PlayStation 3 is convex on the left side when vertical (on the top side is convex when horizontal), and has a glossy black finish with a PlayStation logo on the left. [86] Playstation designers Teiyu Goto stated that Spider-Man font - inspired logo "was one of the elements [SCEI president Ken Kutaragi] decided, and the logo may have been motivating forces behind the form of a PS3." [87]

PlayStation 3 is equipped with a slot-loading 2x speed Blu-ray Disc drive for games, movies Blu-ray, DVD, CD, and optical media. [88] It was originally available with hard drives of 20 and 60 GB (60 GB model is only available in PAL regions). [17] [89] An 80 GB model that was introduced in NTSC regions, [90] and the 40 GB model has been introduced in all regions. [91] [92] All PS3 models have user upgradeable 2.5 "SATA hard drive.