Typical price: £300
What is it: Next-generation games console with integrated Blu-ray player
What we think: The new PS3 is significantly cheaper, with only a slightly smaller hard drive, the loss of the card reader and PS2 backwards compatibility
Average user rating
7.7
very good
Average user rating from 10 users
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Sony PlayStation 3 (40GB) user reviews
February 19, 2009
Posted by: rishi shah
"Almost, but not quite"
August 8, 2008
Posted by: Lemon_Toast
"Fundamentally flawed"
June 30, 2008
Posted by: nobbythesheep
"Pricey but worth every penny"
June 2, 2008
Posted by: monkeyboy1
"Best thing ever"
April 16, 2008
Posted by: riddion
"Pricey but worth every penny"
January 8, 2008
Posted by: Stuart Tracey
"Hotter than a heatwave"
January 4, 2008
Posted by: Greeny
"Pricey but worth every penny"
January 3, 2008
Posted by: Waz
"Almost, but not quite"
January 2, 2008
Posted by: Daniel_Subaharan
"Entirely delightful"
October 22, 2007
Posted by: sking
"Cooler than a polar bear in a refrigerator"
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