Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 1.2 Capabilities of Next-Generation Consoles
Platform
Xbox360
PS3
Wii
CPU
3.2GHz PowerPC
Xenon with three
cores
3.2GHz cell
Also
has seven single-
threaded special
purpose processors
(SPEs)
—
729MHz IBM
Broadway
Graphics Processor
500MHz ATI
550MHz NVIDIA
243MHz ATI
Maximum Resolution
Up to 1080p HDTV Up to 1080p HDTV Up to 480p
Memory
512MB RAM
256MB RAM
60MB RAM
@ 22.4Gbps
@ 25.6Gbps
@ 1.9Gbps
HDMI
Yes
Yes
No
Controller Ports
4 (wired and
wireless)
7 (wired and
wireless)
4
Media
12x DVD-ROM
Blu-ray
Proprietary DVD
(3.2
-
6.4GB)
(3.2
-
6.4GB)
(1.5GB)
Digital Sound
Dolby 5.1 DTS
Dolby 5.1 DTS
Dolby 5.1 for DVDs
Hardware Audio
Channels
n/a
320 hardware, no
limit with software
64
Hard Disk
Yes
—
20
-
120GB
Yes
—
20
-
120GB
No
Internet
100Mbs Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Built-in wireless
DVD Movies
Yes
Yes
No
Blu-ray Movies
No
Yes
No
Facebook and Google+. Those games begin as free to play, but very quickly they
begin to ask you to spend small amounts of money on more energy. Even more
insidious, these games ask you to use your social network to
you play, thus
using you as a way to spread the word about their game while they take your
money at the same time. Brilliant. A little disgusting maybe, but brilliant.
Still, the dizzying array of hardware and operating system combinations on desktops
makes compatibility a serious problem. You
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