- Sony Playstation Series
- Nintendo Gaming Consoles
- Microsoft X-Box 360
The Sony Playstation Era
A Distinguished Gaming Series- The PlayStation Series occupy the fifth, sixth, and seventh generations of console gaming.
- Unlike its competitors, which largely use face buttons on their controllers denoted by letters (generally A, B, C, X, Y, Z), PlayStation controllers uses shapes; namely ('Triangle'), ('Circle'), ('Cross/X') and ('Square').
- The numbered series and PlayStation Portable has shipped a total of over 310 million units.
Playstation Portable - the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format
The Colourful Connection- Large Crystal Clear Colour LCD/TFT viewing screen.
- Robust multimedia capabilities & connectivity with the PlayStation 3, other PSPs, and the Internet.
- Sales of the version Slim and Lite, Released in early September 2007, quadrupled in the United Kingdom the following week and increased by nearly 200% in North America for the month of October.
PlayStation 3 - the successor to the PlayStation 2
Features that distinguishes the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors- Unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network.
- Robust multimedia capabilities & connectivity with the PlayStation Portable.
- The use of a high-definition optical disc format, Blu-ray Disc, as its primary storage medium. The PS3 was also the first Blu-ray 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player on the market.
Playstation 2 - or PS2 - a marketable life of over 10 years
The Console that gave life to High Quality Home Gaming- The PS2 is the best-selling console to date, having reached over 138 million units sold as of August 18, 2009.
- Software library projected to exceed 1,900 games in 2009.
- The PS2 has undergone many revisions, some only of internal construction and others involving substantial external changes.
Nintendo - meaning - Leave Luck to Heaven
Producing home and portable video game consoles since 1977- Japan's third most valuable listed company, with a market value of over US$85 billion.
- Nintendo is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseballteam in Seattle, Washington.
- Nintendo was founded as a Japanese business by Fusajiro Yamauchi in late 1889. Based in Kyoto, Japan, the business produced and marketed a playing card game called Hanafuda. .
Nintendo DSi - the third iteration of the Nintendo DS handheld gaming console
The Nintendo Answer to the PSP- Most of the DS Lite's attributes are retained with fewer aesthetic changes made compared to the first two iterations.
- A major feature that distinguishes the Nintendo DSi is its two interactivedigital cameras that can be both incorporated into gameplay and used as a standalone camera feature.
- The DSi also includes connectivity with an online store as well as internal and external storage of content.
The Wii Revolution
Gaming On the Move- The Wii wireless controller, the Wii Remote can be used as a handheld pointing device and detect movement in three dimensions.
- WiiConnect24 enables the Wii console to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.
- The Nintendo Wii is capable to run all official games of its predecessor, The GameCube
Microsoft Xbox 360 - the Gates are open
The second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox- Boasts integrated Xbox Live service that allows players to compete online and download content such as arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, and movies.
- Windows Media Center multimedia capabilities.
- Mandatory support of High Definition in all games, movie rentals and game downloads from its online marketplace.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade
Entry Level- It includes a wireless controller, composite AV cable, HDMI 1.2 output, an internal 256 MB memory chip.
- 5 Xbox Live Arcade titles: Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy,Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship Edition, and Uno on a single disk, which also includes a Welcome Video and several game trailers/demos.
- Publicly revealed by Microsoft's president of Entertainment Devices division Robbie Bach to the Financial Times on October 18, 2007
Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro
Premium 360- Includes a hybrid composite and component cable with optional optical out instead of a composite cable.
- This model also includes a detachable 60 GB Hard Disk Drive.
- included hard drive comes with game demos, video clips and a free Live Arcade game, Hexic HD.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite
Flagship 360- Includes a 120 GB hard drive and a matte black finish.
- Supplied with an HDMI 1.2 cable and a controller and headset that match the system's black finish.
- The Elite was released in Europe on August 24, 2007


















