The Namco System 357 is an arcade system board based on the

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. It was released in 2007 as the board for ''

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''. The System 369's specifications are the same as ''Slim'' model retail PS3 consoles, and as such feature a smaller chassis with less heat.

Specifications

* CPU:

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consisting of one 3.2GHz PowerPC-based Power Processing Element (PPE) and six Synergistic Processing Elements (SPEs). * System memory: 256MB

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* Graphics:

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GeForce 7800-based

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with 256MB

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* Media: internal HDD used for storage of games. * UI: Sony

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YouTube video of the System 357's XMB

List of System 357 / System 359 / System 369 games

*''Dark Escape 3D '' (2012) *''Dark Escape 4D'' (2014) *''Deadstorm Pirates'' (2010) *''Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition'' (2014) *'' Dragon Ball ZENKAI Battle Royale'' (2011) *'' Dragon Ball ZENKAI Battle Royale - Super Saiyan Awakening'' (2012) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.'' (2010) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost'' (2012) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost'' (2014) *'' Razing Storm'' (2009) *''

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'' (2011) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin (C/N: KATSU-DON)'' (2012) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin Sorairo ver.'' (2013) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin Momoiro ver.'' (2013) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin Kimidori ver.'' (2014) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin Murasaki ver.'' (2015) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin White ver.'' (2015) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin Red ver.'' (2016) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin Yellow ver.'' (2017) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin Blue ver.'' (2018) *'' Taiko no Tatsujin Green ver.'' (2019) *''

'' (2007) *'' Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion'' (2008) *''

'' (2011) *'' Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited'' (2012)

References

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