The class was split into pairs and set to finding the hardware specifications of some of the main computer game platforms.
Microsoft Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Nintendo Wii
Apple iPod/iPad/iPhone
Nintendo DS/DSi/3DS
Coltness HS – Computer Games Development
BGE & NPA
The class was split into pairs and set to finding the hardware specifications of some of the main computer game platforms.
Microsoft Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Nintendo Wii
Apple iPod/iPad/iPhone
Nintendo DS/DSi/3DS
Platform Name – Xbox 360
Platform Type – Games Console
Processor – Xenon Custom Triple-Core 64-Bit
Memory – 512MB
Graphics – ATI Xenos 500 MHz
Communications-Ethernet Cable,Wi-Fi, Infrared
Storage – 20GB/60GB/120GB/250GB
Platform-Sony PlayStation 3
Platform type -Console
Processor 3.2 GHz Cell Broadband Engine with 1 PPE & 7 SPEs
Memory- 256 MB system and 256 MB video
Graphics-550 MHz NVIDIA/SCEI RSX ‘Reality Synthesizer’
Communications-
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
4 × USB 2.0
(2 × in 40 GB and all later models)
Wired gigabit Ethernet
Flash memory input
• MemoryStick/PRO/Duo*
• SD/MMC*
• CompactFlash/Microdrive*
Audio/video output
• HDMI 1.3a out
o CEC (BRAVIA sync)**
• S/PDIF out (TOSLINK)
• AV Multi out
o Composite video/stereo audio cable***
o S-Video cable
o SCART cable
o Component video cable
o D-Terminal cable
Storage -2.5-inch SATA hard drive
(20 GB, 40 GB, 60 GB, 80 GB, 120 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB, or 320 GB included) (upgradeable)
PLATFORM NAME- I-Pod touch
PLATFORM TYPE- Handheld games console
PROCESSOR- ARM Cortex-A8, Apple A4 1 GHz
MEMORY- 256 MB DRAM
COMMUNICATIONS-Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (802.11n 2.4 GHz only) and Bluetooth 2.1
STORAGE0- 8, 32 and 64 GB Flash memory
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