Xbox 360 vs 3DO

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Flextronics , Wistron , Celestica , Foxconn [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

Xbox 360

Released 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 ] 0 community votes 1 scored wins

Buy - $39.99 View product

Panasonic , Sanyo , GoldStar , Creative Technology

3DO

Released NA : October 4, 1993 [ 1 ] | JP : March 20, 1994 | EU : June 10, 1994 [ 2 ] | KOR : December 3, 1994 0 community votes 0 scored wins

Buy - $39.00 View product

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.

50% confidence 1 scored specs 1 point margin

Best Performance Too close to call The available data is evenly matched.

Best Output Too close to call The available data is evenly matched.

Best Game Library Too close to call The available data is evenly matched.

Best Connectivity Too close to call The available data is evenly matched.

Best Value Too close to call The available data is evenly matched.

Buy Xbox 360 if

Its games and hardware tradeoffs fit how you play.
It better matches your home-gaming priorities.

Buy 3DO if

Its games and hardware tradeoffs fit how you play.
It better matches your home-gaming priorities.

Evidence

Detailed comparison

Detailed specification comparison for Xbox 360 and 3DO
Spec	Xbox 360	3DO
Identity
Official URL	xbox .com /en-US /xbox-360	—
Primary Source URL	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer
Product Details
Release Date	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 : October 4, 1993 [ 1 ] \| JP : March 20, 1994 \| EU : June 10, 1994 [ 2 ] \| KOR : December 3, 1994
Performance
Gpu	500 MHz ATI / AMD Xenos , 240 GFLOPS	Panasonic FZ-1 "Madam" graphics accelerator
Storage	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 ]	32 KB SRAM
Console GPU	500 MHz ATI / AMD Xenos , 240 GFLOPS	Panasonic FZ-1 "Madam" graphics accelerator
Console Operating System	Xbox 360 system software	—

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Xbox 360 50% · 0 votes

3DO 50% · 0 votes

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