Xbox 360 Released!

[Slide]

Sony is still tossing over the blu-ray players being built in.

PS3 for me regardless.

CPU

Cell Processor

PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz

1 VMX vector unit per core

512KB L2 cache

7 x SPE @3.2GHz

7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs

7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE

* 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy

total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS

GPU

RSX @550MHz

1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance

Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels

Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines

Sound

Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell- base processing)

Memory

256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz

System Bandwidth

Main RAM 25.6GB/s

VRAM 22.4GB/s

RSX 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)

SB< 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)

System Floating Point Performance

2 TFLOPS

Storage

Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1

I/O

USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)

Memory Stick standard/Duo, PRO x 1

SD standard/mini x 1

CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1

Communication

Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)

Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)

Controller

Bluetooth (up to 7)

USB 2.0 (wired)

Wi-Fi (PSP)

Network (over IP)

AV Output

Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p

HDMI: HDMI out x 2

Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1

Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1

Disc Media

CD PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)

DVD: PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW

Blu-ray Disc: PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE

[geno8r]

lol dude first off the systems are very close in terms of graphics and performance.

Gezz I don't know what you call 'close' because the PS3 is twice as powerful in system specs. And at this level of technology, that's a fair bloody jump.

but I like underdogs and the PS3 is an underdog in the console playing field  B)

Underdog :| Microsoft is still in deficit with their XBOX, they sell the console at a loss just trying to get into the heavily dominated Playstation gaming market. They're yet to make $1 profit. They expect to finally start making a profit with the 360, 'expect'. Playstation has always had the pole position vs xbox & with the new PS3 console being twice as powerful as the 360 & better games, I think Sony will continue to lead the way. Underdog? I think you’ve got PS3 confused with infact XBOX.

[noise]

we agree on one thing, xbox is def the underdog.

Interesting read about sony.

http://editorials.teamxbox.com/xbox/1136/S...ype-Machine/p1/

[ctjet]

i heard the PS3 will play any CD u put in it burnt or otherwise

or are ppl just lying to me

[32vspecII]

it wont play hd-dvd when/if they come out as it uses the oposing blu-ray dvd format

vhs vs betamax style

or did you mean it will play pirate games ? unlikely without mod chip .

[ctjet]

yea i meant burnt games can be played on it without the need for a chip (eg.messiah chip)... this is just wat some local shmucks are telling me anyway

i not to fond of mucking around with the internals of the thing

[noise]

Ps3 is not twice as powerful as Xbox 360 because it doesn’t even exist yet.

You actually believe anything Sony has to say about a console that hasn’t even been made yet?

If Sony can make you believe all this about something that doesn’t even exist yet then they have a licence to print money and we might as well all buy shares in their company.

Last time I checked we were all gamers, not some Microsoft or Sony fan club.

Xbox 360 will be out a full year or so before ps3 in Australia, if you can afford one, and like playing games why the hell wouldn’t you buy one?

If ps3 comes out and is great and has good games and you can afford to, why the hell wouldn’t you buy one?

End of story.

[Twitch]

Pc dominates all.

[noise]

Pc dominates all.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

actually xbox 360 has better graphics the most if not all current pcs.

check out the farcry pc vs xbox 360 comparison

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/791/791949/vids_1.html

[menco]

farcry for pc is kinda old now im sure if they wanted to remake it for pc they could use the best possible graphics and it would dominate the xbox.

[noise]

farcry for pc is kinda old now im sure if they wanted to remake it for pc they could use the best possible graphics and it would dominate the xbox.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

when have you ever seen water like that in any pc game?

You cant really compare consoles and pc's, they provide vastly different functions.

Thats why people with pc's still buy consoles.

The only reason I attempted to compare them was because of the post a few above made a statement that really doesnt hold much truth to it. I have no doubt in a few years pc's will be vastly superior to xbox 360 and ps3 but at the moment I dont know anyone who has a better pc system then an xbox 360.

I know you dont menco.

To build one you would have to spend about 10 times the cost of an xbox 360. Who would bother when you can just get a console and sit around on your leather couches with your mates and play some widescreen action?

Edited February 17, 2006 by noise