3.
Introduction
Gaming consoles were designed for the sole
purpose of playing electronic games and
nothing else.
Have been around since 1970’s.
Gaming consoles have proved themselves to
be the best in digital entertainment.
Video game consoles are now extremely
versatile and games can be created for a
number of purposes.
4. PLAYSTATION 3
The PlayStation 3 officially
abbreviated as PS3.is the third home
video game console produced by
Sony Computer Entertainment .
PlayStation Home allows users to
enter a “Virtual world”.
The PlayStation 3 uses the Sony
designed Cell microprocessor as its
CPU.
The system has Bluetooth, Ethernet,
USB 2.0 and HDMI .
5. PS Move and PS Eye
The PS Move is a wand-like
controller, equipped with a glowing
soft rubber orb for visual tracking
and several internal motion sensors
for further motion sensing.
This orb is tracked by the
PlayStation Eye camera and
through software its position in 3D
space can be accurately calculated.
6. FEATURES OF PS3
Dual Shock Remote Controller.
DVD’s can be played.
It provides Bluetooth and Wi-Fi facility.
It uses Blu-ray Disc as its primary
storage medium.
Third Dimension Gaming.
Online Multiplayer Gaming.
7. XBOX 360
Xbox was the first video game
console to feature a built-in hard disk
drive.
Xbox 360 is the second video game
console developed by and produced
for Microsoft.
“Xbox Live” service that allows
players to compete online, and much
more.
Its main memory pool is 512 MB in
size.
8. FEATURES OF XBOX 360
Xbox Live
32-bit audio processor
Network capabilities
512 Mb RAM
9. WII
The Wii Remote motion controller
Uses motion sensing
controllers
The only internal
motion sensor the Wii
controller contains is
an accelerometer.
10. Cont.….
Nintendo includes the easy-to-play Wii
Sports with every new Wii console shipped.
It also has a low resolution IR camera,
which is used to give the controller
relative pointing abilities by tracking a
“sensor bar”
12. Motion gaming technology
One example of WII Sports in Tennis.
You use the remote as a racket and your serve and
volley accuracy is determined by the speed and timing
of your swing.
Ability to use motion are the keys to the Wii's success
13. FEATURES OF WII
Backward Compatibility
Online Connectivity
Parental Control
Built-in Wi-Fi networking
14. ADVANTAGES OF PS3
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
15. ADVANTAGES OF XBOX
360
Cheaper than the PS3
The online community is larger than that
of the PS3
Lots of popular exclusives
Watch movies
Social Networking
16. ADVANTAGES OF Wii
Cheapest choice
New style of gameplay using motion sensing
and pointing
New types of games
New types of players
Virtual console downloadable classics
Largest base of exclusive franchises
17. CONCLUSION
We hope you are convinced that upgrading a
PC for gaming can be significantly cheaper
than buying a console system. But we want to
remind you that the experience you get out of
playing on a console will be significantly
different than playing on a pc.