The Verge

Microsoft marched into the console space at Game Developers Conference 2000, where Bill Gates announced that his company was developing what would be known as Xbox. Upon its release in 2001, the original Xbox brought with it features that had to that point been reserved for full-fledged gaming PCs, including a hard drive for storage. The Xbox Live network was switched on in 2002, bringing multiplayer gaming to the living room and laying the foundation for what would serve as the backbone of the console's eventual successor, Xbox 360.

Description

The Sony PlayStation 2 is the sequel to their original PlayStation console. It is the best-selling console in history. It features CD and DVD playback, an internal 3.5-inch hard drive slot, and an optional Ethernet adapter. A revision of the PlayStation 2 was released later under the name PlayStation 2 Slimline.

The Nintendo GameCube was Nintendo's fourth home video game console and was part of the sixth generation console era. It was the first Nintendo console to use optical discs as its primary storage medium and introduced new connectivity options to Nintendo consoles, including online play.

Also Known As...

• Alias: GCN

• CPU brand: Intel
• CPU model: Pentium III Coppermine
• CPU speed: 733 MHz
• GPU brand: Nvidia
• GPU model: NV2A
• RAM: 64 MB

Performance

• CPU model: Emotion Engine
• CPU speed: 300 MHz
• GPU model: Graphics Synthesizer
• GPU ram: 4 MB
• RAM: 32 MB

• CPU brand: IBM
• CPU model: Gekko PowerPC
• CPU speed: 486 MHz
• RAM: 24 MB

• Audio / Video output: Proprietary
• Physical controller port(s): 4
• Controller connection: Wired
• Ethernet: Yes

Ports

• Audio / Video output: Digital optical
• Physical controller port(s): 2
• Controller connection: Wired
• Memory card port(s): 2
• Expansion slot: Yes

• Physical controller port(s): 4
• Controller connection: Wireless
• Memory card port(s): 2

• Game media: Disc
• Online multiplayer: Yes

Software

• Game media: Disc
• Online multiplayer: Yes

• Game media: Disc
• Online multiplayer: Yes