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Video Game Console Instruction \ Owner Manuals
It seems like all of us have either misplaced a video game console manual, or perhaps bought a loose system that did not come with the cherished, and sometimes required, owner instructions. In addition to providing direct download access of documentation for various video game systems on their respective console page, we thought that it would be beneficial to list the entire archive on one page to allow easy access and retrieval.
All files are in the PDF format. Some of these have been created using external image resources. Credits have been listed when the source is known. This is a work in process and will be updated as we scan additional manuals. Some notes while using this interactive table:
o The default view is organized by Console Family (year of release)
o Click a column header to sort the data accordingly
o Click the Download Manual icon to open\save the PDF file
o Click the Open Webpage icon to display the console's detailed listing on VGCL
Please bear in mind that this is a living document that will grow with the addition of new console manuals. If you can help us out, please let me know. You will definitely receive full credit for your contributions and assist us with keeping the history of the video game console alive and well for all.
Thanks!
| Console Family | Model Name \ Description | Region | Credits | Size |
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| Magnavox Odyssey | Magnavox Odyssey | North America | Replacementdocs | 6.54 MB |
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| 1292 APVS \ VC 4000 Family | Radofin Telesports Programmable APVS | Europe | Pong Picture Page | 0.50 MB |
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| Fairchild Channel F | Fairchild Channel F | North America | Digital Press | 1.60 MB |
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| Atari VCS (2600) | Atari CX2600A 4-Switch 'Woody' | Australasia | Replacementdocs | 0.88 MB |
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| Atari VCS (2600) | Atari CX2600A 4-Switch 'Darth Vader' | North America | Replacementdocs | 0.47 MB |
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| Bally Astrocade | Bally Home Library Computer | United States | Unknown | 2.65 MB |
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| Bally Astrocade | Bally Professional Arcade | United States | Unknown | 3.63 MB |
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| Bally Astrocade | Bally Professional Arcade (Astrovision) | United States | Unknown | 0.68 MB |
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| Magnavox Odyssey 2 | Philips Videopac G-7400 | Europe | Unknown | 1.74 MB |
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| APF Imagination Machine | APF M-1000 | United States | Unknown | 2.00 MB |
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| APF Imagination Machine | APF Imagination Machine | United States | Unknown | 0.62 MB |
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| Mattel Intellivision | Mattel Intellivision (user created) | Worldwide | Unknown | 0.20 MB |
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| VTech CreatiVision | VTech CreatiVision | Europe | CreatiVEmu | 0.46 MB |
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| VTech CreatiVision | Cheryco CreatiVision | Japan | CreatiVEmu | 1.63 MB |
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| VTech CreatiVision | Dick Smith Wizzard Y-1600 | Australasia | CreatiVEmu | 0.58 MB |
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| VTech CreatiVision | Hanimex HVC 6502 Rameses | Australia | CreatiVEmu | 2.24 MB |
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| VTech CreatiVision | VTech FunVision Y-2600 | Australia | CreatiVEmu | 0.48 MB |
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| Coleco ColecoVision | Coleco ColecoVision | United States | Unknown | 7.87 MB |
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| Emerson Arcadia 2001 | Emerson Arcadia 2001 (owner) | United States | Arcadia Central | 1.53 MB |
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| Emerson Arcadia 2001 | Emerson Arcadia 2001 (service) | United States | Arcadia Central | 1.33 MB |
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| Emerson Arcadia 2001 | Schmidt TVG 2000 | Europe | Arcadia Central | 0.68 MB |
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| Atari 5200 | Atari 5200 (2 port) | United States | Unknown | 1.91 MB |
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| Atari 5200 | Atari 5200 (4 port) | United States | Unknown | 3.85 MB |
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| GCE Vectrex | GCE Vectrex (service manual) | North America | Unknown | 1.53 MB |
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| Entex AdventureVision | Entex AdventureVision | United States | Unknown | 0.24 MB |
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| Casio PV-1000 | Casio PV-1000 | Japan | Japan-Games | 0.84 MB |
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| Nintendo Famicom\NES | Nintendo NES (NES-001) 1986 | North America | Digital Press | 3.12 MB |
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| Nintendo Famicom\NES | Nintendo NES (NES-001) 1988 | North America | Unknown | 5.93 MB |
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| Nintendo Famicom\NES | Nintendo NES (NES-001) 1990 | North America | Digital Press | 1.75 MB |
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| Sega Power Base (SMS) | Sega Base System | North America | Unknown | 1.33 MB |
