The game developers are introducing new games on per day-basis and bringing gamers into strife. The strife here I am talking about is not the exchange of blows or personal hostility but to pick one, out of plenty of gaming consoles. The fall season is on and console developers have poured the bucket of offers for consumes in the market or some are up to conduct the corresponding job.
Microsoft had launched their Xbox360 last year but still it is the in the contest to be head-to-head with Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii. Microsoft has subjected HD television show and a movie downloads to Xbox360. However Sony has made debut of its PS3 (with Blu-ray tech.) console in accordance with schedule and reaped a good sum as the whole consoles had been whipped out with its availability on retailer store in Japan. Nintendo has fixed Wii’s debut date exactly two days after the launch day of US PS3.
So it’s going to be cut-throat competition for all the game developers to stand tall in such repulsive environment.
This holiday season the friction between video-games developers has been ignited furiously. The innovative PS3’s confrontation against well-established Xbox 360 is catching fire while Nintendo is preparing to dive into the bonfire.
Will all three platforms go on or someone has to bow down on knees?? You too would be in great dilemma, either to go for innovative PS3 or entrenched Xbox 360 or with third option Wii that’s still to land??? Your confusion is obvious but anyway here I attempt to help you out!!!
Xbox360:
Here I start with Xbox 36 launched on Nov.22nd last year, comes with a price range of 300$ and 400$ for Core and Premium system respectively.
The Xbox 360 comes with HD graphics already and above that Microsoft announced to patch the console with HD DVD incorporation. Few announcements and updations for Xbox 360 have been listed below:
Microsoft decided to provide free-repair to the Xbox 360 that was manufactured before Jan 1st 2006 and also announced that if anyone who has paid for the same will get their dissipated sum back through checks.
After a little time passed Microsoft made another statement regarding huge 85 updations to the console including XBLA. That on is the second largest declaration made by Microsoft regarding Xbox 360 updations that were 125 innovative software features deployed to Xbox360.
In the very first week of Nov. Microsoft pronounced approximately 1000 hours HD television shows and movies download for Xbox 360 creating resistance to Apple’s iTune.
Following the above schedule, two rumors sprouted out; first said that the console will get hold on 70 GB of HDD with free storage while the other quipped that Xbox360 will be available for $100 on Amazon, but the sources are said to be true.
Few renowned titles for Xbox 360 are being listed below:
I). Gears of War
II). Dead Rising
III). Saints Row
IV). Battle for Middle Earth 2
V). Prey
Nintendo Wii:
Nintendo Wii is equipped to roll-out for great show. The console comes with a pretty stumpy price ($249.99) that can be defined as economic console and will surely be very kind on the pockets of gamers when the console debuts on Nov.19 this year. The additional accessories bounded to the console are Wii-mote, nunchuk controller attachment and other accessories.
As you bring to your mind Wii console, immediately the low price and TV like remote sensation disperses over your minds. Nintendo is more focused on cheap prolific hardware and excellent game titles instead of price mounting complex hardware and useless titles that make you rue after buying the titles or consoles.
The Wii-mote has elegant handy body formation but that excels your gameplay with giving it back and forth momentum either in Wii Tennis play or in other action games for great gameplay experience. But as per a gaming session with Wi-mote the remote doesn’t wo9k too good, with the device you can just smash the ball (in Tennis game) in forward direction and the same th3 same thing is in case of Wii-bowling in which you can just throw the ball to hit the pins without any swing.
However few months ago Nintendo revealed in a press conference about its financial status that shows that the company is the utmost booster of gaming industry revenue with an individual growth of 203% in entire gaming industry and if we remove the great contribution of Nintendo aside, the industry remains dangles just at 1.6%. The developer has shown overall growth of huge 11% as compared to last year’s.
Nintendo shows appreciation to its high esteemed Touch Generation titles like Nintendo DS Lite that massive reach to the major numbers of individuals like aged and female gamers. Nintendo sold out 1.4 million units of DS Lite within just 16 weeks that are really horrific figures.
Though Nintendo is blamed for no HD display to its Wii, even then the company has decided to ship 4 Million Wiis till Dec 31st.
