The PlayStation 3 (abbreviated as PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to PlayStation 2, and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It competed with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006 in North America, and March 27, 2007 in Europe and Australia. These are the games for the third gen game console PS3 LittleBigPlanet Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots / Metal Gear Solid Batman: Arkham City BioShock God of War III Dark Souls The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Red Dead Redemption Grand Theft Auto V The Last of Us