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"Next Gen Specs Comparison"

Thought this might be useful for anyone currently looking for them...

Processor
PS3 - 3.2GHz Cell w/ 7 SPEs. 2.0 TFLOPS
Xbox 360 - 3.2GHz G5 w/ 3 Cores. 1.0 TFLOPS
Wii - 729MHZ Broadway 90 nm SOI CMOS process

Memory
PS3 - 256MB XDR @ 3.2GHz, 256MB GDDR3 @ 700MHz
Xbox360 - 512MB GDDR3 @ 700MHz, 10MB Embedded DRAM
Wii- 64MB GDDR3, 3mb embedded and 24mb high speed main memory.

GPU
PS3 - 550MHz NVIDIA
Xbox 360 - 500MHz ATi
Wii - 243MHZ Hollywood (ATI)

Best Display
PS3 -1080p Standard
Xbox360 - 1080i Optional
Wii - 480p

Network
PS3 - 1000BASE-T Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Xbox360 - 100BASE-TX Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Wii - built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi

Audio
PS3 - 5.1 Dolby
Xbox 360 - 5.1 Dolby
Wii - Dolby Pro Logic II

Wireless Input
PS3 - x7 on Bluetooth 2.0
Xbox 360 - x4 on 2.4GHz RF
Wii - x4 on Bluetooth 2.0

Storage
PS3 - Removable HDD (60GB or 20GB)
Xbox360 - Removable HDD (20GB)
Wii - 512MB Internal RAM, SD Card support

Dimensions
PS3 - About 13.5" x 3.25"
Xbox 3060 - About 10.25" x 2.5"
Wii - 44 mm x 157 mm x 215.4 mm

Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Which is why it's a good reason to own a Wii and also either a
> 360 or PS3 depending on preference. Fact is people buy Nintendo
> consoles for Nintendo games, they're never supported that well
> by 3rd parties and especially not this time with the lower specs
> and odd controller.

And yet strangely enough they seem to have MORE 3rd party support than ever before. Whether it lasts is another matter, but for a Nintendo console at launch, it's a very good sign.

Got my Wii on order. That and the 360 is all I'll need. I'll pick up a PS3 too, but not before the price drop.

Plus MGS will probably turn up on the 360 at some point anyway

Which is why it's a good reason to own a Wii and also either a 360 or PS3 depending on preference. Fact is people buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games, they're never supported that well by 3rd parties and especially not this time with the lower specs and odd controller.

I'll be getting a Wii eventually, but I'm gonna wait for the price drop. That way I'll be free to pick and choose from pretty much all the games that interest me from this generation. Not an MGS or Final Fantasy person, so PS3 really doesn't have much if anything that interests me.

Meh I guess so but Nintendo pales in comparison to the amount of games Microsoft and Sony have to offer. :/ I'm scared pb.

Alfonse wrote:
> Simple, they have all the best games.

If only that were true. Half the Sony exclusives have gone 360-ways and what do they have left? Some good stuff, but nothing extraordinary.

Alfonse wrote:
> Not quite guy who used to post in pokemon forum. :D

..........

Not really sure what that has to do with anything. I can't say I even remember there being a Pokemon forum, but at the same time I'm not ashamed to say I enjoyed the Gameboy games when they were first out.

Heck, I used to be a Nintendo fanboy until they messed up the Gamecube.

Simple, they have all the best games.

Well the PS3 is better spec wise, but Nintendo have gone and messed up Sonys plans by deliberately making the specs of the Wii relatively rubbish and saying that its gameplay that counts.

On another note, Sony have always marketed the playstation as the console of choice for the casual gamer so they can "Pick up and play" every now and then. The PS3 is going to cost far too much for that to apply so what way are they going to spin it this time?

Not quite guy who used to post in pokemon forum. :D
Delve into the archives I did....