PlayStation 3 vs  Xbox 360

PlayStation 3(PS3) is a gaming console produced by Sony Entertainment.It is the third release in PlayStation series.Main rival of this console is Microsoft Xbox 360.
This console was first released in Japan on 11 November 2006 at 7.00am.The PlayStation 3 was launched in United States on 17 November 2006 mainly through eBay follwoed by Singapore in March 2007,Korea on June 2007 and in PAL region
The pack comes with a wireless Sixaxis and Dualshock 3 controllers.
On the otherhand,the Xbox 360 is also a video game console produced by Microsoft and developed with IBM, ATI and SiS..It is the second console in Xbox series.First console in this series is Xbox.The Xbox 360 competes with PlayStation 3.
This was released in November 22,2005 in North America followed by Europe in December 2,2005,Japan in December 10,2005,Mexico,Kore,Sigapore,Hong Kong,India,Austrlia,UAE in 2006,2007,2008 respectively.

COMPARISON

PS3 has an inbuilt Blu-Ray player that allows HD output with awsome sound quality.Xbox 360 give a Windows friendly environment to the user.
Generation
Both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is a 7th generation console.PlayStaion Network for multiplayer support while Xbox 360 for multiplayer support, downloadable movies.

Processor
PS3:It uses IBM designed Cell microprocessor with 3.2 GHz cell w/7 SPEs 2.0 TFLOPS.    
360:It has a G5 PowerPC processor by IBM with a configuration of 3.2 GHz, W/3 cores 1.0 TFLOPS

Video memory bandwidth    
PS3:22.4 GBps    
360:21.6 GBps to system RAM; 256 GBps to eDRAM

Storage capacity 
PS3:20, 40, 60, 80, 120, or 250 hard drive.
360:4, 20, 60, 120, 250 or 320 GB hard drive.

Sound
PS3:Stereo. Can support 5.1-channel Dolby Digital (HDMI), 7.1-channel LPCM
360:Dolby Pro-Logic II. Can support 5.1 channel Dolby Digital.

CPU
PS3:Cell Processor @ 3.23 GHz (8 Cores)
360:3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon

Online Services
PS3:online surfing,downloadable movies and game and meeting other players.
360:music, and games, online surfing, and meeting other players.
  
Graphics
PS3:Nvidia RSX graphics processor, with 25g MB XDR main memory and 256 GDDR3 video memory.
360:ATI Xenos with 10 MB embedded eDRAM and 512 MG DDR3 video ram.

Price
PS3:$249 for 160GB system; $319.95 for 320 GB system.
360:$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

Exclusive Games
 PS3 :Metal Gear Solid 4, InFamous 1&2, God of War 3, LittleBigPlanet and Uncharted 2
360:Gears of War 3, Motorsport 4, Halo Combat and Forza Motorsport 4 and more.

Wireless networking
PS3: Yes
360:As an add-on; built into the S model


Connectivity
 PS3:4 x USB 2.0, Ethernet, built-in Wifi
360:5 x USB 2.0, IR port, Ethernet, Wifi 802.11a/b/g

Available Versions 
PS3:160 GB and 320 GB
360:4 GB and 250 GB

Internet Browser
 PS3:Yes
360:Yes

Blu-ray
PS3:Yes
360:No

Online Subscription Fee
PS3:PSN has no fee for playing games online.    
360:Xbox Live has a subscription with flexible pricing options.


Video screen    
PS3:480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p (will down sample to standard definition)
360:16:9 widescreen 720p, 1080i, 1080p (will down sample to standard definition)

Controllers
PS3:Supports 7 wireless and/or wired controllers without removable batteries.
360:4 wireless and/or wired controllers with removable AA batteries. Or wireless controllers with charger

Integration with other portable systems
PS3:With PSP devices and sony mp4 players    
360:With iPod, iPhone, iPad with free app, and Windows Computers

External hard drive support
PS3:    Yes
360:     Yes

Media storage
PS3:Blu-ray disk
360: Double layer DVDs