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Size matters: how big is your machine?

Posted Oct 2, 2006 at 6:24PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Jason Chen, NES

Curious how the next-gen consoles compare in size when they're lined up beside one another? Here's an interesting little chart from Jason Chen that shows the PS3 (red), Xbox 360 (green), and Wii (purple). Heck!, it even has a cameo of the old school NES (yellow) console.

If you remember, these "size comparison" projects have been done before. Some replicated a PS3 model in wood and compared it with the 360. Another even made cardboard versions of the Wii and PS3. Although you might think that these kinds of projects are worthless, think again. Knowing the size of the console you intend to buy also helps you make a decision. Do you have the shelf space for it? Would you be able to fit multiple consoles in the little notch under your TV? In any case, the dimensions of the console is still a factor in purchasing the machine.

So does size really matter? Depends who you're asking. Because sometimes, some people would prefer their console to be monstrous and macho like the PS3, while some would rather have it small and lithe like the Wii. Regardless, the age old question of size will always have different answers.

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Yeah, people made cardboard models. We all saw those.

But this is a good graphical representation that beats the models because it shows in stark black and white (er, in stark pastels) the differences in size.

I was like "Woah! I never really realized just how small the Wii is!" I mean, I knew it was small, but when you look at it like that, as a pretty little box next to a other pretty bigger boxes, you gotta wonder what the differences in technology, miniaturization , heat, and DURABILITY are.

Graphics may matter more than size, but size determines the configuration of the hardware, and when or if that hardware goes bust, there won't be no more graphics! LOL

# I HAVE A LITTLE WII — Guest 2006-10-02 20:51

the title says it all =)

# hello — Guest 2006-10-02 20:56

hello it does make a difference to buy a bigger better machine with all features. who cares about the wii remote, i have direct tv remote which is wirless. wii is old idea. no dvd to take on vactions or friends , we need more content. wii is 1.5 for being small. "imagine" if ps3 cost 250.00 and wii 250.00, would you get if it was 250.00. don't take t personal. anyone young 14 in this blog should get out. there was not enough online for gamecube probably only 2 games or none

# sdaasd — Guest 2006-10-02 21:04

if your ps3 crashes (which it prob will) u can always use it as a door stop

# meh! — Guest 2006-10-02 21:38

Well if your Xbox360 crashes (which it already has done) you can pile all the miscellaneous hardware and wires together and make a new door!

# Hmmmm — Guest 2006-10-02 22:29

Has it been confirmed that the PS3's power supply will be internal? I don't really follow this stuff. The console is a pretty good size if it is

Lol @ the guy who thinks the HD-DVD drive would make a difference in the 360's size if it was internal. Have you seen a bare HD-DVD drive? They're the same size as any Blu-Ray or DVD drive...

I don't get why people care about the size of a 1 ft console. If you need to worry about that, you need a bigger... house or something

And jesus #6, English please?

# Wait a minute... — Guest 2006-10-02 22:41

Wasn't one of the complaints made by Japanese against the original xbox the large size of it, and that it had a convex top? The PS3 is larger than the original xbox (to my knowledge), and has a decidedly convex top - score one for fanboy hypocrisy.

# NES — Guest 2006-10-03 00:21

Boo Hoo, Lets not forget the nes is the best system there

# Nintendo never fail — Guest 2006-10-03 00:36

All you Sony And Microsoft Fan boys are all the same, When the Ps2 was out and the Xbox was about to arrive all the arguments started about power, size and which one would win. Sony fan boys convinced that the amount of games already out would win it and Microsoft fan boys convinced that The power of the machine would win it. Now al you Muppets are arguing the reason that the other console last time around would fail is now the reason that your new console will win. Nintendo Will always be there with who ever makes it because they stick to there roots and the fans know this and can expect the best games even though the might not have the most power. Just Like the days of Sega mega drive and the Snes, and look who is still around out of them two

# :p — Arkz 2006-10-03 00:36

NES Rocks!

# Bigger=Better — Guest 2006-10-03 01:14

Bigger=Better

# >>>XBOX360.qt.net — Guest 2006-10-03 01:15

@ 12

Not only are you entirely off-topic, but you're in entirely the wrong blog. (Same goes for some others)

I'm all for rational debate. But please, keep your NDF representin self away. This ain't risk, stop trying to 'conquer' other console-specific blogs.

# . — Guest 2006-10-03 01:22

Well I guess this means the ps3 "fanBOYS" can relate this to the male world, bigger=better lol... jk jk.

Well I guess the size doesnt really matter (unless it is overly big...) its what is inside that counts.

