Console War
Xbox
vs PlayStation: Which is better?
Xbox
360 and Playstation 3 are two of the most popular gaming consoles on the
market. While Wii is highly popular as well, we
will not include it in this comparison because
unlike the first two, it's more
about casual, rather than core games. This page is dedicated to the Playstation 3 vs Xbox.
360 debate. Which game console do you think is better and why? You are welcome
to share your opinion in the discussion below, vote in the poll or read more about the gaming systems, their specs,
graphics and so on.
Which gaming console do you prefer?
About Xbox 360
Xbox
360 is a 7th-gen game console from Microsoft and a successor to the first Xbox.
It was launched back in 2005. Xbox 360
uses a PowerPC CPU from IBM, ATI Xenos
graphics system and has 512 MB of GDD3 RAM. Unlike PS3, it can only playback
regular DVDs and not Blu-ray. Xbox Live
users can watch streaming movies in
HD. Xbox 360 are online for play via
Xbox Live service and exclusive games like eg Halo series.
About Playstation 3
Playstation
3 is the latest console in the Playstation series
from Sony. It was launched at the end of 2006 in
US and Japan, but delayed until 2007 in the rest of the
world.. Playstation 3 uses a unique Cell Broad band
Engine CPU developed by Sony, IBM and
Toshiba,
as well as an RSX Reality Synthesizer graphics system
from nVidia. It has 256 MB system and 256 MB video
memory and is capable of playing back Blu-ray
movies.
Playstation 3 users can enjoy free online multiplayer
gameplay through the PlayStation Network (PSN). The strong sides of Playstation 3 are
its technological
advantages and free online services with PSN.
Xbox
360 vs Playstation 3 Comparison Xbox
360 and PS3 are both excellent gaming consoles. People
like to discuss their pros and cons, but of course
comparing two systems of vastly different architecture
is not as simple as comparing two different
gaming PCs. Take their technical specific-ations
and graphics for example: while the PS3 theo-
retically
has more raw processing power due to its touted
Cell processor, a game on Playstation 3 usually doesn't
look any better than the same game on Xbox
360.
It's unclear whether that's due to the limits of the
consoles, or the developers not using the potential
of the complicated Cell architecture to its fullest
- simply because it would take too much time and
work to adapt. As for the pricing, Xbox 360 has
been
a winner in this area from the start. However, as
Sony was able to reduce their considerable manufacturing
costs and release a 120 GB - and later a
160 GB 45nm PS3 Slim for a competitive price of $249,
they are definitely coming in close. Both
Microsoft
and Sony offer highly popular multiplayer gaming
and content distribution services for the users
of their consoles. As of 2011, PlayStation Network
has over 60 million subscribers worldwide, while
Xbox Live is 30 million users strong
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