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| Playstation 3 40GB | 
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| From: Sony
Category: Video Games
List Price: $399.99
Buy Used: $314.99
You Save: $85.00 (21%)
New (22) Used (33) from $314.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  348 reviews
Sales Rank: 616
Platform: Playstation 3
Media: Video Game
Edition: 40 GB
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Graphics RAM: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 17 x 13.6 x 6.9
MPN: 98006
Model: 98007
UPC: 711719800705
EAN: 0711719800606
ASIN: B000XGJH1O
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 PS3 May 4, 2008
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
This could be a great product if Sony had not cheaped out
by not including a DVD remote and only including a wired
controller with a two foot cord. This makes the otherwise
excellent product much less useful. It's even worse than
what Microsoft includes in the XBox 360 and I thought that
no one could out cheap Microsoft!
 PS3!!! May 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can I say that hasn't already been said before! This system is great and I have been a Sony Playstation fan since the original Playstation came out many years ago! The 40 GB PS3 may lack ps2 backwards compatibility but is compatible with PSONE games...kinda weird but whatever...It runs smooth and The Playstation Network is awesome!!! hmm... well thats about it.. If you don't have one you should get one!
I'm glad I chose this system May 4, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A couple months ago, I was debating between the XBOX360 and PS3. The benefit of having the XBOX360 was the cool feature of playing your own soundtrack while playing a game, variety of blockbuster games, and online community. Those are great traits to buy the system, but I'm a bit older now and have less time to play all these titles and I practically see myself sliming down to really 2 to 5 games in my library. So with that in mind, I had to look at other features between the two systems.
I will not go through graphics and the inner core hardware because finding that information is not hard to find. They both do an excellent job at that and one who can easily be pleased visually makes both system even in that regard.
Now to the good part of why I went with the PS3. The fact that Sony defeated Panasonic in the format war with Blu-ray helped in the decision as well.
The PS3 combination of the following features: built-in wifi, bluetooth, option to install another OS, option to upgrade hard drive off the shelf, and of course, blu-ray was what won me over. It's hard to get all those things in the XBOX360 without paying extra for: a wireless controller, wireless adapter, and no blu-ray. That balance of built-in feature was what won me over.
I supplement my blu-ray viewing with my netflix subscription which also has blu-ray movies. (not a netflix plug, I've had it way before I bought the system)
Personally, I don't see how anyone can go wrong with either system, just do more research in WHY and WHAT you feel will make any of the two system fit your lifestyle. But you have plenty of spending money, I'd get both.
Pretty good right now, but should be great soon. May 3, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I very recently got my 40GB PS3 and immediately swapped in a 160gb HDD.
Let's first talk about the improvements made to the new PS3. This 40gb version adds new blu-ray features, as well as a 65nm cpu, which runs cooler and theoretically will last longer. 40gb is obviously twice as large as the 20gb. Now for the bad, the really bad. PS2 Compatibility is completely gone. This is an extremely large issue for me. Why? Because it further limits the potential games you can play on this "multi-media machine." Yes, it has blu-ray, but watching a regular DVD on my HD-TV via an upconverting player, I only can see a slight difference.
Why did I give it 4 stars? The Good: Wifi, Blu-ray, superb graphics and an improving Playstation Network are all features of this bad boy. The hardware really has a ton of untapped potential, potential that will probably be fully used only after another 12-18 months. This is because the cpu inside, "the cell processor", is rather tricky to make games for, but extremely powerful at math, graphics etc. I hopped into the PSN just hours after setting up my PS3 and bought Mortal Kombat II for $4.99, which was very cool. I'm very impressed by the built in OS, the hardware, the quality of the system and just about everything else. So what's the catch?
There is unfortunately a really big downside, a total lack of games. What were the franchise games that built PS2? GTA, Gran Turismo, Tekken, Madden, Resident Evil and Final Fantasy. GTA IV just hit 3 days ago, Madden has been a bust and GT5 Prologue, as previously discussed, is a waste of time. This is the (only) arena where XBOX 360 has been stronger but it has been a big advantage for Microsoft. Buyers be warned, the newest XBOX 360's are still sporting 20% hardware failure rates.
In conclusion, if you want a future proof (and extremely reliable) blu-ray/gamestation, I highly recommend this machine. However, if you need something you can plug in and play all the top titles on tomorrow, you'll be a bit disappointed. I still recommend buying this system because it has a brightening future. Metal Gear Solid 4, Final Fantasy and GT 5 are all coming out in less than a year, so try to hold on a little longer.
Playstation3 makes great Blu-ray/DVD/CD player May 2, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although I only bought the Playstation3 as a Blu-ray player, I think we will get really caught up playing the immersive games. So far, as a Blu-ray, DVD, and CD player, the PS3 has been really dependable. The DVD upscaling and audio through the Toslink connector have been flawless. I will try to add to the gaming capabilities of this review later.
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