Original: The PlayStation 3 was first released on November 11 , 2006 in Japan , November 17 , 2006 in North America , March 16 , 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and March 23 , 2007 in mainland Europe and Oceania .
Simplified: It came out on November 17 , 2006 in North America , and was released in Australia and Europe on 23 March 2007 .