All gamers are awaiting the release of the Xbox 360 versus PS3. This article takes an in depth look at how the two systems compare.
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – The Graphics:
Everyone has seen an Xbox and a PS2 in action and we are all waiting to see which of the two next generation consoles for the two systems will have the edge when it comes to graphics. We have all seen the screenshots of the games on the two systems but what about actual gameplay graphics. Despite the hot debate, when you look at the numbers the two systems use a different but equally effective method of delivering graphics processing power. The XBOX uses a custom ATI processor with 48 graphics pipelines and the PS2 has a custom NVIDA graphics processor with an estimated 24 pipelines.
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – The Games:
The numbers are misleading because the PS2 piplines are more powerful than the XBOX pipelines. In the end the two different graphics processors will deliver about the same amount of power, we can expect to see impressive results from both sides.
Both systems have several franchise titles such as Halo2 for the XBOX and Gran Tourismo for the PS2 that you will see in the next generation systems, but what other games can you expect to see. If you are a fan of genres such as role playing that are dominated by Japanese and other foreign developers such as Square, you should look forward to the PS3. There is no indication that the XBOX 360 is going to gain much more support from foreign developers and buyers than the original XBOX. An article on GameSpot.com reports that only two percent of Japanese gamers are interested in buying an XBOX 360, with sixty percent looking forward to the PS3 and eight percent to the Nintendo Revolution. Overall you can expect to see more games on the PS3 than the XBOX 360, reflecting the selection for the current generation systems. Only time will which console will have the quality of games which all of us are been expecting
When considering games, you have to look at the XBOX and the PS2. The XBOX is very popular in the US and has a few great franchise games such as Halo, but the PS2 has an international reach and several popular game franchises such as Gran Tourismo that the XBOX has yet to beat. The XBOX 360 will need to appeal to foreign game developers and consumers to compete with the PS3. Only time will which console will have the quality of games which all of us are been expecting
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – Media Types:
Will the media storage type be a factor in the quality of the games? Since PS3 is owned by Sony and BLUray is Sony’s next high definition storage medium, the PS3 games will be stored on the BLUray discs which hold approximately 54 gigs. The Xbox 360 games will be stored on Double Layer DVDs which store 9 gigs. Obviously the BLUray discs can store a lot more data, but at the current stage of game development, any game developed will fit just as well on the 9 gig DVDs, so this is not a major factor but one that may come into play later on.
Since PS3 is owned by Sony and BLUray is Sony’s next high definition storage medium, the PS3 games will be stored on the BLUray discs which hold approximately 54 gigs. The Xbox 360 games will be stored on Double Layer DVDs which store 9 gigs. Obviously the BLUray discs can store a lot more data, but at the current stage of game development, any game developed will fit just as well on the 9 gig DVDs, so this is not a major factor but one that may come into play later on.
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – Processing Power:
How do the two systems compare when looking at brute processing power? The PS3 uses a Cell processor with a PowerPC-based core with seven synergistic processing units while the Xbox comes with a Custom IBM PowerPC CPU with three dual-threaded cores that can handle six total threads at a time. An important comparison to look at is the number of dot product calculations per second the systems can perform. The reason this number is important is because it is used extensively during gameplay in 3d math to calculate various things such as vector lengths, projections, transformations, and more. Both systems are clocked at 3.2 Ghz. The PS3 can handle 51-billion dot product operations per second and the Xbox can handle 33.6. There is a debate over which system has more brute processing power and these numbers can be confusing to the average person, but overall it seems that the PS3 has an edge over the Xbox when it comes to overall processing power.
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – Controllers:
The controllers on the two systems retain the basic shape from the original systems with some modifications. The PS3 controller has the most dramatic change; it has a streamline shape that looks more like a stealth airplane than a game controller. The XBOX controller is basically the same shape as the previous system with a different color scheme. From the pictures released, it seems the XBOX controller will be more comfortable and natural to use. The PS3 controller looks like it would just slip out of your hand but we will not know how the controllers feel during actual gameplay until we get our hands on them.
Which do you think is the better, faster and more powerful system?
