What is the difference between PS3 and Xbox 360?

Question

I just want to know which is a better system and graphics. In HD.

Answer 1

Graphics potential

PS3 > 360

Graphics quality at this time

PS3 = 360 with a few PS3 games showing what the PS3 can really do

System wise

PS3 is incredibly reliable and quiet

360 not so reliable and not as quiet but it's getting there (you're covered for 3 years for free)

PS3 is more multimedia focused

360 is more games focused

PS3 has a web browser and wireless as standard, 360 doesn't

360's game library right now is a lot better than PS3 but PS3 is gunning it down. 360 seems to have run out of steam

XBOX Live is currently the best online service but PSN is free

The Hard Drive in a PS3 can be changed with any hard drive on the market unlike 360 (must be 360 hard drive)

EDIT: To the answer below me.

360 has 3 Dual thread cores which each process two sets of instructions at once. It's like having 6 individual processors. PS3 has 8 cores (processors) but one is not used, it's reserved for the OS, so the difference in processing is just one processor, not that much difference

Answer 2

graphics potential:

ps3>360

game library: depending on the consumer

ps3=360 (coming from a ps3 owneri)

networking:

ps3<360 (slightly, i like ht user interface better but the ps3 is updating its Firmware to do the same things as the 360)

ability:

ps3>>360 (blu ray, media hub etc)

Answer 3

Technical specs

CPU -

360 - 3-core Intle Xenon CPU (3.2gbhz per core - 9.6ghz)

PS3 - 8-Core Cell Broadband SPU (3.2ghz per core - 25.6Ghz) (as seen in worlds fastest PC)

both have 512mb RAM

PS3 - 256mb dedicated gfx ram - 256mb dedicated sytem ram

360 Gfx n system have to share the ram between them.

HDD

Ps3- can use any laptop HDD cheaply availbl online nad PC sotres

360 - specialist 360 HDD only availble of MS or games stores.

disc media

360 - DVD paly back only, HD through obsolete HD-DVD extension

Ps3 - Blu-ray and Upscaling DVD drive.

both support CD drive too.

Failure Rate

360 -estimated 10-30%

Ps3 - Estimated 0.02%

Software-

DLC

both have online sotres with DLC

Online multiplayer

Ps3 - Free

360 - $10 per month/$50 per year

other serivces

360 - soon to have avatars, and Netflix support (US only)

PS3 - PS3 Home, Life with Playstation, Movies n TV shows, currnetly US, soon to be EUn PAL regions, comes wiht Internet browser.

Games

360- larger library due to year head start, Halo 3 holds currnet gaming record of most games sold. limited to 4.7GB of DVD media

PS3- Smaller library, PS3 Exclusives gained more awards at E3 than 360, Can hold more content due to 50GB space on Blu-ray media.