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Nintendo Wii U Game Console
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Sony PlayStation 2 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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3.6 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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Hardware

Storage
  • 32GB
  • 8GB
None
  • 160GB
  • 20GB
  • 320GB
  • 40GB
  • 60GB
  • 80GB
  • 1TB
  • 500GB
CPU cores3188
GPU Clock Speed550.0 MHz147.0 MHz550.0 MHz800.0 MHz
CPU speed1.24 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 nameAMD Radeon HD "Latte" GPUGraphics SynthesizerRSX Reality Synthesizer based on NVIDIA G70Custom AMD Radeon Graphics Processor
RAM memory2GB32MB512MB8GB

Screen

Screen size6.2 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D Supportyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRnono
N/A
N/A
Resolutions supported
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 720p
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 720p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080p
  • 1080i

Controller

Number of controllers included1
N/A
11
Features
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Display Screen
  • Independent Game Play
  • Memory Card Slot
  • Microphone
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Touch Screen
  • Vibration
Vibration
N/A
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Display Screen
  • Microphone
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Touch Screen
  • Vibration
Motion Detection
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • IR Sensor/Transmitter
N/A
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Playstation Eye
Connection MethodWireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
BluetoothBluetooth
Number of joysticksDualDualDualDual
Directional Padyesyes
N/A
N/A
Triggers4
N/A
44
Weight56.44 oz77.6 oz8.78 oz6.77 oz
Number of buttons8
N/A
88
Alternative ControllerWii Remote
N/A
N/A
PS Vita
Alternative Controller Includednono
N/A
N/A
Number of supported wireless controllers4274

Audio properties

Audio formatDTS 5.1
  • 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 supportedBlu-rayDVDBlu-rayBlu-ray
Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yesyesyesyes
Remote control support
N/A
yesyesyes
Video formats supported
N/A
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Depth10.6 in3.07 in10.79 in12.01 in
Width6.75 in11.85 in12.8 in10.83 in
Height1.8 in7.01 in3.86 in2.09 in
Weight56.44 oz77.6 oz8.78 oz6.77 oz
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
BlackBlack
  • Black
  • White

Connectivity

Ethernetnono
N/A
N/A
WiFiyesno
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
USByesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of USB Inputs4242
Number of USB 2.0 ports4040
Bluetoothno
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMIyesno
N/A
N/A
Number of HDMI outputs1
N/A
11
HDMI version1.4a
N/A
1.3a1.4a
A/V Outputs
  • Component Audio
  • RCA
N/A
N/A
  • Component Video
  • Coaxial
Component outputyesyes
N/A
N/A
Composite outputyesyes
N/A
N/A
SCART outnoyes
N/A
N/A
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
Number of connection ports
N/A
242
Ethernet connection speed
N/A
N/A
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2

Network

Online serviceNintendo NetworkDynamic Network Authentication SystemPlaystation NetworkPlaystation Network
Social features
  • Leaderboards
  • Messaging
  • Browser
  • Netflix
  • YouTube
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 Streamingyesyes
N/A
N/A

Often compared with Nintendo Wii U

Often compared with Sony PlayStation 2

Often compared with Sony PlayStation 3

Often compared with Sony Playstation 4