quietly.