December 24, 2008
What Video Platform Is Right For You?
With all of the 3 seventh generation video gaming systems being over two years old, it is time to once again pit them all together and get the comparison of how each console stacks up, get their differences, their strengths, and weaknesses. All of these 3 consoles had their moment in the limelight and had their tribulations.
Wii
Nintendo’s very own Wii has made a big impact in the gaming business with its innovative wireless motion controls that run most of the games. It has long become an instantaneous family favorite and has become the platform of choice for gamers young and old and even to those who typically don’t play video games due to its wide selection of games that target everybody.
What’s good about Wii is that it has backwards compatibility and the ability to play some old previously released games from older consoles via download. Its support for 4 controllers and online adaptability also make it the one for group fun. The Wii also comes out very cost effective at $249.
The main problem of the Wii is the limitation of the graphics. This has gradually begun to surface more when the anticipated games started to be released, but didn’t end up on the Wii console because of their failure to handle the graphics that the PS3 and XBOX 360 can handle.
Playstation 3
The PS3 is the ultimate source of power with all the latest technology and graphics upgrades that gaming itself can provide. It leads in being more of a home entertainment system than being a typical gaming console due to its Blu-ray support and computing versatility. The PS3 also has a great share of highly acclaimed games in the later months effectively attracting the more hardcore gamers. Multiplayer support is also vast, huge, thanks to their newly launched Playstation Home and its WiFi support.
All of these powers come with a large price tag starting at $399 making it the key difficulties of the whole system. The expense of programming games for the PS3 is costly as well, which is why a lot of the 3rd party game developers move away and focus on the other consoles.
Xbox 360
This early bird of the seventh generation consoles sports has some awesome high definition graphics, which is, pretty much equivalent to the PS3. It has an wide-spread library of games thatfocuses on the same gamers as the PS3 and is notable for offering the highest rated games on the market today. Their Xbox Live service makes it better for playing online and their Xbox Arcade is optimal for players that are into retro titles.
Even though the Xbox 360 surpasses the PS3 by a slight edge in price, the hard disk space included is lower and it doesn’t have the Blu-ray support that the PS3 currently allows. Playing HD movies requires another HD-DVD drive accessory unlike the PS3’s built in Blu-ray support.
These 3 powerful consoles all have their respective places in the gaming universe. We have the Wii for the majority of fervent gamers of all ages, the PS3 for some more hardcore gamers, and the Xbox 360 for PC gaming fanatics. While they are heavily competing to be the superior console of choice, all the consoles are successful in what they offer best.
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