PS3 blows XBOX 360 away

[CrAz3D]

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/05/17/xbocps3/index.php

[RoMi]

I'm still going to be happy with my Xbox 360 :).

[Newby]

Indeed. :)

[RoMi]

Here are the official Xbox360 specs.

Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU    

    * Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each
    * Two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total
    * VMX-128 vector unit per core; three total
    * 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread
    * 1 MB L2 cache

CPU Game Math Performance    

    * 9 billion dot product operations per second

Custom ATI Graphics Processor    

    * 10 MB of embedded DRAM
    * 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines
    * Unified shader architecture

Polygon Performance    

    * 500 million triangles per second

Pixel Fill Rate    

    * 16 gigasamples per second fill rate using 4x MSAA

Shader Performance    

    * 48 billion shader operations per second

Memory    

    * 512 MB of 700 MHz GDDR3 RAM
    * Unified memory architecture

Memory Bandwidth    

    * 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
    * 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
    * 21.6 GB/s front-side bus

Overall System Floating-Point Performance    

    * 1 teraflop

Storage    

    * Detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive
    * 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM
    * Memory Unit support starting at 64 MB

I/O    

    * Support for up to four wireless game controllers
    * Three USB 2.0 ports
    * Two memory unit slots

Optimized for Online    

    * Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features with broadband service, including Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content, gamer profile for digital identity, and voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies, or listening to music
    * Built-in Ethernet port
    * Wi-Fi ready: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g
    * Video camera ready

Digital Media Support    

    * Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD
    * Ability to stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras and Windows XP-based PCs
    * Ability to rip music to the Xbox 360 hard drive
    * Custom playlists in every game
    * Built-in Media Center Extender for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
    * Interactive, full-screen 3-D visualizers

High-Definition Game Support    

    * All games supported at 16:9, 720p, and 1080i, anti-aliasing
    * Standard-definition and high-definition video output supported

Audio    

    * Multi-channel surround sound output
    * Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio
    * 320 independent decompression channels
    * 32-bit audio processing
    * Over 256 audio channels

System Orientation    

    * Stands vertically or horizontally

Customizable Face Plates    

    * Interchangeable to personalize the console

I think my halo 2 will play rather nicely on this :).

[CrAz3D]

Too bad they dont make Halo2 for PS3

[Sidoh]

Too bad they dont make Halo2 for PS3

I head HL2 blew Halo 2 away. That's most of the reason I didn't buy an XBox. :)

[mitosis]

God I hate Halo 2, the first was way better.

[RoMi]

I haven't played the single player in Halo2 for a long time.  The online is just awesome.  Don't get me wrong HL2 is probably some of the best graphivs I've ever played in w/o being pre-rendered.

[rabbit]

IBM owns Sony, and is making the processors for Nintendo's next console, PS3, and XBox 360, so no matter what they will be rolling in cash.  The PS3 and X360 also have the same processors, X360 just has one more.  PS3 has more performance however.
Also, the Bluetooth controller for PS3 is eww, good thing I have my PSP :)  PS3 also has a Blu-ray drive, which is about eleventy billion times better than a 12xDVD.

Also, PS3 still has the rights to the MGS series, and the next Splinter Cell will definately draw me to PS3 :D

[ZeroX]

http://www.gametrailers.com/xbox_releasemov.php

Iam going to sleep outside gamestop that night it comes out :).

[wires]

I doubt I'm going to get the new XBox.  They said that the first one was going to be so cool and it'll have a bunch of games.  Wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be.

That's a different story with Playstation though.  I'm definately getting a PS3. :)

[rabbit]

I checked out the PS3 demo of FFVII from GT.com...now I want a remake for PS3...

[RoMi]

@Rabbit, IBM def. doesn't own Sony.  They may own some stock in them, like Microsoft owns 40% of Apple.
I think that the origional Xbox rocks and I have so many games for it I almost have to get the Xbox 360.

[rabbit]

The SCEI is owned by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM.  Yes, IBM owns 1/3 of the Sony department which produces Playstation: Sony Computer Entertainment Interactive.  IBM will gets royalties for every PS* console sold.

[ZeroX]

Microsoft has always had the online playing field and with there new xbox 360 Iam sure it will be one better.

@ Nentendo Users. I have no idea why the hell you guys still play kid games like "super Mario bros, megaman, ect..." so if your going to put them in this race, You should be shoot where you stand. They dont have a fucking dollar to hold to Microsoft and Sony.

also some good news. You can switch the skin on your x-box 360 so you dont have to have that crome look to it that microsoft has showen. PS3 can not do so.

Still, in the end Sony stole the attention for the day. Microsoft's spark was clearly fizzling when it made its surprise announcement toward the end of its press event about working together with Square Enix& to bring Final Fantasy XI (of all games, one that's already been released on PC and PS2) on the 360. Comparing that to the announcement of Final Fantasy XII being released on the PlayStation 3 (not to mention Metal Gear Solid 4 and Devil May Cry 4)[/qoute]

Just the sad thing, that all the good sequals to games are going to be ps3 capable, and not 360. So I dont know Iam torn between the two.