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| Famicom Disk System | Nintendo FDS (Child's Instructions) | Japan | NFG Games | 3.21 MB |
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| Atari 7800 | Atari 7800 Pro System (w\o exp. port) | North America | Unknown | 3.18 MB |
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| Worlds of Wonder Action Max | Worlds of Wonder Action Max | North America | Unknown | 0.62 MB |
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| Amstrad GX-4000 | Amstrad GX-4000 | Europe | Unknown | 3.70 MB |
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| Sega Mega Drive \ Genesis | Sega Genesis | North America | Replacementdocs | 1.54 MB |
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| Sega Mega Drive \ Genesis | Sega Genesis 2 | North America | Unknown | 9.68 MB |
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| SNK Neo Geo AES | SNK Neo Geo AES | Japan | Unknown | 44.50 MB |
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| SNK Neo Geo AES | SNK Neo Geo AES | North America | Unknown | 1.40 MB |
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| Commodore CDTV | Commodore CDTV (service manual) | Great Britain | Unknown | 1.05 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i 205 | Great Britain | Philips | 0.70 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i 210 | Worldwide | Philips | 0.83 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i 220 | Worldwide | Philips | 1.13 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CDI 605 | Worldwide | Philips | 0.97 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i 350 | Worldwide | Philips | 0.91 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CDI 615 | Worldwide | Philips | 1.18 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips 21TCDi30 | Europe | Philips | 1.08 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i 450 | United States | Philips | 1.07 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i 550 | Europe | Philips | 1.07 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i 740 | Europe | Philips | 0.86 MB |
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| Philips CD-i | BeoCenter AV5 | Europe | Bang & Olufsen | 0.49 MB |
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| Sega CD \ Mega-CD | Sega CD 2 | North America | Unknown | 1.95 MB |
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| Sega Multi-Mega | JVC X'Eye RG-M10BU | North America | Unknown | 3.62 MB |
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| Pioneer LaserActive | Pioneer LaserActive | United States | CyberRoach.com | 10.7 MB |
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| Pioneer LaserActive | Pioneer PAC-S10 Owners Manual | United States | McKie1 | 0.82 MB |
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| Pioneer LaserActive | Pioneer PAC-S10 Service Manual | United States | McKie1 | 0.86 MB |
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| Pioneer LaserActive | Pioneer PAC-N10 | United States | McKie1 | 0.76 MB |
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| Neo Geo CD | SNK Neo Geo CD (front loader) | Japan | Unknown | 17.9 MB |
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| Neo Geo CD | SNK Neo Geo CD (top loader) | Japan | daddelkingz.de | 3.80 MB |
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| Amiga CD32 | Amiga CD32 (Owner\Service) | Worldwide | Unknown | 4.11 MB |
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| Panasonic 3DO | Goldstar 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | North America | Replacementdocs | 7.15 MB |
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| Atari Jaguar | Atari Jaguar | North America | Unknown | 1.38 MB |
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| Sega 32X | Sega Genesis 32X | North America | Unknown | 0.94 MB |
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| Sega Saturn | Sega Saturn (MK-8000A) | North America | Unknown | 4.31 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation | Sony PlayStation 5501 | North America | Sony | 1.23 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation | Sony PlayStation 7001 | North America | Sony | 1.47 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation | Sony PlayStation 7501 | North America | Sony | 1.48 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation | Sony PlayStation 9001 | North America | Sony | 1.57 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation | Sony PSone | Japan | Sony | 1.32 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation | Sony PSone with LCD | North America | Sony | 1.06 MB |
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| Funtech Super A'Can | Funtech Super A'Can | Taiwan | Umbrella | 0.77 MB |
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| Nintendo Virtual Boy | Nintendo Virtual Boy | North America | Unknown | 1.97 MB |
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| Nintendo 64 | Nintendo 64 | North America | Replacementdocs | 1.81 MB |
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| Nintendo 64DD | Nintendo 64 Disk Drive | Japan | Unknown | 3.62 MB |
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| Nintendo 64DD | Nintendo 64 Disk Drive w/RandNet | Japan | Unknown | 1.67 MB |
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| Panasonic M2 | Panasonic M2 FZ-21S | Japan | Assembler | 0.50 MB |
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| Panasonic M2 | Panasonic M2 FZ-35S | Japan | Assembler | 0.62 MB |
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| Sega Dreamcast | Sega Dreamcast | North America | Unknown | 31.4 MB |
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| NUON Technology | Samsung Extiva DVD-N2000 | North America | Unknown | 0.48 MB |