# What? — Guest 2006-10-03 01:46

*Remembers days when sony fanboys laughed at the Xbox for being bigger than the PS2, even though it was more powerful than the PS2*

How the tables have turned.

# The great deciever. — Guest 2006-10-03 02:07

"Remembers days when sony fanboys laughed at the Xbox for being bigger than the PS2, even though it was more powerful than the PS2"

Excellent point. Just goes to show you how far a person will go to defend the things they love. In the end, all the consoles will attain a certain level of success. Each console appears to be appealing to certain demographics. People tend to defend the things they love, even if its by using political tactics to ensue a "level-headed" argument. The fact remains that size does not matter to a fan-boy. What some one claims to be big and ugly can instantly become advanced and groundbreaking. If the PS3 managed to be half the size of the Wii, than sony fans would cling to that. Its not that they're holding on to false hope, its that they're absolutely certain that Sony will prevail and that whatever they dish out must be of good intentions. I really do not blame them, for all we know the PS3 can rise above and beyond all these negative expectations.

I for one try to stay away from all this bullcrap bickering over which one is better and who is going to win. I'm not buying a console so I can be on the winning side. I'm buying one so I can play the games that I want to play. Hell if I care about graphics or motion sensors. I care about good games that strike my interest. The sad thing is that all these fanboys will go to the lengths of never buying from the competetion in order to have their side be more successful. Its a shame though, your all buying in to exactly what the companies want - Blindly folling consumers. Enjoy your consoles.

# expected — Guest 2006-10-03 02:37

Well you get what you pay for.

# Agree with #10 — Guest 2006-10-03 03:03

"Wasn't one of the complaints made by Japanese against the original xbox the large size of it, and that it had a convex top?"

I heard that too. It will be interesting to see if that was true by seeing the number of PS3s they buy in Japan.

# hahahaha small peepee — Guest 2006-10-03 03:09

"Bigger=Better"

THIS JUST IN, SONY FANBOYS TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR OTHER SHORT COMINGS!

# umm... — lordroba 2006-10-03 03:40

I think biger is better when it comes to the PS3. The bigger case should give it more room to breath so we should see less overheating problems when compared to other systems.

# Dude — SteveTao 2006-10-03 04:04

As long as the power supple is inside the PS3, it's all good. At least with the PS3, there's no chance of burning down my house while playing a game. On the downside, I can't use my PS3 to cook bacon and eggs like how I use the 360 to.

# .. — Guest 2006-10-03 04:23

yes because sony is known for its spotless record of things not over heating and catching on fire

cough ps2 and laptop batteries cough

# slimline PS3? — Guest 2006-10-03 04:35

Expect a slimline PS3 in 2012

# Affirming what 24. said — Guest 2006-10-03 04:48

No chance of burning your house down? So what gives with the reportedly six million Sony batteries being recalled?

How many 360's have 'exploded'? Ok, now, how many laptops with Sony batteries have quite literally exploded?

I'm (seriously) not suggesting the PS3 will suffer from severe battery defects, but such statistics/track records should at least be noted before making '360's double as grills' type remarks.

@ 25, yea, and then a year later we can expect PS3P featuring BMD (Blu-ray mini disks). lol. I would apologize for the 'fanboyic' comment, but is it not an actual possibility?

# Nintendo never fail — Guest 2006-10-03 04:50

And Then a pink slim line in 2013 (only if nintendo have done one first again)

# Nintendo never fail — Guest 2006-10-03 04:52

And Then a pink slim line in 2013 (only if nintendo have done one first again)

# SteveTao... — Guest 2006-10-03 06:48

...is just a fanboy who never uses his brain before he posts. QJ is home to many of examples of similar comments from Steve "Assassin's Creed will NEVER be on 360" Tao. ;)

So good posts #24 & #26.

# Size matters in Japan — fritzilla 2006-10-03 06:52

One of the biggest reasons the Japanese said they hated the Xbox was becasue it was too big. The whole argument went like that.

Now, we shall see if size is the determining factor or just nationalism.

fritzilla

# Cool — Guest 2006-10-03 08:06

I always like my console to be big. I like bigger just because it's bigger... lol. Also means less heat for RSX/Cell/blu-ray drive/blu-ray disc and everything i nthe console.

More room means less heat and longer life I bet for the console. So PS3 not only the best console ever with best graphics, more, and more features and so on.

But the biggest next gen console as well. Woooooooooooooo lol.

# Xbox360 is bigger in total size — Vietone 2006-10-03 10:25

The Xbox360 itself is bigger.

Xbox360 + Power "Brick" takes up much more space then the PS3.

