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Xbox 360 Slim: It Only Does….Everything?

It only does everything. Sure, it’s the PS3’s slogan of course, talking up how said system is ubiquitous in all its ways. However, we decided to take a look at Microsoft’s latest Xbox 360 Slim, debuted at E3 2010, and its capabilities. When we peeped hard and close we quickly realized that there was more than meets the eye; because apart from playing Blu-ray, there’s nothing much the PS3 can do that the Xbox 360 can’t. Seriously.

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Shadow Flare5769d ago

It lacks the cell processor and bluray, which means it will never get a game like gran turismo 5 on it. Those 2 components are a fairly big deal as they ensure the ps3 will live for a very long time.

Because with those 2 components, GT5 can have 1000 cars at 1080p, 60fps, 16 cars on track, all in photo realistic graphics. And thats just some of the games features.

Call me when 360 can do a similar game. Thats why 360 cannot say, 'it only does everything'

The Meerkat5769d ago

Can a PS3 do Cross game chat, custom soundtracks in all games and Halo Reach with 4 player co-op, video replays and level editor.

Nope.

They both only do most things.

Optical_Matrix5769d ago

Lol of course PS3 can do 4 player co-op with video replays and level editor, just no ones made a game that allows you to do that. HOWEVER, I can spin this and say can 360 do games that match the technical prowess of God of War III, Gt5, Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2/3...answer is..no. And not just because no ones bothered make games on that level for the machine.

mrv3215769d ago

Can the 360 even do cross game chat in all games? Last I check MW2 some gametypes don't allow so does that mean the 360 can't do cross game chat?

Resistance 2 had 8 player co-op
Uncharted 2 HAD Video replays.
LBP 2 has the best level editor I've ever seen.

jacobdevos5769d ago

In the sense that all anyone will do on this forum is put lists of things one of the consoles has done that the other hasn't..

counterproductive..

I disagree when you say something really stupid like 'halo reach with 4player co-op'

.. man you took an exclusive game and said a feature it has.. get real.. xbox can't do *littlebigplanet* with 4 player coop can it? but they both CAN do 4p coop.

aside from that not only can ps3 do video replays.. it can upload them to youtube for you.. after you edit them with its video editor... take a look at any of the pixeljunk games they have this ability.

cross game chat's a big one to list. I question why everyone wants that but an exterior communication system would be nice. I like that the xbox has that.

IdleLeeSiuLung5769d ago

LOL... inverse logic for the fanboys.

PS3 can support this, even though nobody made it yet. Xbox 360 can't do this, because nobody made it yet!

The Meerkat5769d ago

Name a PS3 game that can do as much as Halo Reach.
One game.
Not 2 or 3 different games that each do one part.

FragGen5769d ago

You're saying that almost as if you believe an irrelevant feature like cross game chat (which is a software/network feature that can be modified/added and is not an inherent limitation of the system) or some specific game features (which are again, modifiable and present at developer discretion not a SYSTEM level thing (and are also already on BOTH systems)) is as important as a fundamental hardware limitation like CPU power (cell) or storage capacity (Blu-ray, upgradeable hdd, etc).

This to me, says you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how to evaluate hardware software systems so your input is pretty questionable on this topic.

LeonSKennedy4Life5768d ago

Meerkat:

Little Big Planet has 4-player co-op, a much more intricate level editor, gives you jetpacks/swords/guns/etc., and is narrated by Stephen Fry. Halo is not narrated by Stephen Fry.

Come to think of it...LBP2 has more features than Halo: Reach also...and neither of them is out.

Also...Haze had 4-player co-op. I thought you should all know. It was added into Halo 3 because Haze scared Bungie before release.

IdleLeeSiuLung5768d ago (Edited 5768d ago )

Actually, I beg to differ. If anything, software design in itself may have limitations that prevent a certain feature from being implemented efficiently within the constraint the designer setup. An example of this is the friends list limitation set by the original Xbox Live.

So even though the hardware is capable, a design that doesn't account for those features will prevent it from happening. Same with hardware, if you optimize efficiently you can draw out a lot of power to the point where a processing unit is half (or less) the speed of another can catch up. The question is how much resources do you want to put into pulling this power out.

That is why I favor faster console cycle, because inefficient design also benefits from raw processing power reducing personnel workload. We are coming to the point that for the vast majority, computing power is far cheaper than creating very efficient software unless you are the kind of business that can spread that savings repeatedly i.e. servers for Google or something.

