• By Brian Crecente
    Aug 27, 2009 8:00 AM 210,100
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    PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite: Tale of the Tape

    For the first time in the history of the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 console wars, gamers have a chance to pay the same cash for very similar hardware.

    For $299 a happy gamer can land themselves a PS3 Slim or an Xbox 360 Elite. Let's go to the numbers to see how they compare.


    PS3 Slim Xbox 360 Elite
    Price $299 $299
    Color Black Black
    Hard Disk Size 120GB 120GB
    USB Ports 2 3
    WiFi Built-In $99 Add On
    Disc Drive Blu-ray/DVD/CD DVD/CD
    HDMI Yes, no cable included Yes, no cable included
    Bluetooth Yes No
    Controllers Included One One
    Last Generation Backwards Compatibility No Partial
    Online Play Free $50 a year
    Dimensions 290 × 65 × 290 mm 310 x 80 x 260 mm
    Weight 3.2 kg 3.5 kg


    Looking at just the hardware the PS3 Slim seems to win the match-up offering both built-in WiFi support and a Blu-ray player for the same price as the Xbox 360 Elite, which has neither but does include backwards compatibility.

    Of course, the bigger, most important deciding factor will likely boil down to game selection. And that's a whole other article.


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