New gaming systems...The Big 3

[Stylez]

Controllers

PS3



Nintendo Revolution (?)

Rumor has it, this controller is suppose to be pressure sensitive "squeezable"? That, or it will be like a touch pad screen like the Nintendo DS...



Xbox 360

[SpiderMage]

The PS3 controller looks like a fish made it with a boomerang :fear:

[Stylez]

Specs
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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
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Xbox 360 Specifications

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

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Nintendo Revolution doesn't seem to have any specs out yet, but here are some more screens of it...

I think Apple had something to do with the layout of these color designs... :P

[Stylez]

Some PS3 Demos... These look tight as hell...

Playstation 3 Game Demos...

[Stylez]

Weird...



These guys will get Nintendos attention with this thing...

[NaiLed]

why don't they leave the ps controller alone? the PS2 controller is obviously the best controller ever

[Nockm]

Yeah well at first I wasn't really impressed with the PS3 controller but at the end of the day it's practically the same except far more curvy.

[Stylez]

It is made with a better ergonomic design, so it will be more comfortable for players.... Don't hate until you actually get the chance to experience it first hand... I'm sure they've had tons of testers to work out all the kinks out of everything, atleast to the best of their abilities... They don't make everything just for looks you know... :P

[Troll King]

In that case I hope their testers did a better job than the ones who tested the original Xbox controllers.

[Liquid Blue]

Is that a bad picture, or do my eyes suck - are the buttons on the ps3 controller not raised like on the ps2? Seems like all the systems are going for a sleeker, more futuristic look in all aspects.

[bloodzombie]

I don't even consider the nintendo to be a reasonable option, aside from mario kart, they've had so few fun games.

the current generation Xbox is so much better than the PS2, but the PS2 has way more fun games, so I can't imagine the next generation turning out any different.

Probably PS3 for me, but microsoft could possibly end up with my money.

[Due]

x-box s controller is good to, u should try it


x-box 360 looks nice

[Krusnik]

The Big 3 Console Systems

The new Big 3 consoles are as follows: Nintendo Revolution, PS3, and Xbox 360.

I am going to offer my opinion on what I think of each.
Nintendo Revolution is 2-3 times more powerful than the Gamecube. What the hell does that mean? Not much by all the games that I have played on it. For some reason Nintendo in the past years have fallen behind in the Graphics area of the Console. Why do people buy them? The same reason I did, to play all those classic Nintendo only games. PS3 and Xbox 360 are what I think are the serious competitors. PS3 is said to be about 10 times more powerful than its predecessor the PS2. Sony is one of the best company's in the world when it comes to Entertainment technology, and the PS3 is owning up to that. The graphics I think are going to be spectacular. The games even more. I am willing to even bet that PS3 is going to be the best selling console. As for Xbox 360 the graphics rival the PS3, but when you think about the Xbox it didn't have that much games that really appealed to me. I don't own an Xbox so I can't have much of a say on that console.

So what am I going to get? Nintendo Revolution (for the classic nintendo + multi-player fun), and the PS3 since it is going to have a system similar to Xbox Live.

[Kim]

Merged. Talk about the 3 system buzz here.

[Evasive]

ps3 will come out on top.