PS3

Playstation 3 is the third instalment in the Sony Playstation series. It’s could definitely be a replacement for the older Playstation versions and also could be a replacement for the other consoles that it’s competing against due to it’s special features.

As well as everything the PS2 could to before such as playing DVDs and Cds, you’re now able to connect to the internet and chat with friends and controllers now have a motion sensor and can be wireless. At the moment only those willing to spend the money will be relevant, so they could be anyone within the price range as there are games suitable for everyone. The PS3 has also been praised for the high quality graphics that it’s able to produce. So you can already tell those with a PS2 would be wanting to ‘upgrade’ their current gaming experience by purchasing the PS3.

By releasing the PS3, Sony has once again been able to establish their ‘power’ over the gaming industry as since it’s recent release it’s already been very successful.

The obvious media texts involved are the games that the PS3 is able to play, although any DVD or CD would also be relevant as the PS3 is able to play these, in high definition as well.

The PS3 is a good example of convergence, although not portable like the PSP it still has a lot of features packed into one console.