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Size Comparison: PS3 vs. XBOX360 vs. PS3 slim
wast3oid \| 4:34 AM on 08.19.2009	16 comments

I edited the ps3 slim into a side by side pic of the original ps3 and the xbox360. I did that by resizing the pictures to same proportions using the original PS3 as a measure.

Based on that comparison, the PS3 slim sure is one sexy machine.

With 34% less power usage it should use 134 W on heavy duty and approximately 118 W in idle mode. Not bad compared to the 181 W the 360 uses on heavy duty.

Now I'm considering a switch to the PS3 from my XBOX360.

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13 comments | showing # 1 to 13

nebones

Maybe I'll get one.....

....maybe.

Persona

do you know if it is still backwards compatible? if not I won't bother.

Nefilim

I'll get one just for playing GoW3 and The Last Guardian. Like I did with the PS2 for ICO, SotC and the GoW games.

Persona

ugh unfortunately i found out that they are not making the slim backwards compatible, how annoying... i have tons of ps2 games, and now the "classics" will be available for "rebuy" on PSN, ugh what a money rape. I can't even afford PS3 let alone rebuying all my games Digitally. Maybe they should allow you to "copy" them to the Hard Drive. Guess thats not going to happen though. Money sluts.

Spajk

Nah, I'll stick to my 60GB PS3 w/ backward compatibility. This one may be cool, but I won't get rid of my big'n'heavy gaming machine :] I may get Slim, since I'll be away from home for a while and I need to play on something :D

zgerhard

In comparison, the ps3 slim reminds me of the second gen sega genesis lol.

About backwards compatibility... if you have a PS2 already, why does it matter? No one is forcing you to trade it in or dump it just because you upgrade. Understandably, it would be nice to have it, but I just kept my PS2 and I realized after getting a PS3 it was being used more as a paperweight than anything. :)

wast3oid

@ZGERHARD
i.m.o. the first gen sega genesis was better looking then the second gen one. Thanks to its headponejack and its volume control, it had the look and feel of a hifi machine you could display in your living room without feeling ashamed of having a toy.
Modern game consoles are lacking that high class feeling. i think its because nowadays they don't need to look like hifi machines, since gaming has grown in popularity amongst all ages.
i have my xbox360 sitting in a small niche next to the tv and my dolby digital decoder. it almost feels as if it was made to fill in that spot.

Clint

Size isn't important. What I want is a PS3 that doesn't sound like a fucking turbine D:

Drachula64

I'm thinking about getting a slim...nxt year. Right now my funds are set aside for the landslide of good games coming out this year.

Crunshii

Trust me, I have the 60g model with BC. I think its better to play PS2/PS1 games on the PS2 than on the PS3. It is allot faster and not a mission to play the games, PS3 BC does chug a bit because it is not meant to play BC.

Steel Squirrel

Crunshii, do you work for Sony? Just curious.

Aurain

Crunshii is right.

a PS2 is always better than a PS3 for backwards compatibility.

Running it on a none HD TV is good too.
Not joking.

pedrovay2003

@Scary Womanizing Pig Mask

The PS3 sounds like a turbine? No, I think you're confusing it with the wind tunnel known as the Xbox 360. The only time the PS3 is loud is when you're playing PS2 (and possibly PS1) games, but when you've got a Blu-ray in there or are playing a downloaded game, it's barely noticeable.

Also, @Crunshii

I've never had a single issue playing PS1 and PS2 games on my 80gb PS3. In fact, they play better and load faster most of the time.

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