Brewology

ok this is where we talk about every next gen console.

PS3-well the ps3 is one of the most impressing consoles i have ever seen but the price range is way too much. I mean people will walk into best buy see the ps3 and wonder the graphix aren't that good so they turn there heads to the Xbox 360 with it 300-400 dollar price. Besides the price the game line up is awesome and controller is ok the grapix outstanding to me.

Xbox 360-Well i can't say much here.


Wii-well here is a unique system that got good reviews at E3. The controller is very awesome really orginal. This will get people who never played a video game into video games.Even though there is no online and the graphix are pretty much the same i think the Wii will get at least 67% of the sales at chirsmas and that the price is as much as a psp.

I don't think this is such a good idea we have threads on the other consoles already...

PS3 Specs:
PS3 CPU:



- Cell Processor
- PowerPC-base Core @ 3.2GHz
- 1 VMX vector unit per core
- 512KB L2 cache
- 7 x SPE @ 3.2GHz
- 7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
- 7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
- 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
- total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS


PS3 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit):

- RSX @ 550MHz
- 1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
- Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
- Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines



Bandwidth:

- Main RAM 25.6GB per second
- VRAM 22.4GB per second
- RSX 20GB per second (write) +15GB per second (read)
- SB< 2.5GB per second (write) + 2.5GB per second (read)


PS3 Sound:

- Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPC. All is cell based processing allow for unique sounds.



PS3 Memory:

- 256MB XDR Main RAM @ 3.2GHz
- 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @ 700MHz


Audio Video Output:

- Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p
- HDMI: HDMI out x 2
- Analog: AV multi out
- Digital audio: Digital Out (OPTICAL)


Disc Media (CD) Specs:

- PlayStation CD-ROM PlayStation 2 CD-ROM
- CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW
- SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD
- DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)



Disc Media (DVD) Specs:

- PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM
- PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM
- DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R
- DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW



Disc Media (Blu-ray) Specs:

- PlayStation 3 BD-ROM
- BD-Video
- BD-ROM
- BD-R
- BD-RE


Other Info of PS3:

- Product name: PlayStation 3
- Nickname: PS3
- System Floating Point Performance: 2 TFLOPS
- Storage: Detachable 2.5" HDD slot





I/O:

- USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
- Memory Stick standard/Duo or PRO
- SD standard and mini
- CompactFlash (Type I, II)1



Communications:

- Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)


Controls:

- Bluetooth, allowing up to 7 players at once
- USB 2.0, which is wired
- Wi-Fi allowing connectivety between PS3 and PSP.
- Network and networking over IP.
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Wii Hardware Specs:
Controls: Intuitive control for anyone using the physical motion of the main Wii Remote, which resembles a television remote control. Up to four Wii Remotes can be connected at once using wireless Bluetooth technology. The wireless signal can be detected within 10 meters of the console. Both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers include a three-axis motion sensor. The Wii Remote also includes a speaker, rumble feature and expansion port, and can be used as a pointer within 5 meters of the screen. The Wii Remote has a power switch, plus pad, A, B, Minus, Home, 1 and 2 buttons. The Nunchuk controller includes an analog control stick and C and Z buttons.

The Look: Wii features a compact design that will make it a natural addition to any television setup. It can be displayed either vertically or horizontally.

Media: A single self-loading media bay will play single- or double-layered 12-centimeter optical discs for Wii, as well as 8-centimeter Nintendo GameCube discs.

Communication: Wii can communicate with the Internet even when the power is turned off. This WiiConnect24 service delivers a new surprise or game update, even if users do not play with Wii. Users can connect wirelessly using IEEE 802.11b/g, or with a USB 2.0 LAN adaptor. Wii also can communicate wirelessly with Nintendo DS.

Virtual Console: Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from Sega Genesis titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.

The Specs: Wii boasts 512 megabytes of internal flash memory, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi capability. A bay for an SD memory card will let players expand the internal flash memory. Design was optimized with state-of-the-art processing technologies that minimize power consumption, keep the console compact and enable the "sleepless" WiiConnect24 mode.

CPU: PowerPC CPU (code-named "Broadway"). Made with a 90 nm SOI CMOS process, jointly developed with and manufactured by IBM.

Graphics Processing Unit: Being developed with ATI.

Other Features: Four ports for classic Nintendo GameCube controllers. Two slots for Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards. An AV Multi-output port for component, composite or S-video.

I heard that you will be able to download music and videos on your ps3? is this true?
And that could mean possible homebrew.....

There is a USB so yes its true.

I personaly woudnt want to mess around with a $600 game system. Too much money to replace

Are you joking? Dont even bring media into the picture, because the 360 will dominate the ps3's lame brane lets copy microsoft's media center and nintendo's controler ideas. And sorry, but running media has nothing to do with running homebrew on a next-gen console, hacking will be much, much more difficult.

hey just wondering, is the ps3 going to have linux on it? because i heard that somewhere... oh and i knew about the controller, but what do you mean copy the xbox 360 media center?

I cant make a fair assessment of all the consoles untill all of them have been released, becuase untill then everything you see or hear about a counsole is just...talk

im going by what I saw with there retarded music service they bragged up instead of bragging up GAMEPLAY.

The PS3 runs a Linnux OS so homebrew should be easy enough to write. If Sony is smart they wont screw it up by having mandatory firmware updates as they have been doing all along with the PSP. Homebrew apps may be the only thing that saves them at that price.

Well these apps better be good ones.

The Wii has built in Wi-fi you nerd. Get your facts straight. There are online games at launch.

Do you have to pay for that service justin?

No.