Despite all the advancements in the gaming industry, its still very difficult to defy the winner of the Console wars. All the advancements, all the research and all the graphic and processors breakthrough , its still not clear how to conclude the battle for the Best Gaming Console. Every console has made it clear to prove its own position to rule the market.
Sony’s Playstation started a revolution by introducing gaming Console when people used to play Video Games.They persuaded people to change their minds on “joysticks are for kids” and targeted young minds .Soon with an upgradation, Sony made it real clear that “we are going to stay in the market for a long time”.Even after Microsoft launched its XBOX 360, Sony waited and launched its hyped console Playstation3 with processors and processors which cannot be easily defined.As Microsoft had, Sony also kept secret the real technology behind their core processors and graphic processors.Sony’s Playstation3 is new selling at $399.99
Microsoft’s XBOX made it possible to break from the people’s mind the single monopoly of Sony on the Console market.Trying to be ahead of Sony, Microsoft smoothly launched a console right when Playstation2 were selling like hot cakes.The XBOX was introduced as a slap on Sony’s face with high speed gaming,better visuals and its own interacive XBOX Live which allows users to share scores and more game stuff online.Launching XBOX 360 was a smart move, when Sony was still deciding the number of processors to be used in the new Console.XBOX360 is now selling at $349.99
Nintendo fighting all the odds with its meagre small console entered the race much late by launching Wii (pronounced V) with a different perspective of gaming.It wasn’t about processors working very fast or death defying graphics, but made it real simple with easy gameplay techniques.Nintendo created a different genre of players who like to play games with reality at its best.While Sony and Microsoft were already out with the best possible joystick, Nintendo created a easy to use joystick which was user friendly.Though the “remote control” like joystick had earlier bad critic reviews,but later the fact that this joystick didn’t need brains to learn to use people started buying these consoles rapidly.Wii sells at $249.99(lowest amongst all).
Its is now predicted that 2008 would be a great year for Nintendo as the sales would touch 30 million units from 18.2million units last year 2007.Microsoft’s XBOX 360 is expected to give 25 million units while Sony lags behind by having just 10million units sold last year 2007.Its just common sense why Nintendo would take the Console war lead, with easy joysticks which respond to hand gestures and real gameplay….all this in one low cost console..Phew!! why shouldn’t it sell.But matter the situation might change till year 2010.
2010 might be a year for Sony as gamers as always would love high end graphics with the trusted name of Sony and great games coming out.Till then Nintendo and Microsoft can enjoy their part of joy and success with their consoles winning at the charts.
