Site Menu

Home
About Us
FAQ
Location
Postal Service
Free Inspection
Accessories

hit counter code
 

 

Comparing The Playstation 3, Xbox 360, And Nintendo WII

 by: Gary Ruplinger


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 PS3 has two configurations much like the Xbox 360. The PS3 comes in a $499 version that comes with a 20 GB hard drive and a $599 version that comes with a 60 GB hard drive; Wi-Fi; and memory stick, SD, and Compact Flash slots.

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 Playstation 3 comes with its Cell processor. It’s a PowerPC based core that runs at 3.2 GHz that also have seven DSPs that run at 3.2 GHz. This configuration can do about 2 Teraflops.

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

Part of the reason the PS3 is so much more expensive than the Xbox 360 is because the Sony decided to include a Blu-ray drive on the system. The drive can play both Blu-ray movies and regular DVDs. The Xbox 360 comes with a DVD player and an HD-DVD add-on is planned. The Nintendo Wii uses a DVD drive; however, the system will not work for playback of movies, just Nintendo games.

Backwards Compatibility

The Playstation 3 is just like the PS2 was. You’ll be able to play both PS2 and PSone games on the PS3. Nintendo is taking things a bit further. Their system will be compatible with the Gamecube games and also the Gamecube controllers since the two systems use very different controllers. Not only that, but the Wii will also have the ability to download games from the original Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo (SNES), and the Nintendo 64.

Sweet Features

If you want high definition gaming, then the PS3 is the way to go. It comes with a Blu-ray drive built in and can output in 1080p. Although the PS3 controller may look familiar, it’s had some updates. The controller is now motion sensing so in some games you’ll be able to move your character or fly a plane just by moving the controller.

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.

 

Free Inspection

Free Impartial Inspection Service available

Just bring your faulty XBOX 360 Console to the address on this page and we will carry out a fault analysis and report back to you with a repair cost

If you are posting your XBOX 360 to us then please see this page

Order Processing for Free Inspection


Once we receive your faulty XBOX 360 Games Console we will have our engineers carry out a free inspection

As soon as the inspection has been carried out, we will contact you with a price of the repair of your XBOX 360.


You can then decide if you want your repair carried out.

If you decide to go ahead with the repair and you brought the Console to our retail shop you can pay for the repair when you collect.  If you posted the Console to us then we will send you a payment link to pay for the repair online at a secure payment site using PayPal or Credit / Debit Card (Nochex)

If you decide not to go ahead with the repair you can either collect the console free of charge or we can post it back to you at a standard charge of £15.00

Repairs to the XBOX 360 take approximately 3 – 4 working days once we have your go ahead.

Our Warranty starts from the day we inform you that your Games Console is ready for collection or the date we post the Repaired XBOX 360 back to you

 

XBOX / XBOX360 Repair Service

 

XBOX / XBOX360 Console Repair and Servicing

Two Month Parts and Labour Warranty on all XBOX 360 Console Repair and Servicing work carried out by our expert Games Console Repair Engineers

If you would like to contact one of our staff then please call

01245 476657 / 07792 122209

Or email us