Topic: Xbox 360 vs. PS3 vs. Revolution

[ABlueflameA]

Hey, I was reading over the specs for the 360 and the PS3 and I think I bout got a headache.  Can someone translate to me how much stronger numbers-wise one console will be over the other?  I know this "cell processor" that PS3 uses is supposed to be god translated into silicon, but I didn't see a whole lot of differences (read: any) between 360 and PS3 game pics.  Also, I know figures and specs for the Revolution haven't come out yet, but that could be resolved as early as oh, 11 or so hours from now when Nintendo holds their conference.  If they release specs I'd love to get impressions of its strengths and weaknesses vs. its competitors.

To whoever is attending, see you at E3!
-Blueflame

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

If the machines are as powerful as the makers say, then all these games will look good, and perceived differences/"weaknesses" will be little none.  The real test is in the hands of the developers, and other specific [new] features.

Either,
1)  Developers can be lazy and squeeze generic games out with little effort.
2)  Developers will spend sooo much more time & money to make specific objects ridiculously detailed, or output so many objects on the screen.  Then everyone will start judging things based on how crowded the screen is, and how detailed each object is.

At least, that's sorta how i see it.

[Famicom]

Anandtech breaks down the PS3 and X360 hardware here. Some interesting bits to learn about.

[Shift Key]

Anandtech also discussed how the processing power of the Xbox360 and the PS3 stack up to the current consoles, as well as modern CPUs like the Athlon 64 and P4 chips. Some nice technical info, and they comment on how developers feel about the new systems (no comments on PS3 though).

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2461&p=1

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Right now, from what we’ve heard, the real-world performance of the Xenon CPU is about twice that of the 733MHz processor in the first Xbox.  Considering that this CPU is supposed to power the Xbox 360 for the next 4 - 5 years, it’s nothing short of disappointing.  To put it in perspective, floating point multiplies are apparently 1/3 as fast on Xenon as on a Pentium 4.

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Regardless of the reasoning, not a single developer we've spoken to thinks that it was the right decision.

The second quote is about the choice for MS to use a tri-core CPU instead of a more common CPU.  

[stevey]

"Then everyone will start judging things based on how crowded the screen is, "

Like the doa4 107 good looking money?