Not to mention this size calculation doesnt take into the addition of adding a HDD which makes the XBox360 bigger

So that slight increase in height the PS3 has will be just around the same when you add a HDD to the xbox360.

Also Consider the PS3 has a internal PSU instead of external.

The PS3 is probably less prone to failure then the Xbox360. Why? Because they had more time to test the system out.

Consider this, the final design of the Xbox360 was decided around the same time they started prouction. Watch the videos about the Xbox360 and how they went through many many design ideas.

They had less then 6 months to test the design and produce it for launch. That meant very little testing at all. This is why the first systems didnt do well. Only after a good amounto f testing, 1 year, did they finally get the bugs out of the design.

The PS3 final design was known 2 years ago. That gave them nearly 2 years to test the design for bugs and hardware problems.

The only thing that they were debating was if they wanted to remove the PSU to make cooling better. Other then that the system design stayed the same for over a year and was tested.

Whats the chance of the PS3 falling into the same problems the Xbox360 did? Very Very Slim.

Its very true that a bare HD-DVD drive is just as small as any other drive but the fact that the add-on isnt a bare drive, its a HD-DVD drive, a USB HUB, and a Drive Enclosure. So its size will be bigger.

The Japanese are all about size to function ratio. The Xbox played movies and games. Thats 2 functions and one of them wasnt possible out of the box.

The PS3, DVD player, BD Player, Games, Personal Computer, Media Center.

The PS3 was designed for Japanese by Japanese people. There is a serious space issue in Japan. For the cost of a one bedroom apartment in Japan, you could rent a 3 bedroom with the bells and whistles in America.

Space is a tight issue so the more features you can fit in a small amount of space will be the winning factor in Japan. Thats why the Xbox360 isnt doing to well, it can play games and movies and not much else without the help of other devices.

So is it really bigger? Maybe in size but the PS3 eclipses the Xbox360 in terms of features and usability. You wont be able to do half of the things in your xbox360 that is possible out of the box with the ps3. Thats why Japanese people will love it, because for 500 or 600, they get the ability to replace alot of devices in their home.

those of you who have a normal apartment in america. Consider this, the size of your bedroom is the size of an Apartment in populated areas of Japan like Tokyo. Everything is very cramp, everything you need to survive slides out or flips out of the walls.

So imagine your Bedroom, Kitchen, bathroom, Living room all squeezed into a room thats around 12x12 feet if your lucky enough to get a place that big. Tell me that you would rather have a PC, Xbox360, HD-DVD addon, or one PS3.

# ^^^^ — LOL 2006-10-03 10:47

y you be hatin on the 360 son

# @26 — Guest 2006-10-03 11:00

"No chance of burning your house down? So what gives with the reportedly six million Sony batteries being recalled?"

I'm no fanboy here but your incredibly correct!

My laptop caught fire because of those battery problems, and not just that but sony said it was my problem :( .

Anyway heres the proof about the recall on batterys:

http://www.vaio-link.com/hotnews/details.asp?l=en&nid=24

# hmnm 33 STFU its true X360+power bars +hd dvd drive — Guest 2006-10-03 11:04

= like 1.5 ps3 lol

# . — Guest 2006-10-03 12:53

With great power comes larger console

# .. — Guest 2006-10-03 15:51

my foreman grill is the same size. coincidence? i think not

# #32 — Guest 2006-10-03 20:01

Good old Vietone, sucking on Sony's b@lls as always I see.

# i before e except after c #18 — Guest 2006-10-04 03:32

this grammar lesson brought to you all by...

some guy who actually learned something in school!

# smaller — Guest 2006-10-04 05:28

Every system that sony came out with ended up smaller. the psx to ps1. the huge ps2 to the flat ps2. I think that it will happen again. so sony might have the biggest system now but in a year or 2 they will make a smaller one.

# #40 - Don't expect a slim PS3 until 2010 at the earliest. — Guest 2006-10-04 07:58

The PSone was released in September 2000, that's 5 years and 9 months after the launch of the Playstation in Japan (December 1994). The Slim PS2 was released September 2004, that's 4 years and 6 months after the launch of the PS2 n Japan (March 2000).

Hence I wouldn't expect a new slim PS3 model until atleast 4 years from launch (2010/2011).

# Smaller PS3 — Guest 2006-10-10 18:07

Sooner or later, if Sony doesn't go bankrupt, there would probably be a "smaller version" of the PS3. Just like the big old PS2 that was made more compact a couple of years later. For now, even though I could afford it, I think I'll pass that monstorus Fridge... I mean PS3.

P.S. The quote says "PLAY B3YOND" because it is hinting that if you skip the PS3 for now and wait a couple of years "Beyond" then there will be a smaller and better PS3.

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