Microsoft Xbox 360 vs Sony PlayStation 2 Slim

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Xbox 360 compared with PlayStation 2 Slim

	MicrosoftXbox 360	SonyPlayStation 2 Slim
Overview
Released
Released	December 2005	November 2004
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	IBM Xenon (PowerPC), 3 cores, 3.2 GHz	–
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos, 500 MHz	–
Memory
Memory	512 MB	–
Storage
Storage	20 GB	–
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	IBM PowerPC-based tri-core Xenon CPU at 3.2 GHz (Microsoft)	–
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos at 500 MHz with 10 MB of eDRAM frame buffer memory (Microsoft)	–
Memory detail
Memory detail	512 MB GDDR3 at 700 MHz, shared by CPU and GPU (Microsoft)	–
Storage detail
Storage detail	Detachable 20 GB hard drive on the standard console (none on the Xbox 360 Core); 12× DVD drive	CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive; game saves use separate memory cards in two slots
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	2 × Memory Unit ports; USB storage	–
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	–
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	–
Video output
Video output	AV port only on the first models, with composite, RGB SCART, component or VGA cables; up to 1080p after the autumn 2006 software update; HDMI on later 2007 models (Microsoft)	AV MULTI OUT analogue video connector
Audio
Audio	Analogue stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 through a suitable AV cable (Microsoft)	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) and analogue audio through AV MULTI OUT
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,500 g	900 g (better)
Power use
Power use	–	Approximately 45 W; external AC adaptor; DC 8.5 V input
Size
Size	–	230 × 28 × 152 mm (width × height × depth)
Colours
Colours	White with a grey DVD tray	Charcoal Black
In the box
In the box	–	Console, DUALSHOCK 2 controller, AV cable, AC adaptor and power cord; UK package also includes a Euro-AV connector plug
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Memory Unit ports, 3 × USB 2.0 (2 front, 1 rear), Ethernet, AV port, DC IN	2 × controller, 2 × memory card, 2 × USB, 10/100 Ethernet, DC IN 8.5 V, AV MULTI OUT and DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wireless controllers; Wi-Fi through a separately sold Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter (Microsoft)	–
Controller
Controller	Xbox 360 controller, wireless or wired	DUALSHOCK 2 analogue controller included
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected original Xbox games through software compatibility; requires the hard drive (Microsoft)	Plays PlayStation-format CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, audio CDs and DVD-Video