Next Generation Consoles

Xbox 360 Vs. Playstation 3

Which is best?

Well here is a long list of boring technical list of features that each console has. You don't have to learn this or even read this but if you can undersatnd any of the things mentioned hats off to you, so for those who are interested read on. If you don't want to read this nerdish dribble skip to the next post(Below)

Release Date

PS3:2006 Xbox 360:Q4 2005

Controller

PS3:Bluetooth Wireless Xbox 360:2.4 GHz Wireless

Graphics Core Clock Speed

PS3:550 MHz Xbox 360:500MHz

Graphics Processor

PS3:RSX "Reality Synthesizer" Xbox 360:Custom ATI Processor

System Memory

PS3:256 MB XDR Xbox 360:512 MB UMA (Shared with GPU)

Video Memory

PS3:256 MB Xbox 360:512 MB UMA (Shared with CPU)

Embedded Video Memory

PS3:n/a Xbox 360:10MB eDRAM

Resolution

PS3:480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i Xbox 360:1080p 480p, 480i, 720p, 1080i

Controller Ports
PS3:Supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers Xbox 360:Supports up to 4 Controllers

Digital Media Formats

PS3:Compatible with CR-ROM, CDR+W, DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, Xbox 360:DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD

Game Media Format

PS3:Blu-ray BD-ROM Xbox 360:Dual-Layer DVD-ROM

Integrated Communications
PS3:802.11 B/G Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 802.11 A/B/G Wi-Fi ready, adapter not included
Other I/O Connectors Ethernet (RJ45), 6 USB 2.0, CF Slot (Type I, II), SD Slot (Regular, Compact), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, 1 x Optical Audio

Xbox 360: 3 USB 2.0, 2 Memory Slots, Ethernet Port (RJ45)
Plug and Play Storage 2.5in Removable Hard Drive (Unkown Size) 20GB Removable Hard Drive
Standard AV Output Connectors 2 x HDMI, 1 x AV n/a
L2 Cache 512KB L2 cache, 256KB per SPE 1MB
Processor Cell Processor Custom IBM PowerPC CPU
Processor Clock Speed 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz

Built-in Features

PS3:Backward Compatible with PlayStation 2, Stands Vertically or Horizontally Xbox 360:Backward Compatible with Xbox (limited), Stands Vertically or Horizontally, Interchangable Face Plates, Xbox Live Service, Media Center Extender

Xbox 360:Memory Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s main memory bandwidth, 22.4 GB/s video memory bandwidth 22.4 GB/s main memory bandwidth, 256 GB/s to eDRAM, 21.6 GB/s FSB

Surround Sound
PS3:Multichannel Output software drivenXbox 360: Multichannel Output software driven