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Xbox 360 Vs. Ps3
By Tony James, Wed Dec 7th
All gamers are awaiting the release of the 360 and the PS3.This article takes an in depth look at how the two systemscompare. Graphics: Everyone has seen an and a PS2 in action and weare all waiting to see which of the two next generation consolesfor the two systems will have the edge when it comes tographics. We have all seen the screenshots of the games on thetwo systems but what about actual gameplay graphics. Despite thehot debate, when you look at the numbers the two systems use adifferent but equally effective method of delivering graphicsprocessing power. The uses a custom ATI processor with 48graphics pipelines and the PS2 has a custom NVIDA graphicsprocessor with an estimated 24 pipelines. The numbers aremisleading because the PS2 piplines are more powerful than theXBOX pipelines. In the end the two different graphics processorswill deliver about the same amount of power, we can expect tosee impressive results from both sides. Games: Both systems have several franchise titles such as Halo2for the and Gran Tourismo for the PS2 that you will see inthe next generation systems, but what other games can you expectto see. If you are a fan of genres such as role playing that aredominated by Japanese and other foreign developers such asSquare, you should look forward to the PS3. There is noindication that the 360 is going to gain much more supportfrom foreign developers and buyers than the original XBOX. Anarticle on GameSpot.com reports that only two percent ofJapanese gamers are interested in buying an 360, with sixtypercent looking forward to the PS3 and eight percent to theNintendo Revolution. Overall you can expect to see more games onthe PS3 than the 360, reflecting the selection for thecurrent generation systems. Only time will which console willhave the quality of games which all of us are been expecting
Media Type: Will the media storage type be a factor in thequality of the games? Since PS3 is owned by Sony and BLUray isSony’s next high definition storage medium, the PS3 games willbe stored on the BLUray discs which hold approximately 54 gigs.The 360 games will be stored on Double Layer DVDs whichstore 9 gigs. Obviously the BLUray discs can store a lot moredata, but at the current stage of game development, any gamedeveloped will fit just as well on the 9 gig DVDs, so this isnot a major factor but one that may come into play later on. Processing Power: How do the two systems compare when looking
atbrute processing power? The PS3 uses a Cell processor with aPowerPC-based core with seven synergistic processing units whilethe comes with a Custom IBM PowerPC CPU with threedual-threaded cores that can handle six total threads at a time.An important comparison to look at is the number of dot productcalculations per second the systems can perform. The reason thisnumber is important is because it is used extensively duringgameplay in 3d math to calculate various things such as vectorlengths, projections, transformations, and more. Both systemsare clocked at 3.2 Ghz. The PS3 can handle 51-billion dotproduct operations per second and the can handle 33.6.There is a debate over which system has more brute processingpower and these numbers can be confusing to the average person,but overall it seems that the PS3 has an edge over the whenit comes to overall processing power. Media Type: Since PS3 is owned by Sony and BLUray is Sony’s nexthigh definition storage medium, the PS3 games will be stored onthe BLUray discs which hold approximately 54 gigs. The 360games will be stored on Double Layer DVDs which store 9 gigs.Obviously the BLUray discs can store a lot more data, but at thecurrent stage of game development, any game developed will fitjust as well on the 9 gig DVDs, so this is not a major factorbut one that may come into play later on. Games: When considering games, you have to look at the andthe PS2. The is very popular in the US and has a few greatfranchise games such as Halo, but the PS2 has an internationalreach and several popular game franchises such as Gran Tourismothat the has yet to beat. The 360 will need to appealto foreign game developers and consumers to compete with thePS3. Only time will which console will have the quality of gameswhich all of us are been expecting Controllers: The controllers on the two systems retain the basicshape from the original systems with some modifications. The PS3controller has the most dramatic change; it has a streamlineshape that looks more like a stealth airplane than a gamecontroller. The controller is basically the same shape asthe previous system with a different color scheme. From thepictures released, it seems the controller will be morecomfortable and natural to use. The PS3 controller looks like itwould just slip out of your hand but we will not know how thecontrollers feel during actual gameplay until we get our handson them. About the author:Tony James is an author and webmaster. He currently runs thewebsite FreewareGames.net
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