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[X*Cell]

XBOX 360 has the former, and the PS3, the latter...

What difference will this provide?

[Herbsinator]

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XBOX 360 has the former, and the PS3, the latter...

What difference will this provide?

correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a T-flop or teraflop stand for 1 trillion operations in a second? So the PS3 will be able to do more than twice as many operations as the xbox 360

[Flawless]

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The two systems are a wash. Both have advantages over the other. The systems are so freaking close that its going to be in the hands of the developers and the tools that they're given.

[nkhera1]

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The two systems are a wash. Both have advantages over the other. The systems are so freaking close that its going to be in the hands of the developers and the tools that they're given.

PS3

more powerful CPU

Xbox 360

Slightly better GPU
More system RAM - plus it's unified
EDRAM

whats the benefits of each

[cjkool69]

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The two systems are a wash. Both have advantages over the other. The systems are so freaking close that its going to be in the hands of the developers and the tools that they're given.

PS3

more powerful CPU

Xbox 360

Slightly better GPU
More system RAM - plus it's unified
EDRAM

they both have 512 MB ram.....PS3 has 256 for the CPU and 256 for the GPU

[nkhera1]

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they both have 512 MB ram.....PS3 has 256 for the CPU and 256 for the GPU

Isn't XBOX 360 thinking of putting a GB of Ram.

[cjkool69]

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Yes, but it's an advantage for the Xbox 360. The PS3's limit for video RAM is 256, while the Xbox 360 has an unified architecture, so they can opt to use more.

well maybe it doesnt matter that much to Sony...Nvidia claims to have created a GPU that is more powerful than 2 Geforce 6800GT Ultras combined for the PS3. we will see...all i know the games they showed at the news conference left many people speechless, especially Killzone 2. check it out at gamespot if u havent seen it yet.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124681.html?q=1

sign up for gamespot basic if you cant view the videos..its free

[Flawless]

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well maybe it doesnt matter that much to Sony...Nvidia claims to have created a GPU that is more powerful than 2 Geforce 6800GT Ultras combined for the PS3. we will see...all i know the games they showed at the news conference left many people speechless, especially Killzone 2. check it out at gamespot if u havent seen it yet.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124681.html?q=1

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All the next-gen consoles have a GPU that is more powerful than 2 6800 Ultra's.

Yes, i've seen Killzone 2, and it's absolutely ridiculous looking.

[nkhera1]

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well maybe it doesnt matter that much to Sony...Nvidia claims to have created a GPU that is more powerful than 2 Geforce 6800GT Ultras combined for the PS3. we will see...all i know the games they showed at the news conference left many people speechless, especially Killzone 2. check it out at gamespot if u havent seen it yet.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124681.html?q=1

sign up for gamespot basic if you cant view the videos..its free

So what does that mean? Is Nvidia working with sony or xbox?

[cjkool69]

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So what does that mean? Is Nvidia working with sony or xbox?

ATI created the GPU for Xbox 360

[Flawless]

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Ok my mistake, IGN and Gamespot misinterpreted what was said at the Sony conference. The nVidia GPU can write to any RAM on the system, so it can use more than 256, if they wanted to. I would give the slight edge in power to the PS3, but it's so close, and I wouldn't be suprised, if you couldn't see a difference in the games for both. It's really going to be up to the developers, and their creativity, art direction, ease in programming, experience with the hardware.

I'm glad I don't have to make a choice, because these are really two excellent consoles.

[sdrotar]

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Basically, the minor technological differences in the two consoles are all but irrelevant - you won't be able to tell the difference on screen.

For me, it boils down to a few different things, the main two being:

1) Online functionality. This is the 800-pound gorilla in the corner. Quite frankly, even the most partisan PS2 supporter would be forced to admit that Sony has nothing within light-years of Xbox Live. There's simply zero comparison here. Now, online play isn't important for everyone, but it's critically important to me. Xbox Live is being expanded on the Xbox 360 - in fact, it might be the system's most important feature. If PS3 still doesn't have anything to match up with Xbox Live, then as a consumer - it's over - I'll be going with the Xbox 360, with the PS3 as an afterthought... and I suspect that most online-intensive gamers would feel similarly.

2) Flexibility. This isn't nearly as important as #1, but it's nice. We haven't really seen anything concrete from either system at this point.

I'm looking forward to attending E3 and meeting with both camps to see what we can expect within the next year. I'm sure they'll both be excellent systems.

[bergie56]

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Basically, the minor technological differences in the two consoles are all but irrelevant - you won't be able to tell the difference on screen.

For me, it boils down to a few different things, the main two being:

1) Online functionality. This is the 800-pound gorilla in the corner. Quite frankly, even the most partisan PS2 supporter would be forced to admit that Sony has nothing within light-years of Xbox Live. There's simply zero comparison here. Now, online play isn't important for everyone, but it's critically important to me. Xbox Live is being expanded on the Xbox 360 - in fact, it might be the system's most important feature. If PS3 still doesn't have anything to match up with Xbox Live, then as a consumer - it's over - I'll be going with the Xbox 360, with the PS3 as an afterthought... and I suspect that most online-intensive gamers would feel similarly.

2) Flexibility. This isn't nearly as important as #1, but it's nice. We haven't really seen anything concrete from either system at this point.

I'm looking forward to attending E3 and meeting with both camps to see what we can expect within the next year. I'm sure they'll both be excellent systems.

Just out of plain curiosity, what do you mean by flexibility?