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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IcyCool" data-source="post: 3452509" data-attributes="member: 20308">I've just been going off of the specs below, perhaps you have better or more correct information than I have.  At any rate, I'm curious as to how successful the 360 Elite will be.  Hopefully, it will continue to be successful, and hopefully the PS3 will also be successful.  Competition makes for better products, so I'm hoping none of these companies falls by the wayside.[sblock=PS3 Specs]CPUCell ProcessorPowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz1 VMX vector unit per core512KB L2 cache7 x SPE @3.2GHz7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE* 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancytotal floating point performance: 218 GFLOPSGPURSX @550MHz1.8 TFLOPS floating point performanceFull HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channelsMulti-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelinesSoundDolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell- base processing)Memory256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHzSystem BandwidthMain RAM 25.6GB/sVRAM 22.4GB/sRSX 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)SB< 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)System Floating Point Performance2 TFLOPSStorageDetachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1I/OUSB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)Memory Stick standard/Duo, PRO x 1SD standard/mini x 1CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1CommunicationEthernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/gBluetooth 2.0 (EDR)ControllerBluetooth (up to 7)USB 2.0 (wired)Wi-Fi (PSP)Network (over IP)AV OutputScreen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080pHDMI: HDMI out x 2Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1Disc MediaCD 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+RWBlu-ray Disc: PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE[/sblock][sblock=Xbox 360 Specs]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 cacheCPU Game Math Performance        * 9.6 billion dot product operations per secondCustom ATI Graphics Processor        * 10 MB of embedded DRAM    * 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines    * Unified shader architecturePolygon Performance        * 500 million triangles per secondPixel Fill Rate        * 16 gigasamples per second fill rate using 4x MSAAShader Performance        * 48 billion shader operations per secondMemory        * 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 busOverall System Floating-Point Performance        * 1 teraflopStorage        * Detachable and upgradeable 20-GB hard drive    * 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM    * Memory Unit support starting at 64 MBI/O        * Support for up to four wireless game controllers    * Three USB 2.0 ports    * Two memory unit slotsOptimized 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–readyDigital 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 visualizersHigh-Definition Game Support        * All games supported at 16:9, 720p, or 1080i, with anti-aliasing    * Standard-definition and high-definition video output supportedAudio        * Multi-channel surround sound output    * Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio    * 320 independent decompression channels    * 32-bit audio processing    * Over 256 audio channelsPhysical Specs        * Height: 83 mm    * Width: 309 mm    * Depth: 258 mm    * Weight: 7.7 lbs.System Orientation        * Stands vertically or horizontallyCustomizable Faceplates        * Interchangeable to personalize the console[/sblock]Edit - Actually, they do look a lot closer now that I'm looking at it again.  I'd still put my money on the PS3 as the better performer, but time and the next generation of games will tell.</blockquote>

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