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Sony PlayStation 3 (20GB)
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on 09/17/2008
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  • Product Description: Sony PlayStation 3 - Game console
  • Media Type: BD-ROM CD-ROM DVD-ROM
  • Processor: IBM Cell Broadband Engine 3.2 GHz
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  • Reviewed on: 09/17/2008
  • Updated on: 09/11/2009

Editors' note: Sony has discontinued the 20GB version of the PlayStation 3. Check out the 80GB or 160GB versions instead.

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  • alaTest.com

    Editors' rating: 97

    Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 6743 reviews of Sony Playstation 3 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 84/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 46639 other Game Consoles reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 97/100 = Excellent.

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  • stuff.tv

    Editors' rating: 100

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  • whathomecinemamag.com

    Editors' rating: 80

    Summary: This games console is much more than an RSI incident waiting to happen - it's a blinding Blu-ray disc player too

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  • techradar.com

    Editors' rating: 80

    Summary: Overall, PlayStation's third incarnation has a great deal of top-end functionality and its price is very competitive with its arch gaming hi-def rival Xbox. When the dust settles, choosing between the two is likely to be less about which is the better ...

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  • gamesdog.co.uk

    Editors' rating: 90

    Summary: A very impressive machine, if only the games and the movie selection were at the same level as the console this would be a no brainer. Hopefully for UK readers, by the time the console launches here both issues will be resolved

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  • whathifi.com

    Editors' rating: 80

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