Console hardware pricing

Posted by marshall Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:27:00 GMT

Price/feature comparison of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 hardware:

Price Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
$300 Xbox 360 Core System
  • No high-def disc support
  • No hard drive
  • No backwards compatibility
  • Wired controller
  • No HDMI
  • No wi-fi
  
$400 Xbox 360
  • No high-def disc support
  • 20 GB hard drive
  • Backwards compatible w/ ~300 titles
  • Wireless controller
  • No HDMI
  • No wi-fi
  
$500 Xbox 360 Core System + HD-DVD
  • HD-DVD
  • No hard drive
  • No backwards compatibility
  • Wired controller
  • No HDMI
  • No wi-fi
 PS3 20GB
  • Blu-Ray
  • 20 GB hard drive
  • Backwards compatible w/ >2,500 titles
  • Wireless controller
  • HDMI
  • No wi-fi
$600 Xbox 360 + HD-DVD
  • HD-DVD
  • 20 GB hard drive
  • Backwards compatible w/ ~300 titles
  • Wireless controller
  • No HDMI
  • No wi-fi
 PS3 60GB
  • Blu-Ray
  • 60 GB hard drive
  • Backwards compatible w/ >2,500 titles
  • Wireless controller
  • HDMI
  • Wi-fi
$700 Xbox 360 + HD-DVD + Wi-Fi
  • HD-DVD
  • 20 GB hard drive
  • Backwards compatible w/ ~300 titles
  • Wireless controller
  • No HDMI
  • Wi-fi
  

Backwards compatibility numbers only include titles released in the USA. The figures for the Japanese PS3 are considerably higher.

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