Video Game Consoles

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- Sony Playstation 3 Slim 320GB
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  Platform: PlayStation 3 Slim • Category: Desktop • Media type: Blu-ray • Network gaming: LAN gaming compatible, Online gaming compatible
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- Microsoft Xbox 360 (Black, 4GB)
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  Colour: Black • Platform: Xbox 360 • Category: Desktop • Media type: DVD • Network gaming: Online gaming compatible
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- Nintendo Wii Black
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  Colour: Black • Platform: Wii • Category: Desktop • Media type: DVD • Network gaming: Online gaming compatible
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  Colour: White • Platform: Wii • Category: Desktop • Media type: DVD • Network gaming: Online gaming compatible
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- Microsoft Xbox 360 Super Elite 250GB
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  Platform: Xbox 360 • Category: Desktop • Media type: DVD • Network gaming: Online gaming compatible
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- Sony PlayStation 3 Slim 250GB
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  Platform: PlayStation 3 Slim • Category: Desktop • Media type: Blu-ray • Network gaming: Online gaming compatible
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- Sony Playstation 3 160GB
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  Platform: PlayStation 3 • Category: Desktop • Media type: Blu-ray • Network gaming: Online gaming compatible
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  Colour: Blue • Platform: Wii • Category: Desktop • Media type: CD • Network gaming: Online gaming compatible
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- Microsoft Xbox 360 20GB
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  Platform: PlayStation 3 Slim • Category: Desktop • Media type: CD, DVD, Blu-ray • Network gaming: Online gaming compatible
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- Sega Mega Drive
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  Platform: Megadrive • Category: Desktop • Media type: Cartridge • Network gaming: Console link
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  Platform: PS One • Category: Desktop • Media type: CD
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  Platform: Super Nes • Category: Desktop • Media type: Cartridge
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- Sony PlayStation 3 80GB
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Buying Guide - Video Game Consoles

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Consoles

Throughout recent decades, video games systems have become ever more popular, continually improving in capability and technological developments. The latest and most popular video games consoles that are available for purchase in any video game shop are the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. Handheld devices such as the Nintendo 3DS and PSP are also popular models, and are available for sale in the majority of video game stores.

Games consoles can be quite pricey, depending on the model you choose to buy. Handhelds tend to be cheaper than home video consoles, with the latter being ideal for the more serious gamer who likes to play games regularly. Handhelds, on the other hand, are ideal for both casual and serious gamers as it allows them to play anywhere at anytime, whenever the need arises. For a top-end, high-spec gaming console, such as the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3, gamers should expect to pay anything up to the region of £350, whereas with a hand-held console, the maximum price can be expected to reach around £180.

Many serious gamers opt to play games on a PC. Those that do will frequently spend hundreds of pounds simply to get the latest spec of gaming hardware in order for their computer to keep up with the technology for the latest games being released, which require ever more system-heavy specifications in order to run.

Game Storage

As technology improves, newer and more innovate ways of storing information are continually produced.

Games played on video games consoles are stored on media disks that can be bought in almost any game or media store. These disks hold enough data for an entire game, and can be played whilst the information is being read by the console.

There are a number of different data devices used by consoles, with each one holding different sizes of information. In order from the smallest capacity to the largest, these are: CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. A Blu-ray disc can hold up to 25gb of information.

Some handheld gaming devices use storage cards. Not only for game storage, these devices also double as memory cards that can store game-save points, photos and other media. A single game card can store up to around 512mb of information.

Hard drives are becoming an increasingly popular way of storing game information on consoles, and more console developers are utilising hard disk drives in their gaming systems. With up to 160gb of hard drive space on some gaming consoles, there is certainly more than enough room to store hundreds of games, movies, photos and music on any one console.

Look and Feel

As the world of gaming progresses, the games console industry is making better use of in-game graphics. Nowadays, games are being given the high-definition treatment, something that just a few years ago would have seemed like a pipedream to many gamers.

The sound quality in games is also something that is constantly being improved upon in today’s games consoles. Gone are the eight-bit sound of games in decades past, the actual composition and delivery of music and sound in games has improved remarkably over the years. Indeed, video games consoles now have the ability to play music stored on their hard drive. Many console game developers now also employ a dedicated composer to write the score - many of whom are already established in the music industry - to improve the gamer’s user experience.

With today’s games consoles, it may be hard to tell whether you are watching a scene from a video game or indeed read video footage. The quality of game images is becoming increasingly sharp, particularly the graphics seen on Sony’s PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

Most games consoles now feature rich, deep and detailed storylines in their games, making for some very addictive gaming. Video game consoles have came a long way from the simple platformers of days gone by, and now the game you’re playing is no longer just a game - it is a story and universe all of its own.

Accessories

Games consoles accessories and peripherals are separate pieces of hardware that can be used to play a video game console, and are generally used to improve the user experience of a game.

Some gaming consoles now include various interactive features. For example, some video game consoles make use of a ‘remote’, rather than the traditional joypad. The remote can be used to battle with a sword, swing with a tennis racket, cook with a frying pan and shoot with a gun. All this has been made possible thanks to motion-sensor technology. This means that there is also a market for add-on accessories. With clip-on tennis rackets, plastic guns that fit around the shape of the remote and baseball bats that clip on to the end of the remote, there are plenty of possibilities out there and plenty of peripherals to choose from.

If you’re having a party, then why not get more than one video game console remote? Some modern video game consoles are designed around being social, and having an extra remote allows you to play with a friend.

Some video game consoles also support the use of memory cards. Plugging a memory card into a gaming console means that you can do a number of things. For example, upload photos to a gamer profile, edit photos, play music tracks through the games console, and also use the memory card to store games.

The online world

With today’s video games consoles, the option of online play is now available. Those who do not know anyone else with a gaming console can easily join in for an online gaming session using one of the latest video games consoles. With today’s online console games, players can play against other console owners from all over the world.

Many online games consoles support games that offer their players a number of achievements and awards that can be unlocked for completing various goals in-game. These achievements allow players to earn points on their profile, which people can show off to boast of their gaming abilities and instil healthy competition.

Personalised user profiles are now very much a common aspect of most console video games. These profiles are designed so that a player can publish their details and show off their talent, how many points they have from earning achievements and also display how long they have been playing for. Gamer profiles can generally be fully customised and given avatars to truly customise their online character.

The majority of new video games consoles also have access to online markets and stores, in which you can buy games wirelessly without ever leaving the confines of your home. These marketplaces allow console users purchase and download add-ons such as map packs for online games, in addition to entire games, libraries of music, videos and other media.

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