Next-Generation Gaming Consoles Compared

An In Depth Look at PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

by Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 07/20/2005 | 05:29 AM ]

The Tech Zone web-site has summarized all the information available about the next-generation gaming consoles, including Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3, in an article that compares microprocessors and graphics chips used in the consoles as well as available games titles and supported media types.

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“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 PS3 has a custom NVIDA graphics processor with an estimated 24 pipelines. The numbers are misleading because the PS3 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,” The Tech Zone believes.

“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,” writes the author.

• The Tech Zone: Xbox 360 Vs. PS3: An In Depth Look.