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Nintendo Wii Game Console
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Sony PlayStation 3 Game Console
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Sony Playstation 4 Game Console
Sony Playstation 4
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3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
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4.2 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
57 user ratings
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Hardware

Storage512MBNone
  • 160GB
  • 20GB
  • 320GB
  • 40GB
  • 60GB
  • 80GB
  • 1TB
  • 500GB
CPU cores1188
GPU Clock Speed243.0 MHz147.0 MHz550.0 MHz800.0 MHz
CPU speed0.73 GHz0.3 GHz3.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU modelIBM PowerPC1 Core 64-bit "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz8 Core 3.2 GHz POWER-based PPE with seven 3.2 GHz SPEs8 Core Custom AMD Jaguar Processor
GPU nameATI "Hollywood"Graphics SynthesizerRSX Reality Synthesizer based on NVIDIA G70Custom AMD Radeon Graphics Processor
RAM memory512MB32MB512MB8GB

Screen

HDRnono
N/A
N/A
Resolutions supported
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 720p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080p
  • 1080i
3D Support
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Controller

Number of controllers included2
N/A
11
Features
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Vibration
Vibration
N/A
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Display Screen
  • Microphone
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Touch Screen
  • Vibration
Connection MethodBluetooth
  • Wired
  • Wireless
BluetoothBluetooth
Directional Padyesyes
N/A
N/A
Weight39.75 oz77.6 oz8.78 oz6.77 oz
Alternative Controller Includednono
N/A
N/A
Number of supported wireless controllers4274
Number of joysticks
N/A
DualDualDual
Motion Detection
N/A
N/A
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Playstation Eye
Triggers
N/A
N/A
44
Number of buttons
N/A
N/A
88
Alternative Controller
N/A
N/A
N/A
PS Vita

Audio properties

Audio formatDolby Pro Logic II
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • DTS 5.1
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Digital EX
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • DTS 5.1
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS ES
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Digital EX
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • DTS 5.1
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS ES

Features

Backward compatibilityyesyes
N/A
N/A
Accessories includedGameAdditional gamepad
  • Game
  • Additional gamepad
Game
Type of media supportedDVDDVDBlu-rayBlu-ray
Remote control supportyesyesyesyes
Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yesyesyesyes
Video formats supported
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Depth8.48 in3.07 in10.79 in12.01 in
Width6.18 in11.85 in12.8 in10.83 in
Height1.73 in7.01 in3.86 in2.09 in
Weight39.75 oz77.6 oz8.78 oz6.77 oz
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
BlackBlack
  • Black
  • White

Connectivity

Ethernetnono
N/A
N/A
Ethernet connection speed10/100Mbit/s
N/A
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
WiFiyesno
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard802.11g
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
USByesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of USB Inputs2242
Number of USB 2.0 ports1040
Bluetoothyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMInono
N/A
N/A
Number of HDMI outputs1
N/A
11
Component outputyesyes
N/A
N/A
Composite outputyesyes
N/A
N/A
SCART outnoyes
N/A
N/A
Number of connection ports4242
S-video outputnoyes
N/A
N/A
VGA outputsnono
N/A
N/A
Digital optical input nono
N/A
N/A
Digital optical outputnoyes
N/A
N/A
HDMI version
N/A
N/A
1.3a1.4a
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
A/V Outputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Component Video
  • Coaxial

Network

Online serviceWii "Shop"Dynamic Network Authentication SystemPlaystation NetworkPlaystation Network
Social features
  • Browser
  • Netflix
N/A
N/A
  • Audio Chat
  • Leaderboards
  • Messaging
  • Video Chat
  • Browser
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Skype
  • Twitter
  • Viaplay
  • YouTube
App StoreNintendo eShop
N/A
PlayStation StorePlayStation Store
Video Streaming
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Often compared with Nintendo Wii

Often compared with Sony PlayStation 2

Often compared with Sony PlayStation 3

Often compared with Sony Playstation 4