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News comes from http://ps3-evolution.dcemu.co.uk/
gamers, expect one hell of an electric bill.
PS3 Twice as Power-Hungry as XBox 360
Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3, due on US shores on November 17, sucks up 380 watts of power, a far cry from the PS2 which sips a mere 45 watts. That means the PS3 uses more than twice the 160 watts consumed by the Xbox 360. The PS3's 380 watts will cost you around $40 a year to run if you play it two hours a day.
This appears to bode well for the Nintendo Wii, which, according to Kou Shiota, a key member of the console's design team, will have outstanding power efficiency: "With a smaller chip and minimised power consumption, Wii can be left on 24 hours a day." Note that Shiota didn't indicate the exact wattage used by the Wii. And, Nintendo's Wiiconnect24 service requires the Wii to be left running 24 hours a day, so that might cancel out that power advantage. Either way, you gotta pay to ride the train.
EDIT
ps3land also decided to inform its users of this power problem, they said it much better tho and gave better info
http://ps3land.com/article-926.php
New details on PS3's power consumption
Today Sony released some new details regarding how much power the PlayStation 3 would consume when plugged into a standard outlet. The PS3 will consume, at max, 380 watts of power. This means that the PS3 consumes more than double the power of the Xbox 360 (160w) and eight times the amount of the PS2 (45w). Even more so, if a consumer was to play the PS3 at max power for 4 hours every single day for a year, the PS3 would add around an additional $80 to his/her yearly electric bill.
It is also important to take into consideration that the PS3 will consume 380w at it's peak performance. This means that the system would have to be running every application it can handle. We at PS3Land believe that the PS3 will in no way consume that much power if the owner is simply booting up the PS3 or scrolling through the OS. In other words, it is doubtable the PS3 will be running at 380w constantly.
With power consumption like this, it is easy to see how closely the PS3 resembles a computer and the power a computer requires to operate. It is also amazing to hear that the PS3 does not have a power brick, runs quieter than certain consoles, and has yet to have any type of over-heating issues.
gamers, expect one hell of an electric bill.
PS3 Twice as Power-Hungry as XBox 360
Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3, due on US shores on November 17, sucks up 380 watts of power, a far cry from the PS2 which sips a mere 45 watts. That means the PS3 uses more than twice the 160 watts consumed by the Xbox 360. The PS3's 380 watts will cost you around $40 a year to run if you play it two hours a day.
This appears to bode well for the Nintendo Wii, which, according to Kou Shiota, a key member of the console's design team, will have outstanding power efficiency: "With a smaller chip and minimised power consumption, Wii can be left on 24 hours a day." Note that Shiota didn't indicate the exact wattage used by the Wii. And, Nintendo's Wiiconnect24 service requires the Wii to be left running 24 hours a day, so that might cancel out that power advantage. Either way, you gotta pay to ride the train.
EDIT
ps3land also decided to inform its users of this power problem, they said it much better tho and gave better info
http://ps3land.com/article-926.php
New details on PS3's power consumption
Today Sony released some new details regarding how much power the PlayStation 3 would consume when plugged into a standard outlet. The PS3 will consume, at max, 380 watts of power. This means that the PS3 consumes more than double the power of the Xbox 360 (160w) and eight times the amount of the PS2 (45w). Even more so, if a consumer was to play the PS3 at max power for 4 hours every single day for a year, the PS3 would add around an additional $80 to his/her yearly electric bill.
It is also important to take into consideration that the PS3 will consume 380w at it's peak performance. This means that the system would have to be running every application it can handle. We at PS3Land believe that the PS3 will in no way consume that much power if the owner is simply booting up the PS3 or scrolling through the OS. In other words, it is doubtable the PS3 will be running at 380w constantly.
With power consumption like this, it is easy to see how closely the PS3 resembles a computer and the power a computer requires to operate. It is also amazing to hear that the PS3 does not have a power brick, runs quieter than certain consoles, and has yet to have any type of over-heating issues.
