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1. The Next Generation of
Gaming Consoles

2. History of the Last Gen
 Sony had the #1 Console (PS2),
was also the oldest and weakest,
but had strong developer support
 Newcomer, Microsoft X-Box,
attracted more mature gamers with
its power and adult oriented games
 Nintendo lost a lot of its fan base
due to its lack of support for its
middle powered, kid-friendly
console, the GameCube

3. Market Strategies
 Everyone knew that this next
generation was going to be difficult
to win with such steep competition…

4. Microsoft’s Look-around
 They wanted a console which….
 HD graphics
 Robust online play
 Unified community
 Backwards compatible
 Familiar to old players
 Customizable
 Integrated media player

5. Xbox 360

6. Xbox 360 Dashboard

7. 360 Stats
 Triple core PowerPC at 3.2GHz
 ATI GPU 512MB at 700MHz
 3 USB slots, two up front, one in the back
 HDMI (elite), Component, VGA or composite cables for
connection to TV
 20 GB removable Hard Drive or 120GB (elite)
 Tray loading drive uses DVDs and can read cds and dvds,
plus an additional drive add-on can read HD-DVDs
 Up to 4 wireless controllers similar in design to first xbox
 Port in controllers to plug in Headset
 Ethernet port and can use wireless with adaptor
 2 versions with a 3rd coming out end of april
 $299 for core, $399 for premium, $479 for elite

8. What this means….
 HD graphics capable of 480i-1080p (although
only HDMI and VGA connection can be used for
1080p)
 Can only play HD-DVD movies with additional
drive
 Robust Xbox Live community with most every
game online
 Ipod and other mp3 players can plug into it
 Can connect with windows based PCs
 Downloadable TV episodes, movies, HD movies,
music, games, demos, additional content

9. Sony’s Dominance or Demise
 Having the most developers and
having the highest selling console
and fan base, Sony decides to take
advantage of it
 Possibly too much advantage…

10.  Wanting to push blu-ray, a
technology it owns, sony decides to
make this the format of the PS3
 Developers find blu-ray much to
expensive of a format
 Sony’s console will use state-of-the-
art cell processors to power it, again
expensive
 Sony had an original controller design
but got rid of it in favor of the almost
exact same controller design they
have had since PS1
 They want it to push HD graphics to
the max and be wi-fi with free online
gameplay

11.  PlayStation 3

12. PS3 Interface

13. Sony Home

14. PS3 Stats
 3.2 GHz cell processor
 Nvidia GPU of 256MBs at 650MHz
 20gb ($499) or 60gb ($599) hard drives
 Plays blu-ray discs, dvds, cds through slot loading
drive
 Memory card slots for SD, memory stick, xd,
Compactflash on $599 version
 Backwards compatible
 USB slots
 HDMI, component, composite cables for video
 Wireless controllers (with some motion sensing)
using bluetooth up to 4, possibly 7
 $499 or $599

15. What this means…
 HD graphics form 480i-1080p (no HD
cables come with the console unlike
360)
 Online play is free
 Media player abilities
 Can watch blu-ray movies cheaper
than current blu-ray players
 Lots of computing power for
advanced AI

16. Nintendo’s new style
 The company realized that they
could not compete monetarily with
the machines of Microsoft and Sony,
who could afford any and everything
 So they tried a new, radical approach
by making these necessary
requirements for their new console…

17.  Cheap manufacturing costs
 Easy to develop for
 Small and efficient
 Innovative
 Allows for new people to join the
gaming industry (grandparents,
parents, women)
 What did they come up with…

18. The Nintendo Wii

19. Wii Classic controller to allow for
Nunchuck add-on to the
classic style gameplay of
wii remote to allow for
downloaded games from
more involved gameplay
Nintendo and Sega past

20. The Console Interface

21. The Wii Stats
 PowerPC Processor clocked at 729MHz
 ATI GPU Processor clocked at 243MHz
 Over 100MB of ram memory
 512 MB of built in flash memory for storing games and data
 SD card slot
 Slot driven disc drive capable of playing both Wii DVDs and GameCube
mini-DVDs
 2 USB slots
 4 GameCube controller ports and 2 memory card ports
 Up to 4 wireless Wii controllers using bluetooth technology
 The ability to use GameCube contollers along with Wii controllers for
possibility of 8 player games
 Wi-Fi out of the box
 Wii controllers have an accessory port to allow controller add-ons to plug
in
 Sensor bar for mouse-like pointer ability
 Can use Component cables for up to 480p resolution
 $250 for console

22. What this all means…
 The Nintendo Wii is the weakest of the
new systems only 2.5 times as powerful as
its predecessor and 1.5 times as powerful
as the first Xbox
 The Wii’s controllers are all motion sensing
and can point in precision like a mouse.
 The Wii is not in HD, but is much cheaper
to produce for
 Wii channels offer new ideas

23. Advantages/disadvantages
 Xbox 360 pro…
 Cheaper than PS3 with minimal to no loss on
graphic quality
 Comes with all the cables necessary for HD and
online play
 Xbox live has largest user base for any online
community and the xbox live arcade
downloadable games
 Downloadable TV and movies are taking off fast
 Has largest library of games due to its release a
year before competitors

24.  PS3 Pro…
 Most powerful console
 “Home” Sony’s new 3d Avatar based
virtual world (like the sims) is used
for online community and gaming
 Blu-ray player
 Downloadable games
 SIXAXIS motion sensing (although
not near as advanced as the Wii’s)
 Linux support

25.  Wii pro…
 Cheapest choice
 New style of gameplay using motion
sensing and pointing
 New types of games
 New types of players
 Virtual console downloadable classics
 Opera Browser support
 Largest base of exlusive franchises
 Miis

26.  Xbox 360 cons…
 It is the “middle” console
 No motion sensing at all
 Does not use bluetooth
 Not as broad of a genre and age
base as Nintendo and Sony
 Too many versions

27.  PS3 cons…
 Too expensive, puts it way out of
reach of many customers
 Least exclusives thanks to lost
support
 No rumble feature in the controller
 Poor marketing
 Too much reliance of fan base
 If blu-ray fails….

28.  Wii cons…
 Expensive controllers
 Not many deep games as of now
 Not capable of HD graphics
 Little memory for downloaded games
 Poor online support
 Too much reliance on franchises
 Not as much multi-media features

29. What this means….
 The final choice is yours…
 There is no “better console” they all have their
own strengths and weaknesses
 PS3 and Xbox 360 are very similar in both games
and power
 PS3 is selling very poorly due to its high price
 Wii is selling the best in time but over Xbox 360
has sold more due to its longer length of
availability

30. The general rules…
 Non-gamers should get the wii
 RPG lovers and HD movie fanatics should get a PS3
 First-person shooter fans should get an xbox 360
 Two huge advantages the wii has is that it is cheap enough
to have it and one of the other consoles and its appeal to
new gamers and non-gamers which could swing the war in
its favor…..
 But keep in mind that it is the quality of games which will
sell the system more than anything

31. Sources
 www.ign.com
 www.wikipedia.com