GAMING DEVICES.
In the history of video games, the
seventh generation includes consoles released since late the year 2005 by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. For home consoles, the seventh generation began on 22 November the year 2005 with the release of Xbox 360 and continued with the release of PlayStation 3 on 17 November 2006, and Wii
on 19 November the year 2006. Each new console introduced a new type of
breakthrough in technology.
The Xbox 360 offered games rendered
at HD resolutions, the PlayStation 3 offered HD movie playback through a built-in 3D Blu-ray Disc player, and Wii focused on integrating controllers with movement sensors as well as joysticks.
Joining Nintendo in the motion market, Sony released the PlayStation Move
in September the year 2010. The PlayStation Move featured motion sensing gaming,
similar to that of the Wii. Microsoft also joined the scene in November
2010, with its Kinect,Unlike the other two systems (PlayStation 3 and Wii), Kinect
does not use controllers of any sort and makes the users the
"controller." Having sold 8 million units in its first 60 days on the
market, Kinect has claimed the Guinness World Record of being the "fastest selling consumer electronics device"
While the Xbox 360 offers wired controllers as a standalone product,
all PlayStation 3 controllers can be used in wired and wireless
configurations. Starting with handheld consoles, the seventh generation
began on 21 November 2004 with the North American introduction of the Nintendo DS as a "third pillar", alongside Nintendo's existing Game Boy Advance and GameCube consoles.The Nintendo DS features a touch screen and built-in microphone, and supports wireless internet (Wi-Fi) standards
. Additionally, the revised version of the Nintendo DS, the DSi, features two built in cameras, the ability to download games from the DSi store, and a web browser. The PlayStation Portable,
or PSP, released later the same year on 12 December 2004, followed a
different pattern. It became the first handheld video game console to
use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc, as its primary storage media.
Sony also gave the PSP robust multi-media capability,
connectivity with the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 (only on some games) and other PSPs, and Internet connectivity.
The Nintendo DS likewise has connectivity to the internet through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and Nintendo DS Browser,
as well as wireless connectivity to other DS systems and Wii consoles.
Despite high sales numbers for both consoles, PlayStation Portable sales
have consistently lagged behind those of the Nintendo DS; nevertheless,
the PlayStation Portable has the distinction of being the best-selling
non-Nintendo handheld gamin.
With technology growing,we are expecting more gaming devices that are going to be better.
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