Well, Christmas is right around the corner and I’m sure many of you would like the latest and greatest video game console. But there are so many to choose from now. Which is the best? I don’t want to bore you with a lot of technical jargon, so I’ll just give you an idea of what each offers so you can make an informed decision. Below are the three most popular consoles on the market today.
So which one should you buy? That really depends on what kind of games you like to play. All of them offer a wide selection of games and even online multiplayer games.
The Wii is fairly new, having been released on September 14, 2006. The Wii offers more family-oriented and kid-friendly games. And with the innovative controllers, you don’t just sit around playing with your joystick. They have Golf, where you actually move your controller to hit the ball. And Baseball, where one player will “throw” the ball with his controller and the other will bat by swinging the other controller. There are also many other fun titles, such as Tennis and Boxing. In addition, the Wii is backward compatible with the GameCube and Nintendo DS. And due to the popularity of the console, more and more games are being added every day.
The Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005 in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. A prominent feature of the Xbox 360 is its integrated Xbox Live service that allows gamers to complete online and download content such as arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, and movies. The Xbox Live service costs around $50 a year. There is a wide variety of games including RPGs, arcade games, action games, music/dance games, and flight simulation. There are also plenty of E-rated games for everyone, like Scooby-Doo! No Mask, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Codename: Kids Next Door, and many others.
The PS3 was first released in Japan on November 11, 2006. The successor to the PlayStation 2 and Playstation, it is backward compatible with both units. The PlayStation 3 features a slot-loading 2x-speed Blu-ray disc drive for games, Blu-ray movies, DVDs, CDs, and other optical media. The PS3 seems to be for more hardcore gamers who like shooters, war games, and RPG fantasies, though I’ve seen a few games rated E for all. These include Hannah Montana, Little Big Planet, Trivial Pursuit, Cars (from the movie Cars), and various sports games like Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Madden, and others.
Games are not just for kids. Everyone needs to blow off some steam once in a while, or exercise their brain with some strategy or trivia games. Or maybe you just want to lose yourself in a fantasy and forget about the fucking world we live in. Whatever you like, games can probably give it to you. Even if you just want to talk to someone, with online games that allow you to chat with other players, you can become part of a virtual world without ever leaving your living room.
