May 16, 2005 - So the next-generation of console gaming is going to be damn impressive. We've seen PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in action and we are enormously impressed. We've seen games, we've seen specs and we've shared our thoughts. But which titan will win the day?


All we really want to know is which platform will be the biggest beast? For tech junkies, there's really nothing better than wolfing down long lists of numbers. That's because right now there is honestly no way for anyone to decide which system is the best, so all the number munching lets people with nothing better to do argue a bunch. Since we never have anything better to do we can post some of these numbers and speculate!
So here's a little table that'll give you a good idea of what to expect from both systems.

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*as soon as the specifics are released about the nintendo i will add them*

I don't know what the fuck they talking about all that cpu talk shit...Ima ask bus...lmao

i dont understand it either but i figured people would like to know.

It seems like the PS3 is going to be a more powerfull system. Im going to get both.

^^you Just Wanna Show Off!!

^^^ Naw Some games come out on PS that dont come out on XBOX so got to get both.People who just had XBOX couldnt play Metal Gear, People who jus had Playstation couldnt get Halo. Probably get all the sports games on PS3 if the system is more powerful.

Hmm. I prefer NVIDIA over Ati any day. But damn, the PS3 uses a dual screen output??? Must be made for a huge game if it needs two screens.

And it looks like the PS3 is a little heavier.

Oh...
http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/nintendo-ds/nintendo-revolution-2.jpg

http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/nintendo-ds/nintendo-revolution.jpg
Supposibly that's the Nintendo Revolution. But i wouldn't jump to conclusions. Same with the specs:

CPU: IBM G5 Custom x 4 2.5GHz cores, level 1 cache 128KB, a level 2 cache 512KB share
GPU: RN520 x 2core 16MB eDRAM, PC R520 AMR technology supports 720p and 1080i.

Nintendo Revolution be lookin cheap compared to the big boys, X-box360 n PS3. PS3 probably be a lil bit more powerful than X-box360 with graphics, but X-box360 will be more powerful at everything else. NVIDIA is the hottest shizz you can get, and i probably will get both,cuz prob a new GTA wil be released and Halo 3 for X-box360..can you imagine that!!!!. X-box is about as powerful as 100 PC's, so Fable 2..if it comes out will be jaw dropping. The specs of both consoles are closely compared, but X-box360 gonna be more sucessful, you just watch it, Microsoft is taking over the industry...again. X-box360 forever!!!!.

hyp, thats not the nintendo rev. i posted pix already. pix just got released to the press this morning.

Where they at?

sounds like theyre about even in each other except RHD space, im leaning more to the PS3

http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/ps3/ps3-official.html
so the PS3 is slightly better than the Xbox360

PlayStation 3 Specifications

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

Sourced from SONY CORP.
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PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3) computer entertainment system combines state-of-the-art technologies featuring Cell, a processor jointly developed by IBM, Sony Group and Toshiba Corporation, graphics processor (RSX) co-developed by NVIDIA Corporation and SCEI, and XDR memory developed by Rambus Inc. It also adopts BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc ROM) with maximum storage capacity of 54 GB (dual layer), enabling delivery of entertainment content in full high-definition (HD) quality, under a secure environment made possiblethrough the most advanced copyright protection technology. To match the accelerating convergence of digital consumer electronics and computer technology, PS3 supports high quality display in resolution of 1080p(*) as standard, which is far superior to 720p/1080i.
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Playstation 3 Technology

With an overwhelming computing power of 2 teraflops, entirely new graphical expressions that have never been seen before will become possible. In games, not only will movement of characters and objects be far more refined and realistic, but landscapes and virtual worlds can also be rendered in real-time, thereby elevating the freedom of graphics expression to levels not experienced in the past. Gamers will literally be able to dive into the realistic world seen in large screen movies and experience the excitement in real-time.

In 1994, SCEI launched the original PlayStation® (PS), followed by PlayStation®2 (PS2) in 2000 and PlayStation®Portable (PSP®) in 2004, every time introducing the latest advancement in technology and bringing innovation to interactive entertainment software creation. Over 13,000 titles have been developed by now, creating a software market that sells more than 250 million copies annually. PS3 offers backward compatibility enabling gamers to enjoy these enormous assets from PS and PS2 platforms.

With the delivery of Cell based development tools that has already begun, development of game titles as well as tools and middleware are in progress. Through collaboration with world’s leading tools and middleware companies, SCEI will offer full support to new content creation by providing developers with extensive tools and libraries that will bring out the power of the Cell processor and enable efficient software development.

Preparations are under way for launch of PS3 and new generation software in the spring of 2006.

(*)1080p/720p/1080i: “p” stands for progressive scan method, “i” stands for interlace method. 1080p is the highest resolution within the HD standard.

Oh more news:

Today saw the second of the big three console makers announce their next-generation platform. At its pre-E3 press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment gave the world its first look at the PlayStation 3, as it now is officially called.