I belive this is false. The Xbox has more hit games than the ps2. For one the gta games that ps2 loved were put on the xbos and were runing better with improved graphics, sound and loading. and other games like Area 51 and Doom3 are on the xbox, along with many other titles. But one thing the ps2 has was the final fantasy series, and that is fine with me b/c the more hardcore gamer needs more difficult rps than ff can offer.
you have no clue to the systems nature the ps2 on most of there games they put out to date look cleaner then next gen xbox witch is pathetic, when it comes to the ps3 way cleaner graphics and smoother texture look at call of duty or you referenced gta ps has always been better than xbox in performance graphics playablity controls and games who even cares about halo it wasn’t that good to begin with
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What is the meaning of this?
I have no idea.
The Xbox is going to own because Sony promises more than it can handle but microsoft promises what it can give
Whoooooaaaaa, did you just say Microsoft, THE MICROSOFT, promises what it can give?????? Holy hell, maybe you haven’t been around for the past 15 years, but that’s exactly what they DON’T do. I have both systems and like both, but let’s not get rediculous here with statements like that. Besides, didn’t they “promise” a system that wouldn’t break…yeah, I definitely see how well that worked out.
lol dude wtf is wrong with you? No offence but that is one of the most wrong statements i have heard in my lifetime. I have never seen such a larger group of manipulative liars than microsoft.
I personally would like to see microsoft burn. I mean xbox and vista, what a bunch of jokes lol
youre standing up for sony in this and youre calling us manipulative… read the controller paragraph alone… “The PS3 controller has the most dramatic change; it has a streamline shape that looks more like a stealth airplane than a game controller” which is a complete lie… the only difference in the ps2 and 3 controllers is the triggers replacing the bottom bumpers, and “The XBOX controller is basically the same shape as the previous system with a different color scheme” is bullshit, the original xbox controler sucked, it was bulky and the black and white buttons were horribly placed, so relplacing them are bumpers, and dont even say thats copying the ps controllers because the triggers and the center button on the ps3 controller looks a bit familiar to me.
dude that guy just responded to a 3 year old post……..
anyway i kno windows sucks but with the xbox 360 M$ has actually maade something great.
Indications have led me to believe that while the ps3 is slightly more powerful it will not be able to make use of its power as well as the 360, also the graphics chip is far more sophisdicated in the 360 which will mean better graphics to me and i think the 360 is the next gen console for the gamer
what i have read on this site is bullshit, the cell processor is new technology and no one has used it yet as well as the RSX tech so the operation fault and mistakes and errors will be exist but XBOX360 using a known technology more less errors and problems will be exist. u said PS3 will get more games than xbox360, i am so sorry about ur ignorance check http://www.gametrailers.com and u will see xbox360 interduce more than 64 games but PS3 less than 15 games, another thing xbox is really more used in my country and most the north africa gamers like xbox more than PS and i belive xbox360 will be more powerful than the PS3 technically PS3 is more complaicated and improved but the new technology always have lots of problem when it come for the first time and the time will show that.
Xbox forever
Xbox 360 is shit compared with PS3. Graphics are better, blu ray is better when Blu ray is capable of 200gb (bigger than most HDD) than HD with a capacity of 20gb, online is better and is free the only reason Xbox has more games is it has been out for longer also more people will have Xbox 360s because the came out before the PS3.
By saying “Xbox Forever” just proves that you are stupid. Microsoft have said that the PS3
is better the Xbox 360 so they rushed it to bring it out before the PS3 therefore bringing problems like overheating and lagging and many more.
Yo u bitchhole wtf is wrong with u is that the only thing ps3 can do blu-ray? like send me a message back with ten KOOL things ps3 can do!thats if u got the guts.
I am one confused gamer right now. I own a PS2 right now, but I am not satisfied with the online features. The XBox360 seems to be the way to go right; with it’s graphics, online features, and entertainment options, but I also think that Sony isn’t wasting all of this time to produce a piece of junk. I think they are taking the time wo make a quality product rather than trying to play money games and rush their release. I think the PS3 will be worth the wait. Both systems will be great. It just depends on your taste and if you are willing to wait.
Live in your world. Play in ours….
