The console uses the Cell microprocessor, designed by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM, as its CPU. All PS3 models can have their hard drives upgraded. Originally, the PS3 was made available with hard drives of 20 and 60 GB but various sizes up to 500 GB have been made available over the years. The PlayStation 3 features a Blu-ray Disc drive for games, Blu-ray movies, DVDs, CDs, and other optical media. On March 23, 2007, the PlayStation 3 was released in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, and New Zealand - where it sold about 600,000 units in its first two days. Reports of violence surrounded the release of the PS3, with campers being robbed at gunpoint and a drive-by shooting with BB guns being a few examples of the violence over the systems. It would later be released in North America on November 17. According to Media Crate, 81,639 PS3 systems were sold within 24 hours of its release. It was first released in Japan on Novemat 07:00. The PlayStation 3 was officially unveiled at E3 2005 on May 16, along with the Sixaxis Controller, which would remain the official controller until 2008, when it was replaced by the DualShock 3 Controller.
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