XBox Vs. PS@: The Battle For The Best Gaming Console

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XBox vs. PlayStation2: The Battle
for the Best Gaming Console

Ever since gaming consoles have been created, there have always been huge debates on which is best, but none have been compared more than the latest two consoles: the XBox, which is created by Microsoft, and the PlayStation2, created by Sony. As an experienced, unbiased gamer, I will end this debate and once and for all prove that the XBox is the superior gaming console. In order to fairly compare each system, I will break down each system into three categories: system specifications, games and accessories.
The system specifications are what a console has to make the game play faster, smoother, and graphically more appealing. The most important element of each system is its CPU (central processing unit), which is the brains of the system. The speed of the Xbox’s CPU is 733MHz while the PlayStation2’s CPU speed is 295MHz; a substantial difference. In essence, this means the XBox can do more and harder things.
The second most important component is the graphics processor, which is what shows you whatever is on the screen and how well. With another significant difference the XBox’s graphic processor speed is clocked at 250MHz whereas the PlayStation2 is clocked at 147MHz, meaning the XBox has better graphics.
The last major element of a gaming console is its memory and hard drive space. Memory is the amount of temporary storage that can be held at one time and hard drive space is the amount of storage that can be held permanently. The Xbox has 64MB of memory and 10GB of hard drive space, which is enough hard drive space to last you forever. The PlayStation2, on the other hand, has half the memory of the XBox, 32MB, and it does not even have a hard drive, which means that you need to buy memory cards that are only 8MB to save all your information. A PlayStation2 owner would have to buy 125 memory cards to equal the amount of space the XBox has. In round ...