I agree with Chris…this is a tough decision to make….but i think that PS3 is making more than just a gaming console, and personally, i’m not willing to pay an arm and a leg for a machine that has a bunch of stuff on it that is pointless for me….i want to play video games, and watch movies occasionally…i think that PS3 will have problems…i am a huge fan of playstation and i thought i would never leave their side, until the next-gen console game around…i am officially switching to xbox!…i do believe that playstation has more international appeal, just because sony is a world-wide name, and plus there’s like 70 million people in china and japan combined…which makes up for a huge part of their sales…one of my reasons i am switching though, is because when i bought my PS, and PS2, i had to buy new ones because on the first one they changed the laser placement which made games read faster…and on the PS2, they had reported problems on over 40% of their first ones built and shipped, which mine happened to be one of those…with Xbox, you never hear of any of these problems, and i feel with the PS3, and with all the new technology they are putting into their product, they will have another re-call of messed up merchandise…and i really don’t feel like paying 400 dollars for a product that is going to go to crap…plus, by the time the PS3 comes out, the Xbox 360 will likely drop at least 50 dollors in price, if not 100….like i said earlier i agree with Chris, its tough to decide which system is better…PS3 probably has a lot more to offer, and possibly more power…but it doesn’t have what all of us want….the GAMING aspect…we are people that love to play video games!!!..and i personally think that microsoft has taken the gamers into consideration, with amped up Xbox live service, and awesome graphics, and great new games…this is the next-gen console!!!
good job!!! ps has become too complicated for hardcore gaming
too many non gaming features for me deth to sony
hahaha you pathetic fanboy, normally more complicated things create more problems right? so why is the PS3 the most reliable console out there with the easiest to use operating system, while a tonn of 360s broke a week after buying them? hmmmmmm? face the facts, PS3 is more powerful and more reliable
No i am not a sony fanboy, because i prefered the xbox over the PS2, i just know a better console when i see one
easiest to use????
are you a f***ing retard or some thing?
is 5 tabs to hard for you
jesus christ…
wow xbox 360 is hard to setup, first of all 5 tabs, second of all ps3 is the worst in terms of mdeai centre familirization, i own a 360 but i think wii is the easiest to use, if you scratch a blu-ray disc ur fucked, ull need an HD TV for blu ray, 360 haves sold more in N.A tehn ps3 in tho whole world, look it up on wikipedia, XbxLive is the godliest service ever,(halo3, Gears, COD4) While sony promises free online(now) they will start charging im sorry get a 360 or wii ull get ur buck for ur dime.
and if you think that the ps2 wins on final fantasy, final fantasy XI is on the 360. we just need GT now
I’m going to go with Xbox360 cause I think the hacking applications will be as fun as they were with the original xbox.
I store 9 games on the hard drive of my original xbox now. Great feature and 120 gig of space now too.
xbox rox !!!
xbox 360 will be better because its more of a video game system , not a computer I have a computer, I dont want another one. I want to have fun owning it up on HALO 3 WOOT WOOT
News:
Sony wants game publishers to offering their own online services
PS3
The Official Playstation Magazine has reported that the entertainment giant Sony, has decided against starting an online gaming service similar to Xbox Live run by Microsoft. Instead, Sony wants publishers to offer their own online services.
Sony is going to let the gaming publishers run their own services to let the gamers play online. This is what they have done with the current Playstation 2.
Ur all fags, PS3 FOREVA
yo xbox freaks you need to shut the hell up ps3 uses the best technology thats y they’re few games right nw game developers can only make cheap games. So the only console you can play on them is a xbox 360
Sony is for real G’s and xbox for freaks and idiots
sony my love
Your a retard.
PS3 is for real g’s..
Were talking about a gaming console you moron….
Not some “bling” or some other shit.
I have nothing to say aout this feud, however I do think that the Xbox would be a better investment due to it’s fairly low buying range, and it’s wide array of both famjly and hardcore “gamer” games for “G’s”. Those such as the person I am currently commenting on is the classic example of the PS3 fanboy, one that uses no grammatical sense whatsoever and, obviously failed spelling. And by the way do you even know what you are saying? So unless you were affected by asbestos as a child, or are mentally retarded, I suggest you buy a dictionary instead of wasting time and money on a lemon system such as the PS3!
