While it was debatably the most powerful console of the seventh generation, it was also difficult to program for, as its architecture was even more complex than its competitors. The console was launched a year after the Xbox 360 and around the same time as the Wii. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it began development in 2001 when Sony partnered with Toshiba and IBM to create the Cell Broadband Engine. The PlayStation 3 (known shorthand as PS3) is a seventh-generation console released by Sony in late 2006 and retailed for $599. For other emulators that run on PS3 hardware, see Emulators on PS3.
