Xbox 360 , Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii , The real competition
For the advancement of time, the game enthusiasts have experienced innovative gaming tools. All because of the blessing of modern technology, the definition of gaming has changed. When it comes to the discussion of the latest era of indoor gaming, then the thought of video gaming comes on the mind. Nowadays, these have become a craze among the young generations all over the world. There have been hundreds of gaming consoles developed to provide awesome experiences of gaming, but with the launch of Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, a completely new dimension has added in the world of hi-tech gaming.
First let’s talk about the high definition systems which both the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360 fall in this category. Why? Well first off both have graphics output that is native to the high definition resolutions and as such can have games that are produced in hi-def. While yes the Wii COULD output in high definition Nintendo has wisely limited the resolution of games on its system. It was a wise decision not only because high definition capable televisions are not as main stream yet as some would hope, but also because of the Wii’s limited hardware capabilities*. The Sony PlayStation 3 takes things in the high definition world even further by using the Blue Ray disk as its standard drive, and making it as its standard for developing games. This not only gives developers 50 gigabytes of storage to play with but also higher quality sound and video.
Now lets talk about what we call hybrid technology, which only the Wii falls under this category. Why? it mostly has to do with Nintendo’s choice of processors and memory. With out diving to much in to boring (to some) technical talk its best to say that there is a mix or hybrid of new and old technologies in play inside the Wii. While this is also somewhat true with the Microsoft Xbox 360 the wii takes the idea to new levels. By using newer nano-technologies to make the processor they milk more power out of slower processors then used to be possible. They also use a mix of old and new generation memory, not only for backwards capabilities but also for faster processing. Even with all this the Wii is still not nearly as powerful as either of the other major gaming systems.
Now that we know the basic differences between the different types of systems lets talk about what is best and for whom.
Let’s start off with graphics, here is where most would just jump onto the Sony PlayStation 3, but if you take out the numbers, and go on a broader scale, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 come out about even. If graphics are your only concern then these two systems will be your only choice, the Wii will have nice good clean graphics but it just can’t beat out the other 2. Though if graphics are your only concern you better have a High Definition TV to enjoy those wonderful graphics or they will leave you wondering what is so different.
So if you are like most of us gamers there is more to gaming then graphics, and if your in that category we cant tell you exactly what to buy but we can help you make the choice easier. With that in mind let’s look at over all value. Value in gaming can me so much to so many people so let us define it a bit, value will mean the sole relation to cost per enjoyment. Still pretty a broad definition but it will help clear things up.