YAAA go xbox 360..i dunnno any of the crap like..all this fram rate shit all i care about is which one has better games. I think the xbox 360 is gonna own ps3. Thats just my opinion..if ps3 does beat xbox 360 im not gonna care, i always stick with microsoft..oh and by the way NINTENDO SUCKS ASS
Nintendo sucks MY ASS
Nintendo does suck..why the hell do u think that the prices for Nintendo products go down much faster than sony or Xbox..dumass
You people are f#ckin morons. the ps3 will wtfown the 360 lets take a look.
On paper, the PS3 is 2x more powerful than the Xbox 360 and 15x more powerful than the Nintendo Revolution. It has a processing capacity of 2.18 TFLOPS, which is put into context when you realise the FASTEST computers in existence can only do 36 Terraflops. It is said to be 35x more powerful than the PlayStation 2 is.
1080P duel support vs xbox 1080I.
not like you fools would understand that..
BLURAY! 54 gigs on 1 disk vs xbox 9 gig.bluetooth vs 2.4 gig wireless controlls ps3 7 controllers xbox 4. oh and btw look for problems with you controllers while running a 2.4 gig cordless phone or wireless router. again something i dought you 13 year old boys do not understand,,USB ps3 has 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
xbox will only have memorie card slots,,
ps3 is out now and it still sucks ass the controller sucks as much ass as the ps2 controller unless you have hands the size of a five year old and it is overpriced piece of crap bought a playstation never played it n64 was better played ps2 xbox better played ps3 will never buy. and for the future ps4 will not even think about ps3 is in stores for anyone who wants one though go to best buy you cant miss the 100 or so that sit there collecting dust
ps 3 hastotal floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS
xbox has like 115
so now kiddies goto bed your momy doesn’t want you playing with the bigboys
ps3 has 25.6 GB/s main memory bandwidth
360 has 22.4 GB/s main memory bandwidth
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xbox has 512 video / sys memorie how ever they are sharded so the 256 mb each
ps3 has 256 mb each to each unshared \
Graphics Core Clock Speed
ps3 has 550 MHz
xbox has 500MHz
Integrated Communications
PS3 has 802.11 B/G Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
xbox has 802.11 A/B/G Wi-Fi ready, adapter not included
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wtb read http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/05/17/xbocps3/index.php
The cores really place the power in the hands of developers. The Xbox 360 has 3 running at 3.2GHz each, the PS3 has seven apparently. So theoretically the PS3 is faster, much faster, which means it can do a lot more complex things. These days complex things refer to physics calculations and graphics operations. But it’s all about how to use them as the power can only be exploited by using the cores together. It’s a bit like having several complex puzzles to solve with several clever people available. If you give each person one puzzle will they solve it quicker than if you give all the people one puzzle at a time? The better developers will make their code efficient, meaning theoretically better games.
With all the different processors added up, PS3 can perform twice as many raw calculations per second
cazador I do not agree with anything you say. the ps3 may have more power,but the xbox360 has a whole bunch of differnt little gadgets intergrated together that give it more power all together..just check http://www.majornelson.com . the size of the blueray doesn’t even matter, the biggest game I have is six gigs… and that doesn’t even use up all of the space on the 360 dvd’s. and if you’ve been reading any thing they made the 360 controllers to work without being messed up.
look at what happend in the past, PS2 came out first and then microsoft worked on xbox some more to make it better, but lots of people didn’t trust microsoft in the gameing world, but now they have a bigger fan base, but when the 360 comes out and sony will know what to change. i think that if sony wants to get more people to buy, dont set the games to $60 lower it to $40, what will the moms get for there kids, the one with games at $60 or $40.
And you do realize you have only acounted for 1 third of the xboxs totalprocessing power as it has 3 processing cores
What i mean is that the xbox has three seperate processing cores each able to preform completely seperate operations while the ps3 cores are all intergrated so they can only preform single tasks
basicly:There are three critical performance aspects of a console:
Central Processing Unit (CPU) performance.
The Xbox 360 CPU architecture has three times the general purpose processing power of the Cell.
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) performance
The Xbox 360 GPU design is more flexible and it has more processing power than the PS3 GPU.
Memory System Bandwidth
The memory system bandwidth in Xbox 360 exceeds the PS3′s by five times.
The 360 will also host the first game -ever- with lighting effects brighter than white and darker than black, real world lighting
crunchywaffle your a idiot… STFU..
