2. Definition
The Video game console is an
interactive customized computer system
that displays signals on display devices
to play the video game.
The term “ video game console “ was
generated to distinguish between
computers for games and personal
computers for work.
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3. Brief History
Generations:
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
Fifth Generation
Sixth Generation
Seventh Generation
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4. Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the
Video game console
produced by Microsoft.
It was launched on May
12, 2005 and is still
being produced until
now.
From the major features
is the Xbox live service.
This console contains a
hard disk, DVD drive,
Ethernet slot and
wireless receptor for the
wireless controllers.
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5. Accessories and Hardware
Wired and wireless
controllers
Headsets for
chatting
Webcam for video
chatting
Dance mats
Kinect
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6. Kinect
It is a controller free gaming experience
Announced on June 2009
Allows users to interact without a
controller
One of its top games is Dance central
High selling rates through 2010 , 2011
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7. Play station 3 is the
third game console of
the play station series.
Released on November
11, 2006 in Japan
The PlayStation
Network is on of the
major features.
The console is
composed of a hard
disk, Blue-ray
driver, cpu, ram and
graphic card. Different Versions of
the PS3 Console
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8. Dual Shock 3 Controller
Headset
Playstation Eye camera
Playstation Move
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9. •Motionsensing game controller
•Sync with PlayStation Eye camera to track wand’s position
•Uses Bluetooth 2.0 technology to connect to the console
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10. Nintendo's evolution
WII is the 7th Generation video game console
produced by Nintendo
Launched on 19 November 2006
Major features “ motion sensing “ controller
and WII connect24
Since December 31 2008 , WII surpassed
Xbox 360 and PS3
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12. •Uses sensors and infrared
•Connects via Bluetooth
•Contains internal speaker
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Notas del editor
The console is built similarly like a PC with a cpu, hard disk, Ram, power supply and graphic card..but this device is specially customized to work on display devices like monitors ,TVs, LCD projector … the sole purpose of these consoles generated a special naming which separates them from personal computers used for work
In 1972 the first home video game was released by Magnavox which started the first generation, other console was the famous Atari with the revolutionary game PONGThe second generation included VES and the new AtariThe third generation had the new version of Atari with the break hit game Super Mario brosThe forth generation witnessed the entry of Sega into the video game raceThe Sony play station 1 was released in the era of the Fifth generation consoles making a big hit selling over 100 million consoles world wideThe 6th generation had a big competition between Microsoft's XBOX, Sony's play station II , Nintendo's GameCube , and Sega’s dream castIn our present time which has the seventh generation the competition remains mostly between the XBOX 360 and the PLAY STATION 3
Xbox 360 is the second console produced by Microsoft being the successor of the first console XboxThe game was introduced in the E3 Conference in 2005 is still being produced up to date. from the major features of the Xbox 360 is the Xbox live service which allows players to compete against each other over the internet, moreover to download demo games, music and movies.Varying between different versions of the Xbox 360, the hard disk capacity varies between 20GB and 320GB. The main input is the wireless controller and the main game input is the DVD drive.
Wired and wireless controllersHeadsets for chattingWebcam for video chattingDance matsKinect
It allows users to control and interact with the Xbox without touching the game controller, it uses a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands to control the game. It sold around 8 million units in its first 60 days break a world record.
After the success in the first two generation of the play station series, Sony launched the play station 3, commonly named as PS3, in Japan on November 11, 2006.Sony released the Playstation network which offers unified online gaming service and compatibility with the PlayStation Portable or PSP.Sony took a further step by replacing the DVD drive in the PS2 with a Blu-ray drive in the PS3 which serves bigger capacity and higher graphic resolution.
After the success in the first two generation of the play station series, Sony launched the play station 3, commonly named as PS3, in japan on november 11, 2006.Sony released the Playstation network which offers unified online gaming service and compatibility with the PlayStation Portable or PSP.Sony took a further step by replacing the DVD drive in the PS2 with a Blu-ray drive in the PS3 which serves bigger capacity and higher graphic resolution.
Uses motion sensor that with the help of the Playstation eye camera determines the position of the wand , controller , and thus controls the gameUses radio waves as the media to transfer data from the Move device to the console via Bluetooth 2.0 technology
WII is the successor of the GameCube that is produced by NintendoWII is considered the first of its kind for using motion sensing controllers and 3D technology to control the game through gestures.Since the beginning of 2009 WII was more successful than the Xbox 360 and ps3 as the selling rate shows.
DVD driveHard DiskGraphic CardBluetooth ReceptorWII Controller
The WII remote is a wireless controller which is the main input in WII..It uses sensors and infrared to determine position of body in 3D space
