Who Will Win The Hi-Def Games War?
...With Sony's PlayStation 3 finally launched across the globe, the next-gen videogames wars can start in earnest. Microsoft already has a reasonable installed base for Xbox 360, but not enough to guarantee dominance, while Sony's consumers' brand loyalty is being tested to the limits by the PS3's high price point.
Nintendo, meanwhile, has carved out a nice niche for itself by making next-gen not about hi-def, with its humorously named, but extremely popular Wii.
Within the industry though, most pundits are expecting a much more level playing field this time around, with Microsoft and Sony battling it out, but neither gaining significant domination over the other. This is, frankly put, a disaster for Sony whose PlayStation 2 console defined a generation, and not just of consoles.
What is the reason for this shift? One word: exclusivity. In the good old days, games publishers were convinced to launch their game on a single console, and then perhaps later allow it to grace the competitors' machines, and so Lara boosted the origina...more
Playstation vs. Xbox 360
...the Sony Play station 2. Additional controllers, modem, DVD remote control, memory cards, antenna cables, component video accessories, headsets etc. are made available as additional hardware in the SP2.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 is Microsofts latest video game console released in November 2005. This piece of modern technology game console is all set to compete other such consoles such as the Dreamcast and the Sony Play stations including the Sony Play station 3 due to be released in spring 2006. The Xbox 360 has features which include a hard drive, online gaming support, headset, a wireless controller, Ethernet cable. Its hardware is based on an IBM power PC- based CPU and also a graphics processing unit equipped with 512 MB of RAM and also uses DVD-ROM support for game software. It comes at a modest $399.99. It has the ability to support up to four wireless controllers with USB support just like the Sony Play station 2 though it has wireless technology and green LEDs. This console comes with a detachable external hard disk drive allowing storage of games, movies, videos and just about everything. Additional hardware includes audio and video cables for extra support, a rechargeable battery pack, memory units, and universal media remote via IR etc. The DVD-ROM also supports other formats like the CD-ROMs, MP3 etc. The Xbox 360 has a 7.95 GB of storage available on the DVD though the upcoming consoles like the Sony Play station 3 will use about 25 to 50 GB Blu-Ray Discs. The Xbox 360 is totally portable just like the PS2 weighing a mere 3.5 kg. The X-Box 360 also comes with Media Center Extender capability and also opens up facilities of custom music plugged in with mp3 players; ipods etc. through USBs and has the additional feature of backward compatibility. While each console is struggling to keep up the competition with the others in the market, the Sony Play station and Microsoft Xbox 360 have emerged as the leading sellers in the video game consoles market. Comparing both the products is nearly impossible owi...more
wholesale Xbox 360 Distributor Myth - Exposed
... best option and everyone that sells tangible game related items needs reliable and profitable distributors for short term and long term profits for their retail stores.
So what does this has to do with a myth? It means that in 2007 the gaming industry will be promising for the sell of tangible items. Not only for 360, but PS3, Nintendo Wii and many of its competitors are going out for the hut of the leadership war in the video games industry. That equals to profits.
And what is the fact of wholesale xbox 360? Since xbox launch its 360 model, numerous wholesale sources have satur...more
Will Nintendo's Revolution Change the Way We Game?
...intendo spokespeople by IGN.com, Nintendo Revolution will not cater to the 'more powerful the better' mentality of recent gaming systems. Instead, Nintendo will focus their efforts on developing a "small, quiet and affordable console" that will change the way games are played. How affordable? Nintendo is looking to sell Revolution for less than $200.
Some of the features promised on the new Nintendo system will be a sleek, new design, 512 MB flash memory, and a state of the art, wireless c...more
