Thursday, January 4, 2007

The Next Generation Console Games

I think many of you have already read the white papers and technical sheets, watched the videos and trailers to get a glimpse on the latest console games. Graphical expectations are only one aspect to really impress gamers to stand out. And I think they are moving more and more towards an open- ended interaction experience.

1. Nintendo Wii
Have you heard of Nintendo Wii? I have known this new next game machine when one of our Japanese circuit designer came to Philippines and visited our company last month. One of the ICS used in the Wii was designed by this Japanese engineer.
What to expect from this console game? Papers say that Nintendo Wii offers better graphics, powerful gameplay, and a whole new interactive experience. I heard that the storage is 512megabyte internal flash memory and can be expanded with an SD memory card. And that it was also designed with state-of-the-art processing technologies that minimize power consumption. Find out yourself its console’s controller, and the Wii remote features.
At this moment, I only have playstations (PS2) at home. I haven’t tried using Nintendo console but maybe this time I will consider it. Let’s see.

2. PS3
It was believed by many that PlayStation 3, as it is now officially called, would be the most powerful console game of the next-generation. What makes them say? How powerful is it? Well it’s time to find out if you are interested! Sony has laid out the technical specifications of the device. It was confirmed by Sony that the machine would be backward compatible all the way to the original PlayStation. Thank you. And with all the new technology in the PlayStation 3 what should we expect of the cost! No matter how much would it cost I assure you it would be worth it! Really, I am excited to get one! Goodbye to PS2.
It has been confirmed that PS3will come out somewhere on November 2006.

3. Xbox 360
This is Microsoft's Xbox new video game console. According to many, this will provide you great digital entertainment experience and will give you hot new games. Features provide a high definition delivering a picture that is clearer, tender and more vital than anything available on Xbox. Graphics are more enhanced. The games are also backward compatible.
This is already available in the market after its released last year.

These three powerful game consoles were destined to battle in the world of digital entertainment. Whatever the future holds, pick what you know is best, what suits you as a gamer!