| Sony may have caused a revolution by launching the | | | | PlayStation 3 before schedule. Before the Xbox 360, |
| first advanced gaming console (the PlayStation), but | | | | the PS2 was by far the most advanced gaming |
| the gaming console market is no longer dominated by | | | | console available. The Xbox 360 is available in 4 major |
| Sony's PlayStation. Today, there are three gaming | | | | flavors, the Xbox 360 Core System and the Xbox |
| consoles that are competing for top spot in the gaming | | | | 360 Elite being the most popular. Unlike the Wii, the |
| console market. The first gaming console is the | | | | Xbox 360 Core System supports removable hard |
| Nintendo Wii (pronounced 'we'). The Nintendo Wii was | | | | drives and the Xbox 360 Elite comes equipped with a |
| launched on September 14, 2006 and was designed to | | | | 120 GB hard drive. Like the Wii, the Xbox 360 supports |
| target a 'broader audience'. Unlike the Xbox 360 and | | | | internet browsing and wireless connectivity. However, |
| the PlayStation 3 the Nintendo Wii is designed for a | | | | the Xbox 360 also offers DVD playback and wireless |
| wide age group, and offers a variety of games for | | | | game controllers. The Xbox 360 is currently the most |
| both young and mature audiences. | | | | popular gaming console on the planet, the reason for |
| Compared to the Xbox and PS3 (PlayStation 3), the | | | | its success is the amazingly realistic games available |
| Nintendo Wii does not support removable hard drive | | | | and games like Halo 3 have now become the de |
| based storage. Although the Wii is equipped with a SD | | | | facto standard for first person shoot out games. |
| card slot, it does not support larger storage devices. | | | | Xbox 360 has a year's head start on both the Wii and |
| The Wii has robust graphic processing capabilities | | | | the PS3 and is thus the most widely sold gaming |
| when compared to the Xbox 360 and PS3. The Wii | | | | console. The PS3 was launched to directly compete |
| also has a unique game controller (game pad) that is | | | | with the Xbox 360. Like the Xbox 360, the PS3 offers |
| shaped like a TV remote control and is ideally suited | | | | removable hard drive storage, internet browsing and |
| for single hand use. The Wii supports internet browsing | | | | wireless connectivity. However, the PS3 also supports |
| and has a wireless network card integrated into the | | | | Blu-ray discs that allow even greater storage than |
| gaming console. There are two things that have | | | | DVDs. Unlike the Wii however, the PS3 is not 100% |
| contributed to the Wii's success the first is its 'fun | | | | backward compatible with PS2 and PS games. Sony |
| gaming' image and the second is the diverse gaming | | | | is working on making the PS3 backward compatible, |
| titles available. | | | | but the entire process is expected to take a long time. |
| The Xbox 360 took the market by storm when it was | | | | The PlayStation has the highest number of games |
| launched on 22, November, 2005. Microsoft's first | | | | available today and is expected to equal Xbox's sales |
| gaming console was what forced Sony to launch the | | | | in the longer run. |