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| NUON Technology | Toshiba SD-2300 - Owner Manual | North America | Unknown | 4.54 MB |
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| NUON Technology | Toshiba SD-2300 - Service Manual | North America | Unknown | 23.2 MB |
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| NUON Technology | Samsung DVD-N501 | North America | Unknown | 1.07 MB |
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| NUON Technology | Samsung DVD-N505 | Europe | Unknown | 1.23 MB |
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| NUON Technology | RCA DRC300N | North America | Unknown | 2.50 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation 2 | Sony PlayStation 2 - 5001 | North America | Sony | 2.10 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation 2 | PlayStation 2 Slim - 70011\70012 | North America | Sony | 3.43 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation 2 | PlayStation 2 Slim - 77001 | North America | Sony | 2.00 MB |
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| Sony PlayStation 2 | PlayStation 2 Slim - 79001 | North America | Sony | 2.20 MB |
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| Nintendo GameCube | Nintendo GameCube DOL-001 | North America | Nintendo | 0.90 MB |
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| Panasonic Q | Panasonic Q | Japan | Unknown | 6.12 MB |
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| Microsoft Xbox | Microsoft Xbox | North America | Microsoft | 1.80 MB |
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| Microsoft Xbox | Microsoft Xbox | Europe | Microsoft | 0.50 MB |
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| Nintendo iQue | Nintendo iQue - System Manual | China | Unknown | 1.35 MB |
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| Nintendo iQue | Nintendo iQue - Game Manual | China | Unknown | 1.40 MB |
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| Sony PSX (DVR) | Sony PSX DESR-5000 \ DESR-7000 | Japan | Sony | 27.7 MB |
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| Sony PSX (DVR) | Sony PSX DESR-5100 \ DESR-7100 | Japan | Sony | 21.3 MB |
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| Sony PSX (DVR) | Sony PSX DESR-5500 \ DESR-7500 | Japan | Sony | 32.1 MB |
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| Sony PSX (DVR) | Sony PSX DESR-5700 \ DESR-7700 | Japan | Sony | 15.2 MB |
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| XaviX XaviXPORT | XaviX XaviXPORT | North America | XaviX | 3.80 MB |
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| ZAPiT Games Game Wave | ZAPiT Games Game Wave | North America | ZAPiT Games | 1.14 MB |
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| Microsoft Xbox 360 | Microsoft Xbox 360 - Arcade | North America | Microsoft | 13.9 MB |
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| Microsoft Xbox 360 | Microsoft Xbox 360 - Pro | North America | Microsoft | 25.1 MB |
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| Microsoft Xbox 360 | Microsoft Xbox 360 - Elite | North America | Microsoft | 18.4 MB |
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| Microsoft Xbox 360 | Microsoft Xbox 360 - S (slim) | North America | Microsoft | 1.22 MB |
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| Nintendo Wii | Nintendo Wii - System Manual | North America | Nintendo | 4.16 MB |
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| Nintendo Wii | Nintendo Wii - Settings & Channels | North America | Nintendo | 1.49 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECHA01 (60GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 1.04 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECHB01 (20GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 1.04 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECHE01 (80GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 5.94 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECHG01 (40GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 3.56 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECHH01 (40GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 3.63 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECHK01 (80GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 3.47 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECHL01 (80GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 3.50 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECHP01 (160GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 3.55 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECH 2001A (120GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 2.58 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECH 2001B (250GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 2.58 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECH 2101A (120GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 2.57 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECH 2101B (250GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 2.57 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECH 2501A (160GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 2.55 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECH 2501B (250GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 2.56 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECH 3001A (160GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 1.99 MB |
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| Sony Playstation 3 | Sony PS3 - CECH 3001B (320GB) | Worldwide | Sony | 1.99 MB |
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