What is the best video game console?

If you are thinking about to get a new video game console for you, your kids or someone else and you still don't know which one you should buy of which one is the best, I hope this article help you. I'm in the same situation. I have never been a video games fanatic, however, now I have more free time and I'm just feeling curious about them.

 

What I know so far, is the same what most of people know. The best and more famous video game consoles in this moment at the market are: PS3 (Play Station 3) from Sony, XBOX 360 from Microsoft and Wii from Nintendo. There is the Nintendo Gamecube as well, but I'm not sure if it worth to talk about it. I'm going to focus specially in those I just mentioned. In order to make a decision, I'm just looked at the Internet opinions from others video gamers, as well as some of the advantages and disadvantages that each of them offer.

PlaySation 3 Advantages

There are several advantages for the PS3 when viewed in comparison to the Microsoft Xbox360 and the Nintendo Wii.

  • Sony is the leader in the gaming industry, with the majority of the game consoles world wide.
  • The PlayStation3 (PS3) comes with a new processor developed specially for this console. The resulting graphics created with the chip are almost life-like. It is a major advance in quality of video games. The PS3 graphics have been proven to be sharper than Xbox 360 and Wii.
  • The PS3 is now extensible, and users can download new software from the Internet. This will allow that bugs be removed by an automatic update.
  • PlayStation3 (PS3) plays Blue-Ray movies. Blue-Ray is likely to be successor to DVD. This also means bigger space for more content, better graphics and better audio. Sony is using Blue-Ray for their games. This is a huge advantage that will eventually lead to better looking, longer games.
  • PS3 it is completely quiet during movie playback quieter.
  • PS3 is Built in WiFi.
  • All games are currently unlocked and can be played on systems from any region. This makes importing games from other countries a breeze.
  • Playstation has a free network access. Being able to download demos, wallpapers, trailers and things like that without having to subscribe or pay for it. You have access to get updates to improve the playstation.
  • PS3 does not seem to suffer from any hardware malfunctions, like the Xbox 360 has.
  • More PS3 Advantages: internet web browser capabilities, message board, bluetooth, downloadable movies and games , stores music, stores photos.
  • Controller charges by USB, insted of batteries.
  • All the major codecs are supported by Playstation 3; MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Motion JPEG (commonly found with digital cameras) through AVI, MOV, MP4, and TS container formats. It will even play AVCHD files directly (M2TS files – the same format Blu-Ray uses).
PlaySation 3 Disadvantages
  • PS3 Is a little bit more expensive.
  • Sony's inconsistency with keeping a single model on the market.
  • No backwards compatibility. Sony is interested in keeping the PlayStation2 on the market, for that reason you can't play PS2 Games in your PlayStation 3.
  • The PlayStation3 does not have a large amount of games, like Xbox 360 does.
  • In Playstation 3 you cannot send messages to your friend from within a game; in order to reach the XMB or ‘main menu’ of the PS3, you need to quit out of the game you are playing, and go to your friends list that way.
XBOX 360 Advantages

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. Here are some reason why people prefer to get an Xbox 360 instead of PS3:

  • Most games are made for the XBOX first and then transferred over to the PS3, so the graphics are either the same or they are worse.
  • XBOX 360 is cheaper than PS3.
  • XBOX 360 is much better for gaming because that is where all the money went. The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is more of a media center than a gaming console. They put all the money into watching videos and things like that and not putting the money into gaming which is odd because it is supposed to be a gaming center.
  • Xbox 360 has nice placement of buttons and analog sticks so you can comfortably play the 360. They just fit way better into your hands too becuase of the design. Playstation has used the same design for the past 3 generations of their consoles.
  • With XBOX 360 You can have gamer profiles. this stops any confusion, as individual game saves can be saved to different profiles, stopping any arguments of "who overwrite my game save on this memory card?".
  • Probably you wil get better graphics with the PS3, however you will find better games with your XBOX 360.
  • The Xenos GPU on the XBOX 360 is superior the RSX on the PS3. Xenos simply has more power – higher fillrate, higher pixel processing power, higher vertex processing power, and better memory architecture.
  • For game selection, XBOX 360 not only offers a better experience with multiplatform games, but their exclusive titles are more often better than those on PS3, and in some cases extremely good.
  • With XBOX Live, hit one button and you can reach your friends right away. Send them a voice message, or text message, or invite them to the server you’re playing on. You can even add your MSN/Live Messenger list to the 360, and talk to your non-gaming friends any time you want.
  • Profiles are also more robust on XBOX Live. Each gamer has their own tag, their own custom avatar, a list of games they recently played, some achievements they have accomplished, and an overall score to give an idea of how experienced you are. All of this can be viewed in-game.
  • Bigger game library than the PS3 currently.
XBOX 360 Disadvantages
  • XBox 360 doesn't include a WiFi, you have to purchase an accessory to achieve the same thing the PS3 does on it's own.
  • The XBox 360’s multimedia capabilities are actually quite poor.
  • XBOX 360 has many games that are exclusive to Japan and Europe, but with region encoding, they are only playable on consoles from their respective regions.
  • The XBox 360 has such a high failure rate in comparison wih PS3. This means relatively high chance of a defective system.
  • The 360 is very noisy compared to the PS3, though to some it doesn't matter. To others it does.
  • X-Box Live requires a subscription.
  • The Xbox 360 lacks hard drive space compared to the PS3, unless you buy the Elite package.
Nintendo Wii

If you like games where you physically are involved in the action such as a sword game, then the Nintendo Wii is for you. The Nintendo Wii takes a different approach to gaming. It makes you get up and get physically involved with the game. It is not as powerful as its competitors. The graphics are not as good as those of its competitors.

Nintendo Wii Advantages
  • It's the cheapest video console in the market.
  • The major advantage of Nintendo Wiiis its experience with first party games.
  • Games and accessories Nintendo Wii prices are pretty affordable.
  • The Wii makes you feel like your doing something. Some Wii Games are very helpful to strengthen your body.
  • You will enjoy it playing with casual gaming society.
  • Wii cComes with a free game (Wii Sports).
  • Extremely fun to play.
  • Variety, the Wii has a great selection of games.
  • It's a very easy and fun way to start exercising.
  • Increased time spent playing Wii may contribute to prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
  • You can play GameCube games (you have to have the gamecube controller and the memory card to go with it).
  • It's good for casual gamers and multi player games.
Nintendo Wii Disadvantages
  • Wii has a lot of terrible 3rd party games.
  • Wii doesn't include a HD Output.
  • Almost all of the Wii games are childish.
  • You have to pay extra if you want the internet channel.
  • Wii is not as powerufl as the other console.
  • You have to pay if you want to download games.
  • Bad and unrealistics graphics. It's not very exciting if you're a serious gamer and the graphics are nowhere near as good as Xbox and PS3.
  • You risk the chance of accidentally breaking things.

BEAR IN MIND all this points of view were found on Internet. Any of them aren't my personal opinion. If you have something else to attach, I would really appreciate it.

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