Few popular titles for Wii:
I). Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
II). Warioware: Smooth Moves
III). Rayman Raving Rabbids
IV). Trauma Center Second Opinion
V). Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam
Few videos of Zelda in action, Scroll down:
Sony PS3:
At last PS3, the most anticipated title of Sony makes its debut as the very first ray of sun falls on the surface of native-land Japan on 11th of Nov. PS3 was waiting inside the stores eagerly to leap out of the shelves to break free. At dawn on 11th Nov. All the PS3s had been wiped-away completely with leaving not even a single console for buyers coming after 7:30 am.
Sony has introduced the same console in two different versions with no basic difference in design; the difference lies in embedded technology that comes with optional 20GB (Basic model) and 60GB Hard Drive (Premium model) with price range of $499.99 and $599.99 respectively.
I found a very detailed vivid portrayal of launch day occurrences at kotaku. The ample piece of writing says that the plenty of Chinese and homeless people were waiting in long mismanaged manner at Bic Camera to get their PS3 console, however none of them bought software. Ken Kutaragi SCE CEO was also present at the site with a stage show. No police was present at the spot. The media persons were also preset there to shoot the exclusive shots, and were busy in chasing the buyers for few questions, who had got their PS3 console. The article quips the tenor that PS3 debut day was worst observed ever because of Sony’s remiss.
Immediately after the PS3’s way in to the marketplace, the friction among all the admirer and critics kindles up. The fanboys were supporting the PS3 with putting light on various salient aspects of console while critics were trying to point-out any drawbacks of the console. On industry.com, Mike Musgrove does a very nice job with conferring that PS3 console is worth buying a gaming console. The package comes with appropriate high end technology and price thingy giving you a wide option either to buy 20GB or huge 60GB in accordance with your needs.
The embedded Blu-ray drive in the console has also played a bit gamble with DVD with high definition visuals. As PS3 has been granted high definition graphics with fulfilling the call of the time like Xbox 360, it comes with Wi-fi system and fully featured Web browser. Moreover PS3 will have innovative ways to connect with its handy gaming device, PSP. Mostly all the reviews I found were favoring PS3. Means good time running for PS3 right now!!!
If we go to a bit flashback of PS3 then we find just two things exist there that disappoints the gamers a bit. Firstly the postponed date of European PS3 that has hopefully met the destiny and secondly the PS3 controller SIXAXIS.
Sony game studio Chief Phil Harrison says that they are not quite sure about European launch date but will try to keep it constant.
PS3 controller SIXAXIS also angered the Sony fanboys with its poor grip makeup system and not a very hi-tech sysem embedded inside. Most infuriating thing’s non-replaceable character of battery inside the PS3 as it completes its life-cycle and more than that is complexities in removing tiny screws regressed inside for pulling inert battery out. However the controller comes with beautiful tilt control to give you excellent gameplay experience.
Few weeks ago PS3’s backward compatibility was tested successfully on HDTV display with two titles named Gran Turismo 4 and Battle Arena Toshinden 3. The experimentation worked fabulously but the device obeys region restrictions.
More than a half month past IGN made an unboxing of PS3 console that revealed many buried secrets like Resistance, Genji, MotorStorm, Lair. Lair, etc. HD capable gadget lacks HDMI support that too was discovered during the unboxing of console.
PS3 seekers has already prepared for the great day with some well complied Google Maps that contain the nearby location from where the buyer could get PS3.
Here I come with demo videos that provide an introduction hoe to access PS3 Web Browser.
PS3 consol can also run some Wii Virtual Console titles like Donkey Kong.
A well defined footage on gizmodo shows how to get access to PS3 Interface.
To compare two high-end titles on picture resolution basis, you can go through video of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 depicted on shared-screen between Xbox 360 and PS3.
CONCLUSION:
To conclude such a problematic strife in few hundreds of words, I think would be quite troublesome game since all of these gears have a lot to offer; even then all can’t persuade everyone. If you go through all above mentioned catalog, it would prove itself quite cooperative to make you decide one from the illusory marketplace. I cannot force you to go for PS3; maybe it could turn-out as a lovely purchase for your living-room.
