Game console has been around for some time already. The current game console available in the market are the 7th generation console. And it has been a war amount the 3 giant console manufacture for sometimes. I had my first console when Im 7 years old, a Micro Genius (Nintendo Clone). Father award me with it after I scored 3rd in my kinder garden class. I remember when I'm 12 years old, I wanted a SNES @ Super Nintendo Entertainment System badly but my parents didn't buy for me as my family income was quite average @ Not rich!
My 2nd console was the famous Playstation. I bought it 2nd hand from my friend for a price of RM400. That time it was something to talk about if you have a Playstation at home. Those were the days where console games are way more advance compare to computer games. I remember another friend giving me his unmodded Playstation which I kept it as a collection only.
Later on at year 2002, I have the first New console bought with my own money that is the Playstation. Which i work hard with my part time job to purchase this console. Too bad I bought from a bad reputated shop because that time Playstation 2 was a hit and it was quite hard to get one. But i wanted it badly. This console had problem after just 3 months of usage. Then I spend another 1000 to buy a 2nd set of it which works for 6 years ++ and still working fine, but I sold it to one of my friend as I had the lastest Playstation 3 as a gift from my brother.
My 2nd console was the famous Playstation. I bought it 2nd hand from my friend for a price of RM400. That time it was something to talk about if you have a Playstation at home. Those were the days where console games are way more advance compare to computer games. I remember another friend giving me his unmodded Playstation which I kept it as a collection only.
Later on at year 2002, I have the first New console bought with my own money that is the Playstation. Which i work hard with my part time job to purchase this console. Too bad I bought from a bad reputated shop because that time Playstation 2 was a hit and it was quite hard to get one. But i wanted it badly. This console had problem after just 3 months of usage. Then I spend another 1000 to buy a 2nd set of it which works for 6 years ++ and still working fine, but I sold it to one of my friend as I had the lastest Playstation 3 as a gift from my brother.
The Playstation 3, Its the famous trend nowadays. It is power by the famous Broadband engine build by IBM, Sony, and Toshiba. It has a master core and 8 additional subcore made up a total of 9 cores, and it is clocked at 3.2GHz. Do we actually need such a huge amount of power for a gaming console ? It is also equipped with a Nvidia RSX graphic engine within this big baby. Controller are wireless and able to pair up to 7 controllers. Its also has both build in Lan and Wifi (except the first 20GB generation CHECBXX). There is already a few revision of the Hardware available in the market, some are backward compatible with Playstation 2 games others are only capable of Playstation 3 Games or Playstation Game.
Unlike the first genration of microsoft console , the XBOX, this newer generation named Xbox 360 is not base on a PC hardware like his elder brother. But instead it has a custom made Processor build by IBM also. This console does not comes with the newer generation media disc. Instead it still uses the DVD as its media. This will be a major fallback when game developer develop games that contain lots of CGs. It comes with either Wired or Wireless controllers. It is also capable to connect to the internet through the LAN port. If you want a wireless LAN, you have to purchase it seperately. This console has a number of issues with their hardware which is very commonly known as RROD (Red Ring of Death).
The Wii. Nintendo created this game console very differently. Instead of the old fashioned game controller, they decided to make the game more interactive, which you would have to use your body movement to play the game instead of just your fingers. This game console are more focus on its unique game play style instead of the hardware power itself. Comparing the Wii with the Playstation 3 or the XBOX 360, the hardware specification for the Wii is way weaker then the 2 competitors, but it was a success due to its unique game play.For now, both the Wii and XBOX 360 has been hacked and was able to play backup games, but not the Playstation 3 yet. It must have been a hard task for those hacker as it has a state of art CPU inside and a very new media which is the bluray. It has been about 2 1/2 years and still no news regarding its capabality to play backups.
