It seems almost like a Christmas ritual: there's the next big thing in the world of video games almost every holiday. Last year, highlighted particularly interesting competition between the new gaming hardware put on the market, Nintendo and prime competitor, Sony with its PlayStation series.
Sony PS3 is a high-end bells and whistles-the choice between the two. This includes high-definition graphics, hard drive, and Blu-ray Disc drive delivers outstanding quality slike.Vrhu scale 60GB hard disk version also includes a heavy $ 600 retail price. Nintendo Wii (pronounced "we") costs $ 250 and builds in Wi-Fi (but not ethernet). Like the PS3, it has an SD card slot and can display images, but its standard-definition DVD drive can not yet play movies (Nintendo and Sonic Solutions are working on ).
what Nintendo has to keep him in the game is a unique gaming remote device (the Wiimote), and a vast library igara.PS3 enters the market with considerably more horsepower and better graphics, but their game options at this point, a rather limited . Wii came on the market with 62 games available, the PS3 opened with a list of 20 games
.PC World review gives a clear outline of the differences between these two sustava.Grafike the PS3 are state of the art 1080p high definition and introduce a new level of quality for gamere.Wii the graphics capability is limited to standard definition, which is equivalent to for the PS2, Sony recently (and very successful) video game console. But the Wii remote gaming control that uses a motion-sensing technology, so players with remote suggestions were mimicked in the game. If you play football, to go require the adoption of the proposal with remote upravljačem.Mač fight will require a bit of air fence as part of the game participation.
intuitive nature of the Wii Remote is its strength, with a relatively inexpensive cost compared to the PS3. Wii has an additional controller called the Nunchuk which is a joystick-type device that works in conjunction with motion-sensing remote.
graphics and multiple uses (the PS3 includes a Blu-ray HD DVD player) are what make the Sony product attractive. When they both came on the market, the fact that each relied on separate characteristics to define their value is made for an interesting market competition.
PS3 is high hp (and high prices), options on the market. It can handle HD DVD, playback of digital photos, and connect to the Internet with the built-in browser. Its graphics are unparalleled, and it comes with a decent game inventory that will at least get you started. It also has a new controller, one that uses the tilt feature that is a sign of effort on the sensitivity of the proposal.
With Wii, Nintendo has decided to give up the digital video wars and focus on a simple box with a unique control that is designed to zabavu.Wii can play GameCube games (Nintendo last bid), and is familiar with the new addition to the chart-busting Zelda game series. Although the Wii has not done much to upgrade the visual quality of gaming experience, he has added a significant new dimension to gaming the process. It can also be used for Internet access.
Nintendo of decisions aimed at so-called "casual gamers" seem to have paid off in the short term. It is too early to pick a winner long term, both companies limited their Christmas product issue to ensure sellouts and high demand proizvoda.PS3 is definitely a price-break issue that will offset some gamers' lust for the best graphics out there. On the other hand, it is a system with a great future. Wii is the future now, for the most part, a product issues an intriguing invitation to important new gaming experience, even if it occurs using last year's graphics.
