Emergence of
smartphones, tablets and Smart TVs was a big hit to the public. Google’s Android
OS and Apple’s iOS was welcomed by the people, installation of apps is very
convenient and cheap since game companies such as King, Rovio, Disney,
Gameloft, Supercell and other app developers offers free games on Google Play
and App Store. Gaming competition with the aforementioned devices made some
analyst speculate that the Eighth Generation Consoles to be the last generation
of home consoles.
In 2013, gaming revenue on Android overtook portable game console
revenue, while remaining a distant second to iOS gaming revenue. In FY 2013
(ending early 2013), Nintendo sold 23.7 million consoles of any type,while
Apple sold 58.2 million units of the more expensive iPadalonein FY 2012 (ending late 2012).
Currently, everything about the Eighth Generation Consoles being the last still
remains as a speculation and that nothing was confirmed.
WHAT ARE THE
EIGHTH GENERATION CONSOLES?
The Eighth Generation of Game
Consoles includes the following: Nintendo’s Wii U (released on November 18,
2012), Sony Computer Entertainment’s PlayStation 4 (released on November 15,
2013) and Microsoft’s Xbox One (released on November 22, 2013).
NINTENDO’s Wii
U
Wii U’s
GamePad Controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio LCD touch screen,
as well as traditional button controls and two analog sticks.The GamePad also
includes motion control, a front-facing camera, a microphone, stereo speakers,
rumble features, a sensor bar, a stylus, and support for Near Field
Communication (NFC). It is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and
weighs approximately 1.1 pounds.
PLAYSTATION 4
Sony PS4 includes DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller with a
highly sensitive six-axis sensor as well as a touchpad at the upper portion of
the controller. Its new Share button makes sharing and streaming a tap away,
triumph a game and share it instantly. Playstation 4 provides an access to
applications that features the hottest movies, television shows and live sports
programming.
X-BOX ONE
Microsoft
and other publications have classified Xbox One as an “all-in-one entertainment
system”.
Multi-tasking
and doing two things at once is easier with Xbox One’s Snap feature, it lets
you switch quickly from TV to movie and to a game and then snap them side by
side to do two things simultaneously.
Xbox
live lets you experience an outstanding online multiplayer gaming experience,
it is powered by 300,000 servers for maximum performance. Xbox One also have a
new extensive reputation system that will keep annoying players out of the
game, it also features artificial intelligence that adapts, AI players can
learn how to play your friend’s game so that you could still have a worthy
opponent even if your friends are offline.
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