Next-gen console specs at a glance
Pricing and availability for the rival game consoles: Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii.
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Pricing and availability for the next-generation video game consoles: Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii.
| Console | Price | Availability | Optical media | Memory | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Xbox 360 without HDD | $299 | Available | DVD with possible add-on HD DVD | 512MB GDDR | Three-core custom IBM PowerPC; each core at 3.2GHz 500MHz ATI graphics processor |
| Microsoft Xbox 360 with 20GB HDD | $399 | Available | DVD with possible add-on HD DVD | 512MB GDDR | Three-core custom IBM PowerPC; each core at 3.2GHz 500MHz ATI graphics processor |
| PlayStation 3 with 20GB HDD | $499 | Nov. 17, 2006 | Blu-ray | 256MB of 700MHz GDDR 3; 256MB of XDR | Cell Processor 3.2GHz RSX GPU |
| PlayStation 3 with 60GB HDD | $599 | Nov. 17, 2006 | Blu-ray | 256MB of 700MHz GDDR 3; 256MB of XDR | Cell Processor 3.2GHz RSX GPU |
| Nintendo Wii | N/A | Q4 2006 | N/A | 512MB flash memory | IBM "Broadway" 729MHz Graphics processor being developed with ATI |
Correction: An original version of this chart contained mischaracterizations on several specifications. The corrected information is above.
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