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Gaming consoles
Game consoles as AV sources and historical machines — native output paths, video/audio capability, and the hardware facts that give each generation its character.
Vendor spec, measurement agreesVendor spec, unverifiedIndependent measurementVendor claim disputed by measurement ⚠ inspect: conflict and/or normalized value Gold is a vendor figure: a fact — dimensions, driver/connector counts, supported formats — trusted and never disputed, or an unverified performance claim still awaiting independent measurement.
| Microsoft Xbox Series S ·2020 | $299 ea | 4K/120 upscaled; 1440p native | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG | Dolby Atmos + DTS:X bitstream, DD/DD+ (no disc) | 64 | 10 GB GDDR6 RAM | Internal NVMe SSD; Seagate/WD expansion card; no disc drive | None (discless) | 1.1B | 512 | · | · | · | |
| Nintendo Switch 2 ·2025 | $449 ea | 4K/60 docked; 1080p/1440p up to 120fps | HDR10 | Linear PCM 5.1 only — no Dolby or DTS bitstream | 64 | Memory not officially disclosed in Nintendo public specs | Game card; 256 GB internal storage; microSD Express expansion | None | 16.8M | 256 | · | · | · | |
| Sony PlayStation 5 (Slim) ·2023 | $499 ea | 4K/120, 8K | HDR10 | LPCM 7.1; bitstream Dolby Digital + Atmos; from a UHD disc TrueHD/Atmos & DTS-HD MA/DTS:X | 64 | 16 GB GDDR6 unified memory | UHD Blu-ray on disc model; 1 TB internal SSD on Slim; M.2 SSD expansion | UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD-Video; no CD/SACD | 1.1B | 1024 | · | · | · | |
| Microsoft Xbox Series X ·2020 | $499 ea | 4K/120, 8K signal | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG | Dolby Atmos + DTS:X bitstream, DD/DD+; from a UHD disc TrueHD & DTS-HD passthrough | 64 | 16 GB GDDR6 RAM | UHD Blu-ray; 1 TB internal NVMe SSD; expansion card | UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD-Video, audio CD | 1.1B | 1024 | · | · | · | |
| Sony PlayStation 5 Pro ·2024 | $699 ea | 4K/120, 8K | HDR10 | LPCM 7.1; bitstream Dolby Digital + Atmos (games & apps) | 64 | 16 GB GDDR6 unified memory plus additional system DDR5 memory | 2 TB internal SSD; M.2 SSD expansion; optional disc drive | UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD-Video with optional drive; no CD/SACD | 1.1B | 2048 | · | · | · |