Microsoft Xbox 360 vs Sony PlayStation 3 Slim

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Xbox 360 compared with PlayStation 3 Slim

	MicrosoftXbox 360	SonyPlayStation 3 Slim
Overview
Released
Released	December 2005	September 2009
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	IBM Xenon (PowerPC), 3 cores, 3.2 GHz	Cell Broadband Engine
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos, 500 MHz	RSX
Memory
Memory	512 MB	512 MB
Storage
Storage	20 GB	120 GB, 250 GB (better)
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)	256 MB XDR main RAM and 256 MB GDDR3 video RAM
Storage detail
Storage detail	Detachable 20 GB hard drive on the standard console (none on the Xbox 360 Core); 12× DVD drive	120 GB or 250 GB 2.5-inch Serial ATA hard drive; read-only Blu-ray (2×), DVD (8×) and CD (24×) drive
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	2 × Memory Unit ports; USB storage	–
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	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)	HDMI and AV MULTI OUT; 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p and 576i among supported PAL formats
Audio
Audio	Analogue stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 through a suitable AV cable (Microsoft)	7.1-channel linear PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD and AAC; DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,500 g	3,200 g (better)
Power use
Power use	–	Approximately 250 W rating; AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz for European model
Size
Size	–	290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)
Colours
Colours	White with a grey DVD tray	Charcoal Black
In the box
In the box	–	Console, DUALSHOCK 3, AC power cord, AV cable and USB cable
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Memory Unit ports, 3 × USB 2.0 (2 front, 1 rear), Ethernet, AV port, DC IN	2 × USB 2.0, HDMI out, AV MULTI OUT, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wireless controllers; Wi-Fi through a separately sold Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter (Microsoft)	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g; Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller
Controller	Xbox 360 controller, wireless or wired	DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller included
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected original Xbox games through software compatibility; requires the hard drive (Microsoft)	Does not play PlayStation 2 game discs; plays original PlayStation game discs (Engadget)