play station 3 vrs xbox 360

Play station 3

The PlayStation 3 (プレイステーション3 Pureisutēshon Surī, officially abbreviated as PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.
A major feature that distinguishes the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors is its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, which contrasts with Sony's former policy of relying on video game developers for online play. Other major features of the console include its robust multimedia capabilities,with the PlayStation Portable, and its use of the Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium.The PS3 was also the first Blu-ray 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player on the market.
The PlayStation 3 was first released on November 11, 2006 in Japan,November 17, 2006 in North America, March 16, 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and March 23, 2007 in mainland Europe and Oceania. Two stock-keeping units were available at launch: a basic model with a 20 GB hard disk drive and a premium model with a 60 GB hard drive and several additional features (the 20 GB model was not released in Europe or Oceania).Since then, several revisions have been made to the console's available models, most notably with the release of a new slim model in September 2009 to coincide with rebranding of the console and its logo.

Play station 3:

Developer SCEI Manufacturer Sony EMCS, Foxconn, ASUSTeK[1] Product family PlayStation Type Video game console Generation Seventh generation era Retail availability November 11, 2006
Units sold 41.6 million (as of September 30, 2010)

Media
• Blu-ray Disc (PlayStation 3 game disc)
• DVD
• Compact Disc
• PlayStation game disc
• PlayStation 2 game disc (1st & 2nd generations only)
• Super Audio CD (1st & 2nd generations only)
• Digital distribution
Operating system XrossMediaBar
System software version 3.50[3] CPU 3.2 GHz Cell Broadband Engine with 1 PPE & 7 SPEs Storage capacity 2.5" SATA hard drive
(20 GB, 40 GB, 60 GB, 80 GB, 120 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB, or 320 GB included) (upgradeable) Memory 256 MB system and 256 MB video Display
Video output formats[show]
Graphics 550 MHz NVIDIA/SCEI RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' Sound
Audio output formats[show]
Controller input Sixaxis, DualShock 3, Logitech Driving Force GT, Logitech Cordless Precision™ controller, standard USB controllers, GT Force, Rhythm game controllers, PlayStation Move, GunCon 3, PlayStation Portable, Keyboard and Mouse Connectivity
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Online services PlayStation Network Backward
compatibility PlayStation (all models)
PlayStation 2 (20 GB, 60 GB and some (CECHExx) 80 GB models) Predecessor PlayStation 2

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. Some major features of the Xbox 360 are its integrated Xbox Live service that allows players to compete online, download arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, music and movies and its Windows Media Center multimedia capabilities. The Xbox 360 also offers region specific access to third-party media streaming services such as Netflix and ESPN in the USA or Sky Player in the UK.
The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The console sold out completely upon release in all regions except in Japan. As of June 2010, there are over 41.7 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide.
At their E3 presentation on June 14, 2010, Microsoft announced a redesigned Xbox 360 that would ship on the same day. The redesigned console is slimmer than the previous Xbox 360 model and features integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, TOSLINK S/PDIF optical audio output, 5 USB 2.0 ports (compared to the 3 from older versions) and a special AUX port. Older models of the Xbox 360 have since been discontinued. The first new console to be released features a 250 GB hard drive, while a later, less expensive SKU features 4 GB internal storage.
With the announcement of the Xbox 360 S, Microsoft have said that they believe that the console is only mid-way through its life-cycle and will continue on through 2015. In 2009, IGN named the Xbox 360 the sixth greatest video game console of all time, out of a field of 25.

Xbox 360:

Developer Microsoft
Manufacturer Flextronics, Wistron, Celestica
Product family Xbox
Type Video game console
Generation Seventh generation era
Retail availability
Availability by region[show]
Units sold Worldwide: 44.6 million (as of September 30, 2010)details) Media
DVD, Compact Disc, Download

Add-on: HD DVD (discontinued) CPU 3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon Storage capacity
Storage mediums[show]
Memory 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM clocked at 700 MHz Display
Video output formats[show]
Graphics 500 MHz ATI Xenos Sound
• Analog stereo
• Stereo LPCM (TOSLINK and HDMI)
• Dolby Digital 5.1 (TOSLINK and HDMI)
• Dolby Digital with WMA pro (TOSLINK and HDMI)
Controller input
Controllers[show]
Connectivity
Original models
2.4 GHz wireless, 3 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit Ethernet
Add-on: Wifi 802.11a/b/g, Wifi 802.11a/b/g/n
Revised "S" models

2.4 GHz wireless, 5 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit[citation needed] Ethernet, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, AUX port Online services Xbox Live Best-selling game Halo 3 (8.1 million copies sold as of January 4, 2008)[5] Backward
compatibility 478 original Xbox games[6] (requires hard drive and the latest update) Predecessor Xbox