Ps3 Slim Debut
The new model has the following features:
* New slimmer, lighter PS3 system. 33% smaller, and 36% lighter.
* 120GB HDD for storing games, music, videos, and photos
* Built-in Wi-Fi and Blu-ray player
* Free PlayStation Network membership
* Plays DVDs and CDs
With the PlayStation 3 120GB system, you get free PlayStation Network membership (which is free anyway), built-in Wi-Fi and 120GB of hard disk drive storage for games, music, videos and photos. And every PS3 system comes with a built-in Blu-ray player to give you pristine picture quality and the best high-definition viewing experience available. Whether it’s gaming, Blu-ray movies, music or online services, experience it all with the PlayStation 3 system.
Spec sheet:
* Product name: PlayStation 3
* Product code: CECH-2000A (Charcoal Black)
* CPU: Cell Broadband Engine™
* GPU: RSX
* Audio output: LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
* Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
* Hard disk: 120GB 2.5″ Serial ATA (WHICH IS REPLACEABLE WITH A LARGER DRIVE)
* USB 2.0 ports: 2
* Networking: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR)
* Controller: Wireless Controller (Bluetooth) x 1
* AV outputs: HDMI x 1, AV MULTI OUT x 1, Digital out (optical) x 1
* Resolutions: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i)
* BD / DVD / CD drive (read only): BD × 2 (BD-ROM), DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM), CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
* Power: AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz
* Power consumption: Approx. 250W
* External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part): Approx. 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
* Mass: Approx. 3.2kg
* Included in box: PlayStation 3 system × 1, Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK 3) × 1, AC power cord × 1, AV cable × 1, USB cable × 1
IMO
I think this system will be more prone to over heating considering the older model turns into a space heater after a short time of playing.
Xbox 360 News
Microsoft confirmed what gamers everywhere suspected was coming, an Xbox 360 price cut. The Xbox 360 Elite, which is the 120 GB version of the system, now retails for $299.99, a $100 price drop. The system will largely remain the same as it was with one exception. It will only ship with standard definition cables. While 360 component cables are indeed expensive at a suggested retail price of $39.99, HDMI cables are dirt cheap and can be found as low as [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002L5R78/ref=ox_ya_oh_product"]8 cents[/ame].
The Xbox 360 Pro will be phased out. Existing units will be sold at $249.99 while supplies last.
The Xbox 360 Arcade model will remain as it was, selling for $199.99.
IMO
Phasing out the Pro system might be the end of a dropping failure rate considering the Xbox Pro 360 was the version that carried the Jasper Chipset.
Click here to read more about the Jasper Chipset
The new model has the following features:
* New slimmer, lighter PS3 system. 33% smaller, and 36% lighter.
* 120GB HDD for storing games, music, videos, and photos
* Built-in Wi-Fi and Blu-ray player
* Free PlayStation Network membership
* Plays DVDs and CDs
With the PlayStation 3 120GB system, you get free PlayStation Network membership (which is free anyway), built-in Wi-Fi and 120GB of hard disk drive storage for games, music, videos and photos. And every PS3 system comes with a built-in Blu-ray player to give you pristine picture quality and the best high-definition viewing experience available. Whether it’s gaming, Blu-ray movies, music or online services, experience it all with the PlayStation 3 system.
Spec sheet:
* Product name: PlayStation 3
* Product code: CECH-2000A (Charcoal Black)
* CPU: Cell Broadband Engine™
* GPU: RSX
* Audio output: LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
* Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
* Hard disk: 120GB 2.5″ Serial ATA (WHICH IS REPLACEABLE WITH A LARGER DRIVE)
* USB 2.0 ports: 2
* Networking: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR)
* Controller: Wireless Controller (Bluetooth) x 1
* AV outputs: HDMI x 1, AV MULTI OUT x 1, Digital out (optical) x 1
* Resolutions: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i)
* BD / DVD / CD drive (read only): BD × 2 (BD-ROM), DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM), CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
* Power: AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz
* Power consumption: Approx. 250W
* External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part): Approx. 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
* Mass: Approx. 3.2kg
* Included in box: PlayStation 3 system × 1, Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK 3) × 1, AC power cord × 1, AV cable × 1, USB cable × 1
IMO
I think this system will be more prone to over heating considering the older model turns into a space heater after a short time of playing.
Xbox 360 News
Microsoft confirmed what gamers everywhere suspected was coming, an Xbox 360 price cut. The Xbox 360 Elite, which is the 120 GB version of the system, now retails for $299.99, a $100 price drop. The system will largely remain the same as it was with one exception. It will only ship with standard definition cables. While 360 component cables are indeed expensive at a suggested retail price of $39.99, HDMI cables are dirt cheap and can be found as low as [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002L5R78/ref=ox_ya_oh_product"]8 cents[/ame].
The Xbox 360 Pro will be phased out. Existing units will be sold at $249.99 while supplies last.
The Xbox 360 Arcade model will remain as it was, selling for $199.99.
IMO
Phasing out the Pro system might be the end of a dropping failure rate considering the Xbox Pro 360 was the version that carried the Jasper Chipset.
Click here to read more about the Jasper Chipset
