Sixth generation of video game consoles
Comparison

Sixth generation of video game consoles

Section Title: Comparison
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Name	Dreamcast	PlayStation 2	GameCube	Xbox

Manufacturer	Sega	Sony	Nintendo	Microsoft

Image(s)	An NTSC-U Sega Dreamcast Console and controller with VMU.	Slimline (right) and Original (left) PS2 consoles	Indigo GameCube and controller	Xbox console with "Controller S"

An NTSC-U Dreamcast console, controller and VMU. On PAL consoles, the Dreamcast swirl was blue, and on NTSC-J it was red, but on games the swirl was orange.	Left: An original model PlayStation 2 Right: A slimline PlayStation 2 with DualShock 2 controller and memory card.	An indigo GameCube, controller and memory card	An Xbox console and "Type-S" controller

Launch prices	US$199.99 (equivalent to $300.78 in 2018) GB£199.99 (equivalent to £340.41 in 2018)	US$299.99 (equivalent to $436.45 in 2018) GB£299.99 (equivalent to £510.63 in 2018)	US$199.99 (equivalent to $282.98 in 2018) GB£129.99 (equivalent to £207.70 in 2018) €199.99	US$299.99 (equivalent to $424.47 in 2018) GB£299.99 (equivalent to £479.34 in 2018) €479.99

Current price	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Best-selling game	Sonic Adventure, 2.5 million (as of June 2006)	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, 20.81 million (as of August 24, 2013)	Super Smash Bros. Melee, 7.5 million (as of August 24, 2013)	Halo 2, 8.49 million (as of August 24, 2013)

Release date	JP: November 27, 1998NA: September 9, 1999EU: September 23, 1999AU: October 14, 1999	JP: March 4, 2000NA: October 26, 2000EU: November 24, 2000AU: November 30, 2000	JP: September 14, 2001NA: November 18, 2001EU: May 3, 2002AU: May 17, 2002	NA: November 15, 2001JP: February 22, 2002EU: March 14, 2002AU: March 14, 2002

Discontinued	WW: April 2001	JP: December 28, 2012WW: January 4, 2013	Q3 2007	JP: June 4, 2006EU: March 11, 2007NA: March 2, 2009

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Accessories (retail)	VMU Dreamcast mouse and keyboard Fishing Rod Microphone Light gun Dreameye camera Samba de Amigo Maracas (controller) More...	PlayStation 2 HDD Internal hard drive supported by PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay (models 30000 and 50000 only) Network adapter Built-in on slimline models (PSTwo, model 70000 onwards) EyeToy PlayStation 2 DVD remote control Guitar controllers More...	WaveBird GameCube – GBA link cable Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter and Modem Adapter Game Boy Player DK Bongos Dance pad Nintendo GameCube Microphone More...	Xbox Live Starter Kit Xbox Media Center Extender DVD Playback Kit Xbox Music Mixer Memory Unit (8 MB) Logitech Wireless Controller (2.4 GHz) More...

CPU	200 MHz SuperH SH-4	294 MHz MIPS "Emotion Engine" 299 MHz later models	485 MHz PowerPC "Gekko"	733 MHz x86 Intel Celeron/PIII Custom Hybrid

GPU	100 MHz NEC/VideoLogic PowerVR CLX2	147 MHz "Graphics Synthesizer"	162 MHz ATI "Flipper"	233 MHz Custom Nvidia NV2A

RAM	Main RAM 16 MB SDRAM Video RAM 8 MB Sound RAM 2 MB	Main RAM 32 MB dual-channel, RDRAM Video RAM 4 MB eDRAM Sound RAM 2 MB	Main RAM 24 MB 1T-SRAM, 16 MB DRAM Video RAM 3 MB embedded 1T-SRAM	64 MB unified DDR SDRAM

Audio	Stereo audio, with: 64 PCM/ADPCM channels 128 step DSP Yamaha XG MIDI support	5.1 Surround sound audio, with: 48 ADPCM channels Software-mixed audio Dolby Digital DTS (for full motion video) Dolby Pro Logic II	Stereo audio, with: 64 ADPCM channels Optional use of Dolby Pro Logic II	Stereo audio, with: 64 channels of 3D sound, or 256 channels of 16-bit stereo audio Also supports MIDI, mono audio, Dolby Surround and Dolby Digital Live 5.1 in games DTS support when playing back DVD movies

Optical media	CD, GD-ROM	DVD, CD	Nintendo GameCube Game Disc	DVD, CD

Video outputs	VGA (RGBHV), SCART (RGBS), S-Video, composite	Component (YPBPR, RGsB), VGA (RGsB; progressive scan games/PS2 Linux only), SCART (RGBS), S-Video, composite	Component (YCBCR), SCART (RGBS; PAL consoles only), S-Video (NTSC consoles only), composite	VGA (RGBHV), component (YPBPR), SCART (RGBS), S-Video, composite

Online service	Sega Net (2000–2002), Dreamarena (2000-2003)	Non-unified services (2002–2016)	Non-unified services (2003-2009)	Xbox Live (2002–2010)

Backward compatibility	N/A	PlayStation	Game Boy family (Game Boy Player required)	N/A

System software	SegaOS, Windows CE, KallistiOS	Proprietary OS, PS2 Linux	Proprietary OS, Gamecube Linux	Xbox Music Mixer DVD Playback Kit, Xbox Linux

Consumer programmability	Homebrew possible via KallistiOS, Windows CE, Katana (the latter two are illegal in the homebrew community)	Yabasic software and limited Linux OS. Homebrew also possible via both modchips and softmods.	Homebrew possible via SD card adapters and SD media launchers	Via Softmods and/or modchips; modified Windows CE 2.x, Linux

Sentence(s)

The Sixth generation of video game consoles are Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox.
Sixth generation of video game consoles began on November 27, 1998, with the Japanese release of the Dreamcast, which was joined by the PlayStation 2 in March 2000, and the GameCube and Xbox in 2001.
Sixth generation of video game consoles released the Dreamcast on November 27, 1998, the PlayStation 2 in March 2000, and the GameCube and Xbox in 2001.

final_sentence: The Sixth generation of video game consoles are Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox.
final_sentence: Sixth generation of video game consoles began on November 27, 1998, with the Japanese release of the Dreamcast, which was joined by the PlayStation 2 in March 2000, and the GameCube and Xbox in 2001.
final_sentence: Sixth generation of video game consoles released the Dreamcast on November 27, 1998, the PlayStation 2 in March 2000, and the GameCube and Xbox in 2001.