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Gaming Consoles
Xbox 360 vs Atari 2600
See the meaningful differences, category strengths and community preference using the product data currently available.
Quick verdict
There is not enough scored evidence for an overall winner yet.
This matchup is too close to call from the available scored specs.
Buy Xbox 360 if
- Its games and hardware tradeoffs fit how you play.
- It better matches your home-gaming priorities.
Buy Atari 2600 if
- Its games and hardware tradeoffs fit how you play.
- It better matches your home-gaming priorities.
Evidence
Detailed comparison
| Spec | Xbox 360 | Atari 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Official URL The product's listed official url specification or capability. | xbox .com /en-US /xbox-360 | — |
| Primary Source URL The product's listed primary source url specification or capability. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_VCS |
| Product Details | ||
| Release Date Verified release date for this exact product variant. | Original Xbox 360 US / CA : November 22, 2005 EZ / NO / SE / UK / CH : December 2, 2005 JP : December 10, 2005 CO / MX : February 2, 2006 KR : February 24, 2006 HK / SG / TW : March 16, 2006 AU : March 23, 2006 CL : July 7, 2006 IN : September 25, 2006 ZA : September 29, 2006 CZ / PL : November 3, 2006 BR : December 1, 2006 RU : February 11, 2007 PE : February 25, 2008 UAE : October 28, 2008 NG / TR : 2009 SC : Spring 2010 | US / CA : November 22, 2005 | EZ / NO / SE / UK / CH : December 2, 2005 | JP : December 10, 2005 | CO / MX : February 2, 2006 | KR : February 24, 2006 | HK / SG / TW : March 16, 2006 | AU : March 23, 2006 | CL : July 7, 2006 | IN : September 25, 2006 | ZA : September 29, 2006 | CZ / PL : November 3, 2006 | BR : December 1, 2006 | RU : February 11, 2007 | PE : February 25, 2008 | UAE : October 28, 2008 | NG / TR : 2009 | SC : Spring 2010 | Xbox 360 S NA : June 18, 2010 AU : July 1, 2010 NZ : July 8, 2010 EU : July 16, 2010 | NA : June 18, 2010 | AU : July 1, 2010 | NZ : July 8, 2010 | EU : July 16, 2010 | Xbox 360 E NA : June 10, 2013 [ 4 ] EU : June 20, 2013 [ 5 ] | NA : June 10, 2013 [ 4 ] | EU : June 20, 2013 [ 5 ] | NA : c. September 1977 [ a ] | EU : 1978 | FRA : 1982 | BR : September 1983 | JP : October 1983 ( Atari 2800 ) |
| Performance | ||
| Gpu The product's listed gpu specification or capability. | 500 MHz ATI / AMD Xenos , 240 GFLOPS | Television Interface Adaptor |
| Storage The product's listed storage specification or capability. | Detachable hard drives 20, 60, 120 or 250 GB (older models); 250, 320, or 500 GB (Xbox 360 S models) | Flash memory (later models) 256 MB, 512 MB Budget level "Xbox 360 S" consoles: 4 GB | Flash memory (later models) 256 MB, 512 MB | Budget level "Xbox 360 S" consoles: 4 GB | External USB storage device (requires system software update) 1 GB to 2 TB | Cloud storage (requires Xbox account) 2 GB [ 9 ] | — |
| Console GPU The product's listed console gpu specification or capability. | 500 MHz ATI / AMD Xenos , 240 GFLOPS | Television Interface Adaptor |
| Console Operating System The product's listed console operating system specification or capability. | Xbox 360 system software | — |
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Xbox 360
50% · 0 votes
Atari 2600
50% · 0 votes
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