The name was not unexpected, since Sony had been running an extensive teaser-ad campaign prepping the public for the PlayStation 3. The company had laid a blanket of posters around the Los Angeles Convention Center, site of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3). Bus stalls and billboards around the convention center proclaimed "Prepare for Chang3" in the distinctive PlayStation font with partial shots of the Dual Shock controller's square-circle-triangle-X buttons.

Sony also confirmed the PlayStation 3, will use Blu-Ray discs as its media format. The discs can hold up to six times as much data as current-generation DVDs. It will also support CR-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R formats. It also confirmed the machine would be backward-compatible all the way to the original PlayStation. It will also have slots for Memory Stick Duo, a SD slot, and a compact flash memory slot. It will also sport a slot for a detachable 2.5 inch HDD somewhat similar the Xbox 360's

Out of the box, the PS3 will have the capability to support seven Bluetooth controllers. It will also have six USB slots for peripherals--four up front and two in the back.

Sony also laid out the technical specs of the device. The PlayStation 3 will feature the much-vaunted Cell processor, which will run at 3.2 Ghz, giving the whole system 2.18 teraflops of overall performance. It will sport 256mb XDR main RAM at 3.2 Ghz, and have 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700mhz.

Sony also unveiled the PS3's graphics chip, the RSX "Reality Synthesizer based on Nvidia technology. The GPU will be capable of 128bit pixel precision, 1080p resolution, some of the highest HD resolution around. The RSX also has 512mb of graphics render memory and is capable of 100 billion shader operations and 51 billion dot products per second. It also has over 300 million transistors, larger than any processor available commercially today. It will be manufactured using the 90nm process with 8 layers of metal. The RSX is more powerful than two GeForce 6800 Ultra video cards, which would cost roughly $1000 total if bought today.

To show off the PlayStation 3's graphical brawn, Sony showed several game demos, including an Unreal 3 tech demo of what appeared to be Unreal Tournament 2007. In what must come as a relief to developers, Epic Games' Tim Sweeney was on hand to vouch for the PS3, saying it was "easy to program for" and that Epic had received its first PS3 hardware two months ago. He proved the tech demo was real time by showing it again and manipulating the camera and zooming in.

The PlayStation 3 will also sport some hefty multimedia features, such as video chat, internet access, digital photo viewing, digital audio and video. Sony Computer Entertainment head Ken Kutaragi introduced it as a "Super computer for computer entertainment."
Source: www.ign.com

Think i saw the Nintendo Revolution in the newspaper..twas in the funny pages har har har (cough)

guess we can view rapworlds.com from our ps3's right?

that would be hot shit, but what the fuck do u do with seven players and one tv or even two, you would want eight.

get 2 tvs smart guy...

the ps3 looks tight, good specs on it...the controller looks like a double ended dildo Dani uses for her ass and twat at the same time...


"theres some freak in that geek"

Compared to each other i don't know why people would want to get Xbox360 unless they want to play their old games on it?

...the controller looks like a double ended dildo Dani uses for her ass and twat at the same time...

You just called her a fat lesbian.

PS3 has wireless net connection or something.


I don't really play video games anymore, but it'd be worth getting it for that.

Ps3 !!!!!!!!!!!!

X-Box Shitted On PS2 In Everyway...But I'm Kinda Mad Cuz Right Now, The PS3 Is Lookin Like Its Gonna KIll The XBox This Time...Shmsh...You Never Know...But I Know That God Of War 2 And The Next Final Fantasy Are Gonna Be Hot On PS2...And For XBox, It'll Be Halo 3, Splinter Cell 4, Ninja Gaiden 2, And Oblivion...Can't Wait...

I'm mad all them joints is the same color and shit

I'm mad all them joints is the same color and shit
You can change the case on the Xbox 360 to any color you prefer.

I have both Xbox and PS2 I'm really and XBOX fan I just got a PS2 because it came out frist I don't think I'll get both PS3 and XBOX 360 I might just get XBOX 360 sense I'm a XBOX fan.

I think the Xbox 360 is coming out around christmas while the PS3 coming out next year.
so this this round the Xbox might get more support.

Know matter what XBox 360 get's my support any way's. I might think about getting PS3 It depends if I have money at the time it come's out ebcause my mom will get my XBox:) So I don't know....... But I will get an XBox.:)

We all need to decide on a system and some games so we can go head to head on console.

I go with XBox you kid's know that already. But I thought Halo 2.5 or Halo 3 was comming out for XBox 360?? Is that true?

ps3 all the way

All man you sopouse to be with the realist XBOX!!

Yeah I Heard The Same....

No one really know which ones is going to be better. It really depends on what software its going to support. And What games. XBOX Live. Is going to be so much more advanced on 360. That i dont know if any thing Sony does can compete. But we will c