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Time line for gaming
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2D to 3D
Sony steps into the market with its first ever release the Playstation. This is A pivitol moment in the history of modern gaming as the Playstation incorporates excellent 2player systems with the use of compact discs and portable memory cards. -
Sony Steps in
Sony steps into the market with its first ever release the Playstation. This is A pivitol moment in the history of modern gaming as the Playstation incorporates excellent 2player systems with the use of compact discs and portable memory cards -
NINTENDO 64- OLD TECH DIES HARD
Nintendo 64 is released. The most popular system for Nintendo yet. It is the last standing platform to continue using catridges for game storage. The cartridges load much faster then compact discs and eliminate the factor of loading screens. The cartridges also have the capability for storing data which eliminate the use of memory cards. -
PLAYSTATION 2- THE RISE OF INTERNET GAMING
sony releases the playstation 2, it features the ability to play games form its previous console and also involves online capability and doubles as a dvd player. -
XBOX RIVALS PLAYSTATION
Microsofts first release into the gaming console market. It use of PC technology allows a faster processing speed then its other rivals but slowly finds its feet in the market. Halo Xbox's most successful First person shooters grows to become one of the most popular games in history -
GAMEBOY ADVANCE
Nintendo falls from popularity in the home gaming market but finds it feet within the portable market. Releasing the gameboy advance with backwards capability which allows games to be played from all predecessor nintendo consoles and an lcd screen it is the most prominent portable console of its time. -
PLAYSTION PORTABLE
Playstation directly challenges Nintendos stranglehold on the portable gaming community, with the release of the Playstation Portable. The Playstation Portable features high quality graphics and non gaming features such as wireless connectivity, photo and video capabilities. -
MODERN GAMING TAKES A 360
Microsoft releases their second gaming console the XBOX 360, with new ergonomic controllers and high quality graphics, the Xbox 360 is major hit and the online gaming community continues to expand with XBOX LIVE. XBOX's exclusive online gaming system. -
PLAYSTATION 3
Sony Releases its third console onto the market which is now almost completely dominated by Sony Playstation and Xbox Gaming systems. -
NINTENDO WII
Nintendo explodes back on to the market with its release of the Nintendo Wii, to compete with the XBOX and Playstation. It Targets a broader demographic from children to adults with its motion censored interactivity. The Wii fit an interactive fitness module of the console is a massive hit which is the first concept of its type introducing a physical fitness element to a home entertainment system. -
Playstation 4
The PlayStation 4 prior to its launch was positive, with critics praising Sony for acknowledging its consumers' needs, embrace of independent game development, and for not imposing the same digital rights management schemes that Microsoft had previously announced for Xbox One prior to its release. Critics and third-party studios also praised the capabilities of the PlayStation 4 in comparison to its competitors; developers described the performance difference between the console and Xbox One as -
Xbox One
Moving away from the Xbox 360's PowerPC-based architecture—back to the x86 architecture used in the original Xbox—the console features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) built around the x86-64 instruction set. The Xbox One places an increased emphasis on cloud computing and entertainment integration, offering the ability to overlay live television programming from an existing set-top box with an enhanced program guide, split-screen multitasking of applications, and improved second-screen
