Hypothesis: What is the real difference between the PS2 & PS3? and are the advances similar in the differences between the original Xbox and the 360?
Both Playstations, at the time of release, were and are at the leading front of gaming technology. The PS2 was the first games console to converge with the DVD player. It was also the first possible up-right console. It had a rotational emblem depending on whether it was laid flat or standing up. Then we get to the technical stuff. The game play and graphics had been greatly improved since the original Playstation. It had been given a fresh new look, a brand new colour (away from the dingy grey block that was it's predecessor) & a new edge.
The playstation 3, just released, is once again a huge leap forward in both technology and design. Instead of the PS2's matte black finish, Sony decided go with a style that was selling INCREDIBLY well in the television market. Samsung's R88 series of televisions with the piano black gloss finish are this years top sellers by a million miles. Seeing what the audience like, Sony follow, and are planning to do the same finish with a ceramic white, and stunning silver.
Once again, they change the shape of their latest console. Giving it was can only be described as veluptuous curves! They did however keep the winning idea of having a console that can stand or be laid down. Then we get to the actual game play. There has been an enormous step up in this technology. This has come around purely because of the new Blu-Ray disk. This new format of disk is massively advantagious in comparison to the bog-standard DVD. It os read by a Blue coloured lazer, hence the name. However the disks can store upto 10X more information than a DVD. Also, in comparison to their rivals, it can hold 4X more than that of an HDDVD used in the Xbox 360. This gives game designers and manufacturers much more room for incredibly intrecate games. Games like the new GTA IV released on the 27th of April will eventually be developed into the next GTA and the possiblility for a bigger game (more than 3 islands) and definately the possiblility of some mind blowing intrecacy in the detail used. All down to the stubble on a characters chin. The new GTA is the most comprehensive one yet. With content above and beyond any previous 'free roam' game before it. It has been reported than even though this has been said. There is still more room on the disk for yet more additional detail or islands with the next GTA. The possiblilities are endless.
The developments have been sensational, please watch the video to see just how much has changed in just one generation.
Both Playstations, at the time of release, were and are at the leading front of gaming technology. The PS2 was the first games console to converge with the DVD player. It was also the first possible up-right console. It had a rotational emblem depending on whether it was laid flat or standing up. Then we get to the technical stuff. The game play and graphics had been greatly improved since the original Playstation. It had been given a fresh new look, a brand new colour (away from the dingy grey block that was it's predecessor) & a new edge.
The playstation 3, just released, is once again a huge leap forward in both technology and design. Instead of the PS2's matte black finish, Sony decided go with a style that was selling INCREDIBLY well in the television market. Samsung's R88 series of televisions with the piano black gloss finish are this years top sellers by a million miles. Seeing what the audience like, Sony follow, and are planning to do the same finish with a ceramic white, and stunning silver.
Once again, they change the shape of their latest console. Giving it was can only be described as veluptuous curves! They did however keep the winning idea of having a console that can stand or be laid down. Then we get to the actual game play. There has been an enormous step up in this technology. This has come around purely because of the new Blu-Ray disk. This new format of disk is massively advantagious in comparison to the bog-standard DVD. It os read by a Blue coloured lazer, hence the name. However the disks can store upto 10X more information than a DVD. Also, in comparison to their rivals, it can hold 4X more than that of an HDDVD used in the Xbox 360. This gives game designers and manufacturers much more room for incredibly intrecate games. Games like the new GTA IV released on the 27th of April will eventually be developed into the next GTA and the possiblility for a bigger game (more than 3 islands) and definately the possiblility of some mind blowing intrecacy in the detail used. All down to the stubble on a characters chin. The new GTA is the most comprehensive one yet. With content above and beyond any previous 'free roam' game before it. It has been reported than even though this has been said. There is still more room on the disk for yet more additional detail or islands with the next GTA. The possiblilities are endless.
The developments have been sensational, please watch the video to see just how much has changed in just one generation.
A quotation of an online revew @ itreviews.co.uk "To be fair to Sony, the actual hardware was never really going to be in much doubt. And after your first few hours in the company of the PlayStation 3, you're likely to be impressed."
He then followed with some key opinions "Several initial thoughts went through this reviewer's head. Firstly, the machine's really quite heavy. Secondly, aesthetically, it's really quite smart. And thirdly, and surprisingly, is that given the immense processing grunt under its glossy, buffed-up exterior, it's very quiet in operation. It certainly puts the Xbox 360 in the shade in that department."
He then talks about the new advances, talking about the DVD to Blu-Ray subject. With reference to the different media formats incorporated.
"Media support is well-rounded, too. That 60GB hard drive inside the machine can be filled with music files, for instance, and several codecs are supported. Likewise, there's Blu-ray and DVD playback. The former - the reason why the machine is so over deadline and so over budget - actually turns out to be a bit of a trump card. While we've not had the pleasure of many Blu-ray players, we're informed by colleagues who have that the PS3 is one of the finest, if not the very best, Blu-ray disc playback device on the market, to the point where many are picking up the PS3 for precisely that reason, rather than for its gaming prowess. It's aided - again, for the time being scoring a point over its Microsoft-produced rival - by the native inclusion of HDMI, meaning full 1080p output is well within the realms of the console (a new model of the Xbox 360 is expected to add this feature shortly)."
All in all, its not a bad review for the PS3.
So hows the PS2 doing coming up to its 7th birthday? Heres a quote from CNNMoney.com
"The PS2 is currently over 115 million units worldwide and there are still some incredible software experiences for it," said Harrison. (Phil Harrison, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios)
"There's still a lot of life left in the system."
While it's no longer as sexy as it used to be in consumer eyes, the PS2 is a profit machine for Sony. The system, which still sells for $129 in the U.S. and €149 in Europe, is not sold at a loss (unlike the PS3, on which Sony reportedly loses more than $200 per unit). Additionally, since "God of War 2" was developed in-house, the company will pocket a larger percentage of each game sale. So it is still making sony A LOT of £££'s!
While it's no longer as sexy as it used to be in consumer eyes, the PS2 is a profit machine for Sony. The system, which still sells for $129 in the U.S. and €149 in Europe, is not sold at a loss (unlike the PS3, on which Sony reportedly loses more than $200 per unit). Additionally, since "God of War 2" was developed in-house, the company will pocket a larger percentage of each game sale. So it is still making sony A LOT of £££'s!
Sales of each unit are as follows:
(SPACE FOR SALES AS SCHOOL NETWORK WILL NOT ALLOW ME ACCESS TO INFO)
Conclusion
(Will be added after sales figures are aquired)
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