HoustonTexaz7135768d ago

Oh Ps3 Can Do Dat if It Wanted Even better lol

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Queasy5769d ago

Disagree because it's not necessarily the cell processor and blu-ray that allows those things. It's Digital Polyphony, one of the best game developers ever. They are able to squeeze more and go further with a system for their particular genre than anybody else regardless of what system it is on.

Imalwaysright5768d ago

Bubbles. Fanboys on N4g tend to forget that if they are playing good games is because of the developers. 360, PS3 and PC are nothing but hardware and no matter how much powerful the hardware is if the developers didnt put effort into making good games we wouldnt get them. For example everyone that i know likes RE4 more than RE5 and yet RE5 was made in far more superior hardware than RE4.

Shadow Flare5768d ago

Aside from the other features i mentioned, you would not be able to fit 1000 cars on 1 dvd disc, unless each car had ps2 graphics. And to stretch that to 60fps and 1080p is incredible.

There's having good developers, and then there's having hardware limitations. There are just some things that can be done on ps3 and not 360

ShadowCK5768d ago (Edited 5768d ago )

Metal Gear Solid Rising looks better than Metal Gear Solid 4 and is coming to the Xbox 360. Forza Motorsport 3 and Gears of war 3 are coming out and they both give PS3 exclusives a stiff competition. People seem to forget that Blu-ray is slow as crap and does not provide much for games. It merely serves for memory. The Xbox 360 and the PS3 both have their cons and pros.

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Optical_Matrix5769d ago

It doesn't do Blu-Ray,nor does it have HDMI 1.3 required for true 1080p (instead of 1080p upscaled)...the list goes on. What a lame ass article.

DigitalHorror815768d ago

How about 1080p from a 1st party? Why a SEGA title? And why Tennis? Why not a Ratchet & Clank or Uncharted or God Of War III styled game? No offense to sports players, but come on.

madjedi5768d ago (Edited 5768d ago )

@soxfan You forgot marvel ultimate alliance 1, unfortunately somewhere between 2007 to the end of 2008, most games stopped saying the native resolutions and listed all the hd resolutions.

So a list from either console boasting it has the most 1080p games is sad at best, considering there are maybe 10 games between that are true 1080p if that many.

@digital wipeout hd was 1080p at 60 fps, a rachet and clank game in 1080p are you serious, obviously you haven't played the games arenas much. Chaotic/crazy video effects and alot of enemies on screen at one time is putting it mildly.

Maybe because sports games are alot simpler and do not have the same amount of environment interaction(destructable objects), fps requirements, number of enemies, objects to render ect, bandwidth required for inengine cutscenes ect.

People expecting bleeding edge visuals and incredible physics at 1080p on these console games, need to be thrown into a cold shower to be woke up.

Both the ps3 and 360 are essentially using modified 4-6 yr old pc hardware, the slim/S use the same basic hardware cpu/gpu as the launch consoles, only a more energy efficient version.

Probably the biggest reason, most games aren't 1080p is lack of enough video memory, they can only program games that can run on the available memory that is on the retail version of the consoles.

edhe5769d ago

Wow you're an idiot if you think you need hdmi 1.3 for 1080p signals.

Hell you can do it on component.

NB for anyone that touts blu-ray as a major feature - have you seen the zune instant on? It's mighty impressive.

Having said that though i'd play blu-rays by choice as the 360 doesn't do 24Hz - if they fix that i'd be happy.

Still - the ability to switch the 360 on to watch sky films or zune films instantly, the latter in 1080p even on a 5mb connection, is a huge feature.

mac_sparrow5769d ago

while instant on is impressive and the resolution is there the colour subsampling is not at the same level of quality. You really can notice these things on a projector.

Elven65769d ago

True 1080p is possible on all versions of HDMI, it was kind of the big selling point for it back in the day since Component has restrictions on 1080p,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Both the PS3 and 360 have their share of true 1080p games as well.

MorganX5768d ago

I disagree with you too, even though I know you're right.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot3d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle3d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk773d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer11d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde9d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy10d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand1259d ago (Edited 9d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7711d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga11d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199210d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga10d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman10d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger10d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box11d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion10d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7211d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7511d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit11d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14911d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7711d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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