Well im not saying much but xbox doesnt have any good games not to me atleast. The only games i like on xbox are the star wars games the halo games an the tecmo games *doa an ninja gaiden* thats the only games id buy as the rest dont interest me in the least. I have near 100 ps2 games an have bought a game about every week these past few monthes cause there so many good games *shadow of the colassus, the warriors, soulcalibur 3,ultimate spiderman,dragon quest 8,smackdwo versus raw 2006, urban reign. etc thats just afew of the new titles ive bought in the last few monthes an there are more on the way as well as others i havent bought yet. But on the topic of xbox 360 versus ps3 i dont think the xbox is better. It impossible its a well known fact that the system released first is the *WEAKEST* system look at history so to say xbox os better then ps3 which will be released much later is just kinda dumb. I belive in the first few monthes the 360 will probly have better looking games as the hardware is easier to get while the ps3′s is complex, tho i belive as time goes on like in the ps2 the games will get better an better an eventually pass the xbox as developers learn the hardware better but thats my opinion. 360 looks aright an has doa 4 the only game id buy if i bought it but buying the system for 1 game is a waste ill wait on ps3 dmc4 mgs4 an the like own..thats where im headed but for the rest of u ms ppl good luck with 360 hopefully it will have better games this time around,.
it is not true that the first console is the weakest because this round nintendo is not coming out first and it is the weakest since it about has the power of the old xbox console. if you are a PS2 fan and didn’t like the games on xbox, you will this time around because when microsoft took the 360 to japan they signed alot of contracts with the game companies there like the makers of finalfantasy,or sonic the hedgehog, and about all the other makers in japan setting a disadvantage for ps3. plus not to mention all the good games coming out for the 360 such as GUN, halo 3, DOA4, gears of war, callofduty2, madden 2006, need for speed, the games of 360 are awsome and fun, plus the games on 360 also get better so screw PS2.
XBOX 360 ROCKS!!
Also its a matter of taste
if you like your pizza with bbq sauce and no onion then your probably an xbox fan
i have an xbox an ps2, my ps2 sux ass apart from final fantasy. most of the goodish games that came out on ps2 are also on xbox but run a little more quicker an smoother. xbox had halo and halo 2, pgr, doom 3, the gta series(which i didnt like anyway. the 360 is gona have far better games than ps3. yeah ps3 has mgs4 but how many times do you wanna play mgs, it gets boring! then youve got xbox live, the thought of tournaments and 32 player fights on perfect dark zero are the future. yes you may have 7 controllers on ps3 and far too many usb ports, the 360 has a decent number of usb ports, 4 controllers which is plenty for any family house but it has more players if you go on xbox live. yes ps3 supports 1080p but the cost of a tv able to do that is far to high at the moment and is not likely to come down until ps4 and the next microsoft console are launched.
I think the Xbox will have great practical performance. As car people say, “It’s not important how much horsepower you make, it’s how much you can apply to the road.” Meaning: you can have a great motor, but if your tires are too small then all you’re gonna do is spin them. I think that’s PS3′s problem. It could EASILY outgun the Xbox if it had “bigger tires”, but due to lack of pipelines, and due to the stupid processor (Cell processor? bleh) none of that power is going anywhere. The Xbox has noticeably less power, but the power it does have is managed much better and will be able to really drive the games.
And about the Blu-Ray discs? Who cares how much space you can fit on a disc. Anyone remeber the days of the PS1 vs. N64? N64 Fit all the stuff on its games onto ONE Cartridge, while PS1 had many games featuring multiple discs (think: Final Fantasy). Did it matter? No! If Xbox somehow can’t fit its entire game onto a 9GB disc (which is ridiculus, btw) than they can just as easily make a second disc with the second half of the game on it. Add all this to the fact that the Xbox will be out half a year before the PS3, and all I can say is that I will definitely be enjoying my Xbox 360 for half a year while the rest of you PS3 fans are moping about on your outdated, underpowered PS2′s. Have fun!
