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Microsoft Xbox Game Console
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Sony PlayStation Game Console
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Sony PlayStation 2 Game Console
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Sony PlayStation 3 Game Console
Sony PlayStation 3
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20
4.3 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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14
4.0 out of 5
9 user ratings
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User rating
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3.9 out of 5
52 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Storage8GBNoneNone
  • 160GB
  • 20GB
  • 320GB
  • 40GB
  • 60GB
  • 80GB
CPU cores1118
GPU Clock Speed233.0 MHz
N/A
147.0 MHz550.0 MHz
CPU speed0.73 GHz0.03 GHz0.3 GHz3.2 GHz
CPU model1 Core 733 MHz Custom Intel Pentium III Coppermine1 Core MIPS R3000A-family R3051 @ 33.8688 MHz1 Core 64-bit "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz8 Core 3.2 GHz POWER-based PPE with seven 3.2 GHz SPEs
GPU nameCustom Nvidia NV2AHandles 2D graphics processing separate from the main 3D engine on the CPUGraphics SynthesizerRSX Reality Synthesizer based on NVIDIA G70
RAM memory64MB4MB32MB512MB

Screen

HDRnonono
N/A
Resolutions supported
  • 1080i
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 720p
480p
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 720p
  • 576p
3D Support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Controller

Number of controllers included1
N/A
N/A
1
Features
  • Memory Card Slot
  • Vibration
N/A
Vibration
N/A
Connection MethodWired
N/A
  • Wired
  • Wireless
Bluetooth
Number of joysticksDual
N/A
DualDual
Directional Padyesyesyes
N/A
Triggers2
N/A
N/A
4
Number of buttons16
N/A
N/A
8
Number of supported wireless controllers4227
Alternative Controller Included
N/A
nono
N/A
Motion Detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
Weight162.26 oz
N/A
77.6 oz8.78 oz

Features

Backward compatibilitynonoyes
N/A
Type of media supportedDVDCD-ROMDVDBlu-ray
Remote control supportyes
N/A
yesyes
Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video formats supported
N/A
480p
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
N/A
Accessories included
N/A
N/A
Additional gamepad
  • Game
  • Additional gamepad

Dimensions

Depth10.63 in
N/A
3.07 in10.79 in
Width12.2 in
N/A
11.85 in12.8 in
Height3.94 in
N/A
7.01 in3.86 in
Weight162.26 oz
N/A
77.6 oz8.78 oz
Colour of productBlackGreyBlackBlack

Connectivity

Ethernetyesnono
N/A
Ethernet connection speed10/100Mbit/s
N/A
N/A
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
WiFinonono
N/A
USBnonoyes
N/A
Number of USB Inputs0024
HDMInonono
N/A
A/V Outputs
  • Component Video
  • RCA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Component outputnonoyes
N/A
Composite outputyesyesyes
N/A
SCART outyesyesyes
N/A
Number of connection ports4224
S-video outputyesyesyes
N/A
VGA outputsnonono
N/A
Digital optical input nonono
N/A
Digital optical outputnonoyes
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
N/A
04
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
Number of HDMI outputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
HDMI version
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.3a

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