Development of the PlayStation 3

Sony revealed the PlayStation 3 to the public on may 16, 2005. The first design was a boomerang shaped prototype of the Ps3 which was first shown at e3. The PlayStation 3 was supposed to be released on November 11, 2006, but it was delayed until March 2007 because of hardware issues. Within 24hrs the ps3 sold approximately 81,639 systems within 24hrs.