April 18, 2005

Next Generation Consoles: What is Known?

1up has a feature on what is known about the next-generation consoles, most of which will be announced and revealed around the time of E3. Playstation 3 will have the Cell processor which will reportedly be 10 times more powerful than any current CPU. The PS3 will also incorporate Blu-Ray storage which offers 6 times the space of DVD at 27GB for single layer and 54GB for dual layer.

Microsoft Xbox 360 will reportedly come with a wireless controller, white design color scheme, HD Era graphic requirements (all games must support HDTV resolutions), and bigger Xbox LIVE integration. Clueless Nintendo will focus the Revolution on a new user interface (touch screen like DS?) and integrate Wi-Fi wireless.