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Gamer's Guide: PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

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Price: £299.99 (£349.99 for 60GB version) Latest deals

Best exclusive games: Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Warhawk, Ratchet & Clank Future, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Haze, Unreal Tournament III, SingStar.

The lowdown:
The most expensive console on the market but also the most powerful - although most of its potential remains untapped for now. The old £349.99 model is actually better value than the cheaper £299.99 one as it has a bigger hard drive, more USB ports and is backwards compatible with the PlayStation 2. It's being discontinued though so it'll be increasingly hard to find this Christmas.

Value for money:

Future proof:

Range of games:

Pros:
Most powerful console, with potentially the best graphics.
Built-in Blu-ray drive plays Blu-ray movies right off the bat.
Free online gaming.

Cons:
Still the most expensive console.
Few high quality exclusive titles expected until at least next year.
Many multiformat games come out later than the Xbox 360 versions and end up inferior.

NEXT: Xbox 360

07-07-2011