Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The Best Video Game Systems

By Owen Jones


The most popular game before the Eighties was probably football, but the most popular game nowadays is the video game. All over the world, wherever you go, you will come across individuals of all ages playing and talking about video games. You either love them or you hate them, but there is no denying that video games permit players to exercise their fantasies.

You can become a futuristic warrior fighting demons and trolls one minute, a fighter pilot the next and a top racing driver later on. And the games are as lifelike as simulators that do not cost thousands of dollars may be. However, what is the difference between the various games machines on the market and is using your PC just as fast?

The most lifelike games machines actually do cost thousands of dollars, but they are the ones that you see in the Arcades. These are the best simulators on the market and often they include special chairs that give bio-feedback. You could be sitting in a mock-up of a jet as you fly your fighter and the seat will tilt over as you bank your plane to go in for the kill.

However, these machines are out of most people's budget and even playing them has to become a special occasion - simply because of the cost per minute. So, most individuals settle for a cut-down version that they can play free at home once they have the game and the console.

The foremost contenders in the stakes for the best gaming machines are Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PSP and Nintendo's 3DS. However, if you are waiting for a straight answer to which is the best, you will have a long wait and the answers will be very confusing. This is because it is so difficult to compare like with like and everyone has their own likes.

The best approach to take is to first decide whether you want 3D or not. The Nintendo 3D is the best in this case, but are the games that you would like to play obtainable for that machine?

Most games may just be played on one or two platforms, so you might buy the machine with the best specifications, but then not be able to play the games you would like.

So maybe the best approach is to list all the games you like and sort them into columns of which machines will play them. The one with the most wins. However, what is the most appropriate this month, may not be next month.

If you would like to be able to play games free on line than the PS3 is for you. Its foremost rival the Xbox charges $60 a month for on line games. Despite that, Microsoft sold 430,000 Xboxes in September alone, making it likely to be the biggest selling games machine of 2011.

This is borne out by a survey that I read concerning the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Nintendo Wii, the PSP Go and the Nintendo 3DS. The Xbox 360 was the only machine to be awarded full marks in every major category (20 stars maximum), followed closely by the PS3 with 19/20, losing one mark for 'online community'.

You are able to use your PC for playing games, but it would have to be a very high spec computer to be able to match these dedicated games consoles.




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