Xbox 360 VS PlayStation 3

Playstation 3 comes with an in-built Blu-Ray player which provides HD output with great sound quality. Xbox 360 is known for its incredible community experience and offers a more Windows friendly environment that is tightly integrated with other Microsoft windows applications. Both are 7th generation game consoles and offer amazing online gaming services, Play Station Network(PSN) and Xbox Live. While PSN Network has no monthly fee for playing games online, Xbox Live has a subscription with flexible pricing options.

PlayStation 3

Comparison chart

Cell Processor @ 3.23 GHz (8 Cores)	3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon
Online services	Play Station Network for multiplayer support, downloadable movies and game, online surfing, and meeting other players.	Xbox Live for multiplayer support, downloadable movies, music, and games, online surfing, and meeting other players.
Storage capacity	20, 40, 60, 80, 120, 250, or 320 GB hard drive.	4, 20, 60, 120, 250 or 320 GB hard drive.
Sound	Stereo. Can support 5.1-channel Dolby Digital (HDMI), 7.1-channel LPCM	Stereo, 5.1 Surround, Dolby WMA Pro
Price	$249 for 160GB system; $319.95 for 320 GB system.	$199.99 for 4GB console, $299.99 for 4GB console with Kinect, $299.99 for 250GB console, $419.99 for 250 GB console with Kinect
Manufacturer	Sony	Microsoft
Generation	7th generation console	7th generation console
Graphics	Nvidia RSX graphics processor, with 25g MB XDR main memory and 256 GDDR3 video memory.	ATI Xenos with 10 MB embedded eDRAM and 512 MB DDR3 video RAM.
Units sold worldwide	77 million (as of January 2013)	About 100 million (as of January 2014)
Available Versions	160 GB and 320 GB	4 GB and 250 GB
Connectivity	4 x USB 2.0, Ethernet, built-in Wifi	5 x USB 2.0, IR port, Ethernet, Wifi 802.11a/b/g
Internet Browser	Yes	Yes
Online Subscription Fee	PSN has no fee for playing games online.	Xbox Live has a subscription with flexible pricing options.
What is it?	Play Station 3, is a gaming console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, commonly known as PS3.	Xbox 360 is a video game console, produced by Microsoft, and developed with IBM, ATI and SiS.
Blu-ray	Yes	No
Controllers	Supports 7 wireless and/or wired controllers without removable batteries.	up to 4 wireless and/or wired controllers
Best-selling game(s)	As of March 31, 2012-Grand Turismo 5 (7.43m), God of War III (5.2m), Call of Duty:Modern Warfare (4.8m), Uncharted 3 (3.8m), Uncharted 2 (3.8m), MotorStorm (3.31m), Call of Duty: Black Ops (3.27 units), Metal Gear Solid 4 (3m) and LittleBigPlanet(3m)	As of April 19th 2012-Kinect Adventures(18m), Call of Duty: Black Ops(12m), Halo 3(8.10m), Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2(7.48m), Gears of War(5m), Gears of War 2(5m), Halo:Reach(5m), Grand Theft Auto IV(4.35m) and Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare(4.22m)
Processor	It uses IBM designed Cell microprocessor with 3.2 GHz cell w/7 SPEs 2.0 TFLOPS.	PowerPC Xenon
Exclusive Games	Metal Gear Solid 4, InFamous 1&2, God of War 3, LittleBigPlanet and Uncharted 2 and more.	Gears of War 3, Motorsport 4, Halo Combat and Forza Motorsport 4 and more.
Video screen	480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p (will down sample to standard definition)	16:9 widescreen 720p, 1080i, 1080p (will down sample to standard definition)
Most game of the year awards for one game (exclusives only)	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 100 GotY awards (The most ever won).	Halo 3: 7 GotY awards
HDMI output	Yes	Yes
Release	In Japan, 11th November 2006. In the US, 17th November 2006	In the US, 22nd November 2005. In Japan, 10th December 2005.
Video cables	Composite cables, HDMI, and component cables	Arcade model includes composite cables only. Pro/Premium model includes composite and component cables. Elite model includes composite, component, and HDMI cable.
Backwards compatibility	Fully compatible after downloading PS2 system data from the PS store.	478 original Xbox titles.
Integration with other portable systems	With PSP devices and sony mp4 players	With iPod, iPhone, iPad with free app, and Windows Computers
External hard drive support	Yes	Yes
Video memory bandwidth	22.4 GBps	21.6 GBps to system RAM; 256 GBps to eDRAM
Media storage	Blu-ray disk	Double layer DVDs
Hacked	The Sony PlayStation network has been hacked on more than one occasion, most recently in 2011.	There have been no known hacks of the Xbox Live service, although there have been some security alerts and individual accounts have been compromised.

