Reception
Early PlayStation 3 reviews soon after launch were critical of its high price and lack of quality launch games. In addition, developers regarded the architecture as difficult to program for. However, the PS3 was commended for its hardware including its Blu-ray home theater capabilities and graphics potential.
Critical and commercial reception to the PS3 improved over time, after a series of price revisions, Blu-ray's victory over HD DVD, and the release of several well received titles. Ars Technica's original launch review gave the PS3 only a 6/10, but second review of the console in June 2008 rated it a 9/10. In September 2009, IGN named the PlayStation 3 the 15th best gaming console of all time, behind both of its competitors: the Wii (10th) and Xbox 360 (6th). However, the PS3 has won IGN's "Console Showdown"—based on which console offers the best selection of games released during each year—in three of the four years since it began (2008, 2009 and 2011, with Xbox winning in 2010). IGN judged the PlayStation 3 to have the best game line-up of 2008, based on their review scores in comparison to those of the Wii and Xbox 360. In a comparison piece by PC mag's Will Greenwald in June 2012, the PS3 was selected as an overall better console compared to the Xbox 360.
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