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