Comparing The Playstation 3, Xbox 360, And Nintendo WIIPosted by Nick Niesen on October 26th, 2010 Finally, they?re all here. The Xbox 360 has had the next generation gaming market to itself for a year. Now its two competitors, the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, are here. No more speculating about speed. No more guessing about memory. Now we can take a look and see exactly how they stack up compared to each other. Let the console wars begin again. Price The Xbox 360 has two configurations. It comes in a $299 core version and a $399 version that comes with a 20GB hard drive. The Nintendo Wii is the cheapest of the bunch with just one configuration that costs $250. Processing Power The Xbox 360 has a Custom IBM PowerPC processor. This processor also runs at 3.2 GHz. However, Xbox went with a true 3 core processor compared to the one general processor of the Cell and seven additional DSPs. This configuration can do about 1 Teraflop. The Nintendo Wii includes its Broadway processor, a PowerPC based processor running at 729 MHz. Disc Media Backwards Compatibility Sweet Features The Xbox 360 was built to work with Windows XP media center. If you have a computer that already has media center on it, you?ll be able to view pictures, videos, and even recorded TV by using your Xbox. You won?t need to put your PC in your living room to take advantage of having a Media Center PC. The Nintendo Wii decided to completely change the way gaming controllers are built. In the past, one controller was always held with both hands. The Wii?s controller looks more like a TV remote control than a game controller. It has a built in motion sensor so, for example, to swing a sword, you simply move you hand just like you were really swinging a sword. Hopefully this review has helped you compare the three next generation gaming systems. Each has its pluses and minuses, and feature that are unique to it. Ultimately, your decision will likely come down to which system has the games that most appeal to you. And that is a decision that only you can make when deciding on a system to buy. Like it? Share it!More by this author |