I agree with loverboy, on all except the cd’s. the 360′s 9gigabyte cd is fine. to prove this just look at morrowind, it doesn’t even take up half the space of the 1st xbox, so 360 shouldn’t even use up all the space on its disk, but as for the sucky PS3, it’s gonna have so much space left on its cd’s that it will become worthless to even have the blueray for the ps3, plus not to mention the price of the stupid CD. loverboy’s also right on the power just go to http://www.majornelson.com/2005/05/20/xbox-360-vs-ps3-part-1-of-4/
GO XBOX 360 WWWWWWWHHHHHHHHOOOOOOO!!!!!!
One thing to say… It all comes down to developers, yeah developers. You know… the people who make the games. Microsoft is Microsoft why do you think they rule the PC market? THEY KNOW HOW TO CATER TO DEVELOPERS! xbox360 is the same way. Sony has no idea what it’s doing! (Cell processor? .. wtf?) Game Developers will love the xbox360, and loath the ps3 … what that means for us gamers is: better games for xbox360.
you are completely wrong
microsoft dominate the personal computer buisness for one reason, they were the first company to make a operating system for the kind of PCs we use today, so because of this loads of software was out for it by the time other operating systems came out such as unix, eventho Windows is THE WORST OPERATING SYSTEM, its only the most popular due to it having more software, only because it was out first, therefor already having more people
get your facts right fanboy
Rk, you smart cookie
kk..pppl..calm down..jeeze..if u have ur own opinions then ok..god..wat a bunch of fukin dumasses..i have nothing against ps3..but i prefer xbox 360..but i dont think nintendo products are exactly that good, but some games are alright.
It looks like to me that the japan consoles are going for risks with nintendo using basically “TV” remotes for thier controlers, and Ps3 trying 7 controlers and the cell processor. how could you even fit 7 controlers on one TV, or play with a TV remote. PS3 is trying to make to much change and it’s gonna hurt them. I also think that the 360 looks the best compared to the rest since the nintendo looks wierd, and the Ps3 has so many ports and plug ins it looks like an old dos computer
DO NOT TRUST SONY PRODUCTS; BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY!
Sony’s quality and quality control is the WORST it has ever been. So far, I have had a $2000 VAIO laptop and a PS2 go belly up after just a little over a year of use.
PLEASE, I beg of you- Sony is not the same manufacturer it used to be. Get the XBOX 360 if you love piece of mind without the extra warranty!!!
So how is the 360 neways
I live in New Zealand so I wont be getting it till next year
Well myself im a sony fan but I think proccecing wise xbox 360 has ps3 but gpu wise ps3 owns the 360, the 360 has a crapload of known grapics errors with artifacting ect. but we dont know much about the ps3 it has been documented that sony has no plan to give the devlopers kits that will allow for full use of the ps3 and as noted befor in other post the ps3 is going to be a nightmare to code for.
i think that both Xbox 360 and PS3 are going to be awesome. They both will be EXTREMELY POWERFULL. I personally plan to buy a PS3 because I like there games more. Sure Xbox has Halo, but first person shooters are much better on PC. PS3 will also have more sweet features. In PSM, they said that you can buy something for the PS3 that lets it actually record TV. It will be like TiVo. I also think that the Dual Layer DVD’s will not be enough storage for the Xbox 360. Maybe for the fist games it will be enough, but when the games get more and more advanced, they will have to use MANY discs. The games are in HD so they will use massive ammounts of storage. I HD movie will take up over 20 GB’s, so I’m guessing a good HD game should also. I also don’t like XBOX live, you have to PAY FOR IT. I will never pay a fee to play a game I own. In conclusion, PC is better that any game console, but PS3 has the edge over Xbox 360
Burnttoast, you are truly an idiot. Xbox live comes FREE with the new xbox. Also, If Xbox for some reason can’t fit an entire game on a single disk, they will do like PS1 used to do… multiple disks. Finaly Fantasy were some of the best sellers for playstation, even though they all had many, many disks. Who says Xbox can’t do the same thing? I mean, it’s not quite as efficient, but it’s not horrible, either, is it?
“Xbox Live will come in two flavors. All 360’s will come with Xbox Live Silver for free, while Xbox Live Gold will require a subscription. (Your current Xbox Live subscription will transfer over seamlessly.)
Silver will let you play games online on weekends, but not during the week and will let you track and chat with friends online. You can also access a marketplace to purchase games and download demos through the Silver edition.
But if you want to play online all of the time and make use of Live’s new intelligent matchmaking you will need to subscribe to Gold.”
