why do next gen consoles get so hot?

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#1 acemasta21
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seriously why is this my 360 and ps3 get hotter then my ps2

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#2 hunterseeker200
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You mean the current gen ^^ Simply because of more powerful CPU & GPU chips which yield faster processing speed and meet high demands for modern advanced graphic engines.

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#3 Amster_G
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You mean the current gen ^^ Simply because of more powerful CPU & GPU chips which yield faster processing speed and meet high demands for modern advanced graphic engines.

hunterseeker200

This.

It's obvious, really.

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#4 deactivated-5a22550b94008
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The first two responses sum it up. I mean, seriously.... lock this thread lol.

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#5 blabbyboy
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Because all a ps2 does is play games, and the ps3 has so much more stuff to do than playing games, wich means it needs to use more energy, and cool off the chips because they get really hot.
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#6 Zathic
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The magma inside the PS3 is hotter than the lava in the PS2, I thought everyone knew that!

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#7 freham2001
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Because they're so darn SEXY! 8) Tssss oww!
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Because all a ps2 does is play games, and the ps3 has so much more stuff to do than playing games, wich means it needs to use more energy, and cool off the chips because they get really hot.blabbyboy

Actually most of those features require very little processing power. Like PS1 level or below.

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#9 freham2001
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[QUOTE="blabbyboy"]Because all a ps2 does is play games, and the ps3 has so much more stuff to do than playing games, wich means it needs to use more energy, and cool off the chips because they get really hot.ThePlothole

Actually most of those features require very little processing power. Like PS1 level or below.

Yea. I mean comparing ps2 to ps3 is like comparing.....a bicycle to a motorcycle. Of course the one with more technical moving parts is going to produce more heat.
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#10 taplok
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Coz its more powerful and works harder...

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#11 tekken220
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This topic belongs to System Wars because you just discussed about a non-Sony console.

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#12 Satanized
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What?? I thought PS3 stood for Pancake Sizzler 3000! No wonder my pancakes taste like metal.Doiii:o

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#13 JasonDarksavior
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You mean the current gen ^^ Simply because of more powerful CPU & GPU chips which yield faster processing speed and meet high demands for modern advanced graphic engines.

hunterseeker200

True.

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#14 Amster_G
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Because all a ps2 does is play games, and the ps3 has so much more stuff to do than playing games, wich means it needs to use more energy, and cool off the chips because they get really hot.blabbyboy

Even if the PS3 could only play games, it would use more energy compared to the PS2. It would still have the same components inside. Same amount of power would be used.

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#15 Shad0ki11
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This generation's consoles have very powerful hardware that create a lot of heat, which is why the PS3 and 360 have cooling fans that are rather loud.

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#16 adizorz
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http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-360-power-brick-burns-house-local-news-fails-82566.phtml

so hawt...