Cell Processor @ 3.23 GHz (8 Cores)

3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon

Online services

Play Station Network for multiplayer support, downloadable movies and game, online surfing, and meeting other players.

Xbox Live for multiplayer support, downloadable movies, music, and games, online surfing, and meeting other players.

Storage capacity

20, 40, 60, 80, 120, 250, or 320 GB hard drive.

4, 20, 60, 120, 250 or 320 GB hard drive.

Sound

Stereo. Can support 5.1-channel Dolby Digital (HDMI), 7.1-channel LPCM

Stereo, 5.1 Surround, Dolby WMA Pro

Price

$249 for 160GB system; $319.95 for 320 GB system.

$199.99 for 4GB console, $299.99 for 4GB console with Kinect, $299.99 for 250GB console, $419.99 for 250 GB console with Kinect

Manufacturer

Sony

Microsoft

Generation

7th generation console

7th generation console

Graphics

Nvidia RSX graphics processor, with 25g MB XDR main memory and 256 GDDR3 video memory.

ATI Xenos with 10 MB embedded eDRAM and 512 MB DDR3 video RAM.

Units sold worldwide

77 million (as of January 2013)

About 100 million (as of January 2014)

Available Versions

160 GB and 320 GB

4 GB and 250 GB

Connectivity

4 x USB 2.0, Ethernet, built-in Wifi

5 x USB 2.0, IR port, Ethernet, Wifi 802.11a/b/g

Internet Browser

Yes

Yes

Online Subscription Fee

PSN has no fee for playing games online.

Xbox Live has a subscription with flexible pricing options.

What is it?

Play Station 3, is a gaming console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, commonly known as PS3.

Xbox 360 is a video game console, produced by Microsoft, and developed with IBM, ATI and SiS.

Blu-ray

Yes

No

Controllers

Supports 7 wireless and/or wired controllers without removable batteries.

up to 4 wireless and/or wired controllers

Best-selling game(s)

As of March 31, 2012-Grand Turismo 5 (7.43m), God of War III (5.2m), Call of Duty:Modern Warfare (4.8m), Uncharted 3 (3.8m), Uncharted 2 (3.8m), MotorStorm (3.31m), Call of Duty: Black Ops (3.27 units), Metal Gear Solid 4 (3m) and LittleBigPlanet(3m)

As of April 19th 2012-Kinect Adventures(18m), Call of Duty: Black Ops(12m), Halo 3(8.10m), Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2(7.48m), Gears of War(5m), Gears of War 2(5m), Halo:Reach(5m), Grand Theft Auto IV(4.35m) and Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare(4.22m)

Processor

It uses IBM designed Cell microprocessor with 3.2 GHz cell w/7 SPEs 2.0 TFLOPS.

PowerPC Xenon

Exclusive Games

Metal Gear Solid 4, InFamous 1&2, God of War 3, LittleBigPlanet and Uncharted 2 and more.

Gears of War 3, Motorsport 4, Halo Combat and Forza Motorsport 4 and more.

Video screen

480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p (will down sample to standard definition)

16:9 widescreen 720p, 1080i, 1080p (will down sample to standard definition)

Most game of the year awards for one game (exclusives only)

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 100 GotY awards (The most ever won).

Halo 3: 7 GotY awards

HDMI output

Yes

Yes

Release

In Japan, 11th November 2006. In the US, 17th November 2006

In the US, 22nd November 2005. In Japan, 10th December 2005.

Video cables

Composite cables, HDMI, and component cables

Arcade model includes composite cables only. Pro/Premium model includes composite and component cables. Elite model includes composite, component, and HDMI cable.

Backwards compatibility

Fully compatible after downloading PS2 system data from the PS store.

478 original Xbox titles.

Integration with other portable systems

With PSP devices and sony mp4 players

With iPod, iPhone, iPad with free app, and Windows Computers

External hard drive support

Yes

Yes

Video memory bandwidth

22.4 GBps

21.6 GBps to system RAM; 256 GBps to eDRAM

Media storage

Blu-ray disk

Double layer DVDs

Hacked

The Sony PlayStation network has been hacked on more than one occasion, most recently in 2011.

There have been no known hacks of the Xbox Live service, although there have been some security alerts and individual accounts have been compromised.