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-2/the-xbox-360-103338.php
Loverboy, many people enjoy playing games on the Weekdays too. As you can see you have to PAY to play on weekdays.
Plus a DVD’s read speed is much slower than the new discs (HD-DVD’s and BluRay) so the loading time will be longer. I’m not saying it is HORRIBLE THAT XBOX 360 uses DVD’s, I would prefer no disc switches and faster loading.
Read speed doesn’t matter on game disks. Right now (and by now I mean Xbox 360) games have to be decoded off the disk, loaded into RAM, etc. This process is slower than how fast the read speed it. When I rip a CD on my slightly outdated computer (in M-PEG4 format), it rips at about 14x. My CD drive reads at 48x. Why does it rip at 14x, and not 48x? It has to encode the CD format into M-PEG4, which takes more time than actually reading the CD itself. If I ripped the CD onto my computer without encoding it first, then yes, my 48x drive would come in handy. Same thing goes fot the XBox and PS3. You realize to decode compressed graphic files, then render the graphics, scripts, and audio files, it takes a lot long time to do all that, right? All this just goes to say that loading time is rarely based on drive speed (at least these days, my first PC had a 4x drive) and is more frequently related to CPU speed. If you want to argue on CPU speed, that’s fine, everyone seems to have their own opinion on that.
As far as Xbox live, yes, the premium gold setup is a pay feature, but it is also way better than PS2′s version. I have a friend with a PS2 (who, no lying, woke up at 3:00am yesterday and bought Xbox 360 #17 of 20 at a store). He has high-speed internet and plays online with his PS2 (which, btw, he had to buy the modem for, while the Xbox had one built in). He said he hated playing online because in Madden (he’s a sports buff, I’m into shooters) he would tell his player to move, and 1/2 – 1 second later the player would move. He said the lag was aweful for split second decisions and movements. Xbox live, on the other hand, is much better about lag and rarely has problems of the sort.
And once again, to remind people, the systems are VERY EVENLY MATCHED.
So, if I had to pick between two systems, both evenly matched, would I pick the one that is out now, or the one that is out 6 months (some people are now estimating a year) later? If JAPAN, KING OF VIDEO GAMES does not have the system now, what are the chances that we’re getting it anytime soon? Feel free to wait… it is a free country, after all.
I hate sony right now, it pisses me off that I have to wait an extra year for their stupid game while I watch the x-box fans have fun and me playing my outdated piece of shit PS2, I don’t know what to do at this point, thinking of switching over to the “inferior” x-box 360…Besides, ps3 isn’t that much better…You people that are exaggerating the superiority of PS3 are retarded, they are very similar and both have their strong points.
“The first working specification for the PlayStation 3 had a Blu-Ray drive included running at 1x; however, this was not the final spec, and it is now believed that much faster drives will be available well in advance of the PS3 launch and before Sony has to make a final decision on what to include in the console. The speeds available could be as much as 4x, taking the read speed from 36Mbps (1x) to a potential 144Mbps (4x). Some first-generation drives are completely ignoring 1x, meaning a 2x drive is likely to be the minimum Sony considers for the machine, although cost is a factor. We all know what the load times are like on the PS2, which is one of its failings. If Sony can increase the speed of the Blu-Ray drive it will help to decrease loading times significantly and give the PS3 a serious advantage over the Xbox 360. If the Xbox 360 and PS3 are meant to be very similar in their performance levels then every little advantage helps, and nobody likes long load times.”
Loverbuy, the read speed DOES effect loading time. Where are you getting your info?
I admit that the PS2′s online features were pretty bad, but why are you comparing that to the XBOX 360. I personally don’t know much about the PS3′s online capabilities, but I am pretty sure they will be better than the PS2. IGN has a good article titled “Patience 360: Ten Reasons to Wait for PS3″
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/668/668446p1.html
It has some good points in it.
First, Microsoft does not repeat mistakes, Sony does.
Case and point the Emotion Engine ,VU etc on the PS2 which was required different way of programming (Op codes etc) from the CPU.
Now in PS3 they have a PowerPC CPU with “CELL” processors that have different way of programing (New opcodes etc) from the main CPU.
It is not how much Processing power you have, but how much you can use without too much effort.