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TRENDS IN COMPUTING

Video game consolesHow have video games consoles changed?

Online accessibility

Being able to access the internet and play online games via games consoles is now a standard that any next gen console should have.This would be considered unusual back in the day where as now it is an important feature that should be included and can be useful because you can find leader boards and playing online with friends and people around the world.

DLCsDownloadable content is vital in gaming and most current games offer extra content like additional weapons, costumes, levels and side stories that were once only possible with re-releases.

patches

Bugs and glitches were what gamers just had to learn to deal with before patches and fixes would sort out lags, glitches and problems found in the game.

updates

All next gen console have updates to be done every now and then to make sure everything is running up to date and can sometimes include added material.

Mobile and device compatibility

• Some newer consoles can be connected with electrical devices like phones and tablets and can be used as remotes and controllers to speed things up.

Gaming consoles

Nintendo NES- Nintendo entertainment system- Nintendo's first console, The best-selling gaming console of its time.

SNES- super Nintendo entertainment system- upgraded console released after the nes.

Nintendo 64- released with two launch games, Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64 and this console was the last to be released out of all the consoles in the fifth generation,

Nintendo wii- The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions.

Nintendo wii u- the first entry in the eighth generation of video game home consoles.

The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support high-definition graphics, the controller GamePad features an touchscreen and camera.

How they have changed

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Xbox The first Xbox console had a box like design and featured the first hard drive in a video game console.

X360, which came to replace the original Xbox, had a platform that became even more powerful. The X360 platform has included a range of consoles and have became very successful.

Where you can listen to music while playing a game and jump from TV to movies to music to a game in seconds. Your experience is custom tailored to you. And the entertainment you love is all in one place.

differences

playstationThe PlayStation was the first "computer entertainment platform" to ship 100 million units, which it had reached 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch.

The PlayStation 2 went on to become the best-selling video game console in history, selling over 155 million units

Sony announced the PlayStation 2 in March, 1999. The video game console was the first sixth-generation console to be released

the successor to PlayStation 2, as part of the PlayStation series. It competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles

more focus on social gameplay, incorporating a "share" button on the new controller and enabling a view of in-game play streamed live from friends

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