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Checking out the PS3
Created: 07/18/2006
Video description: During an event prior to this year's E3 show, Kazuo Hirai, president of Sony Computer Entertainment America, boasted about the Playstation 3 game console's Blu-ray Disc capabilities. He shows off the new box's looks and explains how much it will hit your wallet.

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