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Sony Compares PS3 to Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii

Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 18:22:24 EST

Sony today made an interesting move by comparing the PlayStation 3 to its competition: Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Although all the information in this article is factual, it is important to realize that it was compiled by Sony and not a 3rd party. If you are undecided about the next generation, we recommend researching the three consoles on your own and deciding what works best for you individually.

CONSOLE PRICE COMPARISON

PS3 System (20 GB HDD)

Console

$499

Requires Users to Buy:

HDD (20GB)

$0

Blu-ray Drive

$0

Wireless Controller

$0

Free Online Access

$0

Total

$499

Xbox 360 Core System

Console

$299

Requires Users to Buy:

HDD (20GB)

$100

HD DVD Drive

$199

Wireless Controller

$50

12-month Xbox Live Gold Subscription

$50

Total

$698

Wii

Console

$249

Requires Users to Buy:

HDD

N/A

DVD Drive

N/A

Wireless Controller

$0

Online Access

 

$0 for the first 6 months

Total

$249

CONSOLE FEATURE COMPARISON

FEATURE

PS3 system
(60 GB HDD)

PS3 system
(20 GB HDD)

Xbox 360

Xbox 360
Core System

Wii

Dimensions

Approximately 325mm (W) x 98mm (H) x 274mm (D)

Approximately 325mm (W) x 98mm (H) x 274mm (D)

309mm (W) x 83mm (H) x 258mm (D)

309mm (W) x 83mm (H) x 258mm (D)

157mm x 215.4mm x 44mm

CPU

Cell Broadband Engine™

Cell Broadband Engine™

Custom-designed Xbox 360 CPU (3.2 GHz PowerPC processor with 3 cores)

Custom-designed Xbox 360 CPU (3.2 GHz PowerPC processor with 3 cores)

PowerPC CPU (code-named “Broadway”)

GPU

RSX

RSX

ATI graphics processor (500 MHz)

ATI graphics processor (500 MHz)

243 MHz ATI "Hollywood" GPU

Memory

•  256MB XDR Main RAM

•  256MB GDDR3 VRAM

•  256MB XDR Main RAM

•  256MB GDDR3 VRAM

•  512MB GDDR3 Unified System Memory

•  10MB embedded DRAM

•  512MB GDDR3 Unified System Memory

•  10MB embedded DRAM

•  24MB "main" 1T-SRAM

•  64MB other 1T-SRAM

HDD

2.5” Serial ATA (60 GB)

2.5” Serial ATA (20 GB)

20 GB HDD

None

512MB internal flash memory

I/O

•  USB 2.0 (x4)

•  MemoryStick /SD/CompactFlash

USB 2.0 (x4)

 

•  USB 2.0 (x3)

•  Xbox 360 memory card (64MB)

•  USB 2.0 (x3)

•  Xbox 360 memory card (64MB)

USB 2.0 (x2)

Controller

SIXAXIS™

Wireless Controller

SIXAXIS™ Wireless Controller

Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

Xbox 360 Wired Controller

•  Wii-mote

•  Nunchuk attachment

Disc Drive

Blu-ray/DVD/CD “read only”

Blu-ray/DVD/CD “read only”

12X DVD drive

12X DVD drive

•  12cm optical discs for Wii

•  8cm GameCube™ discs

Game Media Format

Blu-ray Disc

Blu-ray Disc

DVD Disc

DVD Disc

•  12cm optical discs for Wii

•  8cm GameCube™ discs

Communication

x1 / 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T

x1 / 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T

Ethernet port

Ethernet port (Hard Drive or Memory Unit Required)

USB 2.0 LAN adaptor

Wireless Communication

IEEE 802.11b (WiFi)

 

None

Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter sold separately

Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter sold separately (Hard Drive or Memory Unit Required)

IEEE 802.11

Bluetooth

2.0 (EDR)

2.0 (EDR)

None

None

Bluetooth enabled

AV Output

•  HDMI out – (x1/HDMI)

•  AV Multi-Out x1

•  Digital Out (Optical) x1

•  HDMI out – (x1/HDMI)

•  AV Multi-Out x1

•  Digital Out (Optical) x1

Component HD AV cable

Composite AV cable

AV Multi-output port for component, composite or S-video

Screen Size

480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p

480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p

With the Fall 2006 console update, Xbox 360 consoles will have the ability to upscale content to 1080p and support future 1080p games (TBA)

With the Fall 2006 console update, Xbox 360 consoles will have the ability to upscale content to 1080p and support future 1080p games (TBA)

Output to 480p and 16:9 widescreen

HDMI output

HDMI out – (x1/HDMI)

HDMI out – (x1/HDMI)

None

None

None

Digital Audio

Digital Out (Optical) x1

Digital Out (Optical) x1

Digital Out

Digital Out

None



 

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