Game Consoles

The Nintendo DS is a next generation handheld game console. It features a new dual touch screen. The Nintendo DS is the main rival to the Sony PSP.

Compared to the Sony PSP, Nintendo DS is less versatile with less multi purpose functionality. But the Nintendo DS is built for the sole purpose of gaming. It comes with IEEE, bluetooth and wireless connection so you can play online with anyone. Of course, you will need a broadband connection.

Nintendo DS colours

Sony's Playstation Portable is designed to be a compact version of the full sized Playstation. It is very powerful, thanks to the two 64-bit chips and out muscles its main rival, the Nintendo DS.

Games are played via the UMD (Universal Media Disc) format. UMD is available worldwide, unlike the DVD format used by the full size Playstation and most other game consoles, which has regional restrictions.

Available games

A wide range of games is available for the Playstation Portable.

Pricing

Sony's Playstation 2, otherwise known as PS2, was launched in 2004 and has sold over 115 million consoles, making it the fastest selling game console in history. The Playstation 2 has been replaced with the Playstation 3, but is still very popular today.

The Playstation 2 comes with a superb joypad, 32Mb of RAM and a 150 MHz Sony graphics card. One of the trump cards of the Playstation 2 is the quality of the games, which are fantastic.

You can use the Playstation 2 to play DVD's, which is ideal if you do not own a dedicated DVD player.

The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's replacement for the Xbox and was officially launched on May 12, 2005. Microsoft has really beefed up the style on the Xbox 360 and you can now stand the console vertically or horizontally (just like the Sony PS2).

Microsoft have developed the Xbox 360 with IBM, ATI, Samsung, and SiS. The Xbox 360 comes with a very powerful 3.2GHz CPU and 512MB of RAM memory. Stunning graphics is delivered via a custom made ATI chip which can deliver true 720p and 1080i wide-screen HDTV images.

The Nintendo Wii has revolutionised game consoles with its wireless controller, called the Wii Remote. The Wii Remote can detect three dimensional motion and rotation, enabling a more realistic and active experience for the user. The remote connects to the console using Bluetooth.

The Nintendo Wii is one of the smallest game consoles on the market, and Ninendo's smallest to date, measuring 44 mm (1.73 in) wide, 157 mm (6.18 in) tall, and 215.4 mm (8.48 in) deep.

The Playstation was first manufactured by Sony in the mid 1990's. The Playstation is the first game console to ship over 100 million units. Sony achieved that milestone in 2005.