Xbox360 vs Wii vs PS3
May 10th, 2007
| Feature | Xbox 360 Core | Xbox 360 Premium | Wii | Playstation 3 Basic |
Playstation 3 Premium |
| CPU | 3.2GHz PPC “Xenon” (3 Core) | 729MHz “Broadway” | 3.2GHz PPC Cell (7 Active, 1 Redundant) | ||
| GPU | 500MHz “Xenos” | 243MHz “Hollywood” | 550MHz RSX | ||
| RAM | 512MB GDDR3 | 88MB 1T-SRAM | 512MB (XDR & GDDR3) | ||
| CPU-RAM Bandwidth | 22.4GB/s | 4GB/s | 25.6GB/s (XDR), 22.4GB/s (GDDR3) | ||
| DVD/DVD-Video | 12x Read | 6x Read (No Video DVD*) | 8x Read | ||
| Next-Gen Optical | HD-DVD Optional (Q4) | No | 2x Blu-ray Disc | ||
| Proprietary Optical | Xbox 360 DL DVD | GameCube Disc, Wii Optical Disc | Playstation 3 BD, Playstation 2 DVD, Playstation CD | ||
| Internal Memory | 20GB HDD Optional | 20GB HDD | 512MB Flash | 20GB HDD | 60GB HDD |
| External Memory | Memory Card - 64MB | SD, USB Storage, GameCube Memory Card | No | Memory Stick, Compact Flash, & SD/MMC | |
| Wired LAN | 1x 100Mb/s | Optional via USB Adapter | 1x 1000Mb/s | ||
| Wireless LAN | Optional | Yes | Optional | Yes | |
| USB | 3x USB2.0 | 2x USB2.0 | 4x USB2.0 | ||
| Wired Controller Ports | 4x via USB | 4x GameCube | 4x via USB mini-B | ||
| Wireless Controller Support | 4x | 4x | 4x | ||
| Controller Motion Sensing | No | 3-Axis Rotation, 3-Axis Position (Full Motion) | 3-Axis Rotation, 3-Axis Acceleration | ||
| Controller Rumbling | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Video Output | Composite, S-Video, Component, VGA | Composite, Component | Composite, S-Video, Component, SCART, VGA | All Basic Outputs + HDMI | |
| Maximum Video Resolution | 1080i | 480p | 1080p | ||
| Audio Output | Dolby Digital, DTS | Dolby Pro Logic II | Dolby Digital, DTS | ||
Its my opinion that the PS3 is the best machine. It is superiors in storage capacity and possesses Blu Ray technology. If you consider that the ps3 has free online gaming then in the long run its cheaper than the xbox360.
On the other hand, the xbox is made by microsoft, who have an intimate knowledge on how windows works, meaning PC peripherals used for console gaming will likely be best supported by xbox. thats just my opinion.
The wii gets points for pure innovativeness. No more joystick, no more control pad. No we actually might getexcercise while dominating the electronic battleground. The game base is still thin for the wii console, but its family centric nature gives it an edge in that market.
thats just my 2 cents.
