genesis Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 LOOK AND FEEL Our initial response to the Playstation 3 is that it has a more elegant look and feel than the Xbox 360 Elite. It is glossy black with a slicker user interface than that of the Xbox 360. The startup sound reminds you of when the lights go out at the opera house. Very classy. Advantage: PS3 PROCESSING POWER The CPU of the Playstation 3 is a 3.2GHz Cell Broadband Engine with up to 8 "synergistic" processing units. The Xbox 360 sports a custom 3.2GHz G5 with 3 dual-threaded cores. The Playstation 3 has 512K of L2 cache while the Xbox 360 has 1MB of L2 cache. The PS3 has 256MB of main memory plus 256MB of video memory while the Xbox 360 shares 512MB between the CPU and GPU. Plus it has 10MB of very fast eDRAM dedicated to the GPU. The memory bandwidth of the PS3 is 25.6GB/s versus 22.4GB/s for the Xbox 360. Combining the CPU and GPU power, the Playstation 3 is rated at 51 billion dot-product-operations-per-second (dpo/s). The Xbox 360 is rated at 34 billion dpo/s. Advantage: PS3 STORAGE OPTIONS The PS3 model we tested came with a 60GB hard drive. The Xbox 360 Elite has 120GB drive. Advantage: Xbox 360 Elite NOISE LEVELS The Playstation 3's fans are quieter than the Xbox 360. When first turned on, the PS3 is under 40db while the Xbox hovers at 47db. When a game disc is loaded and the game is running, the PS3 rises to 44db while the Xbox rises to 55db. Of course, when we turn on the sound courtesy of our Bose 3-2-1 system, the decibel level rises over 73, drowning out any noise from the game console fans. VIDEO SUPPORT The PS3 has an HDMI port and supports 1080p. That comes in handy with our new Sony 46" 1080p LCD flat panel screen. In the case of the Xbox 360 the best quality video output is component and maxes at 1080i. The Xbox 360 Elite, however, does include an HDMI port and supports 1080p. Advantage: neither AUDIO SUPPORT Toslink optical audio ports are available on both consoles. The PS3's audio circuitry can decode up to 7.1 channels of audio in the Dolby Digital, DTS, SACD and Dolby TrueHD formats. The Xbox 360 can decode up to 5.1 channels of audio in Dolby Digtal and DTS. It down-converts Dolby TrueHD. Advantage: PS3 GAMEPADS The gamepads for the Playstation 3 are smaller and lighter than the Xbox 360's. The PS2 pads are Bluetooth wireless while the Xbox pads are 2.4GHz wireless. The PS3 pads have non-removable batteries that recharge when connected to the USB port (or the optional charger). The Xbox 360 gamepads use two removable AA batteries. We use Ni-MH batteries which we recharge using a third party 15 minute charger. I understand you can get special battery packs and chargers. Advantage: PS3 GAME TITLES At the time of our original posting, there were more native Xbox 360 titles (297) than native Playstation 3 titles (95). This may be due to the fact that the Xbox 360 shipped a year before the PS3. Given enough time, the PS3 could catch up. After all, the PS2 has 1394 titles to the old Xbox's 824 titles. Then again developers report that the Xbox 360 has easier-to-use development tools than the PS3. Plus, Microsoft Games has an exclusive on killer racing titles like Forza 2 Motorsport and Project Gotham Racing 3. Advantage: Xbox 360 -- for now. Since we are focused on car racing, Gamefly lists 7 "coming soon" titles plus 5 current titles for the PS3 for a total of 12. They list 9 future racing titles for the Xbox 360 plus 10 current titles for a total of 19. Advantage: Xbox 360. LEGACY GAME SUPPORT What about compatibility with older models of consoles? The Xbox 360 will handle 23 Xbox racing titles while the PS3 can play 48 PS2 racing titles without any problems. That can be useful when you want to play a racing game like Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) until the HD version is released for the PS3. We've been playing the Xbox version of Forza Motorsport on the Xbox 360 since January 2006. Forza 2 for the Xbox 360 will finally ship on May 29th, 2007. Advantage: PS3 http://regmedia.co.uk/2007/08/17/xbox_elite_box_contents.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karooo Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 muahaha I don't agree with the game titles as well for the 360.. ps3 might have lesser but they are more quality. also 360 is hdmi 1.2 while ps3 is hdmi 1.3. so ps3 can do full 1080p. 360 can only do upscaled one because hdmi 1.2 doesnt have that capability. http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6734 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akashkhannabond007 Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 blink stop it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genesis Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 muahaha I don't agree with the game titles as well for the 360.. ps3 might have lesser but they are more quality. also 360 is hdmi 1.2 while ps3 is hdmi 1.3. so ps3 can do full 1080p. 360 can only do upscaled one because hdmi 1.2 doesnt have that capability. http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/xbox-el...t-ok-248754.php yeah i know but Microsoft e3 confrence was so much better than Sony's.Halo reach ,MGS rising,and Xbox live arcade are better ...but still ps3 rulezzzxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genesis Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 blink stop it what you doing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karooo Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 blinkwa u gikz dude na yeah i know but Microsoft e3 confrence was so much better than Sony's.Halo reach ,MGS rising,and Xbox live arcade are better ...but still ps3 rulezzzxx thumbsup.gif sony conference was awesome, too bad most of the news leaked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genesis Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 blinkwa u gikz dude na sony conference was awesome, too bad most of the news leaked out. han kartikwaa .. i quit playing killzone 2 for now cause i dont knowwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 storage options - -advantage 360 elite.. hahaha...dats one of da best pj's i hv heard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 You have posted an article written 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante77 Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 why post in a PS3 section and not "write for us" section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 why post in a PS3 section and not "write for us" section Its not his article. He has CCP'ed an ancient piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Hellsboy_ Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Dude do you even know how old that article is?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 this ancient artifact has been unearthed by a g.i and we should give him credit for his efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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