PS3 8x More Power Hungry Than PS2

MonsieurCreosote writes "The Playstation 3 apparently demands eight times as much electricity as the Playstation 2, and more than twice as much as the Xbox 360. It also consumes much more power than a top-end PC gaming rig. It's not clear what's causing the massive drain, but Sony is now denying reports that the PS3 experienced overheating problems at the Tokyo Games Show last month. From the article: 'While an Intel Core 2 Duo PC with high-end graphics card chews politely on a 160 watt entré, the PlayStation 3 gorges itself on 380 watts... The extra power consumption of the PS3 over the PS2 suggests that we're not really getting much better at designing efficient systems, we're just pumping more 'fuel' into existing paradigms'. Are modern console hardware designers getting sloppy?"

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[Umuri]

Sony is obviously trying to extend from home electronics into the home heating business. Since most kids never move from their gaming consoles, these will remotely heat just the area immediatly around them, saving you tons on heading for kids who never use the rest of the house!

Yeah, but it's ok...

[Control Group]

Included in your $600 is a miniature power plant that runs on burning batteries.

Re:Not fair comparison

[bigman2003]

Why stop at 20X?

If you're making up numbers, you should go for something bigger, like 100X, or 1,000X. Or maybe even A Gajillion Times Faster.

Re:Blue ray probably...

[revlayle]

Care to provide any additional evidence ON THE background evidence to suggest that there is ANY suggestion that it wouldn't be possible to be a possibility?







Sorry... I'll get me coat. ;)

Sounds right

[drew_kime]

WTF is a "tax" going to accomplish, other than fattening the pockets of politicians, complicating our unbelievably complicated beuracracy even more, and making the poor even poorer?

What, you think a politician needs more reason than that?