Ever since handheld gaming
consoles hit the market, gamers of all ages realized that this meant that gaming which was once restricted to sitting at the desk, on the couch, or on the floor could now be done in the most comfortable of places: in bed.
Truth be told, the PS4 has been constantly and repeatedly outselling the Xbox One ever since both
consoles hit the market back in 2013.
It isn't all that often that we see new
consoles hit the market, but when they do they have quite a major impact on the gaming masses, and thus has been the case with Nintendo's latest console the Nintendo Wii.
With new, more advanced game
consoles hitting the market every few years, C++ programmers (the most commonly used game programming language) are in high demand.
2001 saw the original beast of
a console hit the market, taking on the might of PlayStation with a system that promised much.
And once the next - gen
consoles hit the market, the big push to upgrade could be the final nail in the coffin.
Not exact matches
Kinect, launched on Nov 4 as an add - on for Microsoft's Xbox 360
console, has seen its sales on the rise after it
hit the gray
market in China two weeks after its official launch.
The bad news is you'll have to wait a couple weeks after the
console version
hits the
market.
The high - definition
console sold 45,234 units during the week, which was good for a spike of more than 25,000 units over the week prior thanks to new 160 GB and 320 GB models
hitting the
market.
It is not unlike of Microsoft to launch their next generation gaming
console and as speculated the news is here - the Xbox One - which will
hit the
market by this year.
@donthate Let's not go overboard here... the XBO is a great system with an easy potential to end up the best Xbox to ever
hit the
market, but we are still waiting for these
consoles to
hit their stride.
We are really reaching the upper limits of what
console gaming can be in a lot of ways, and now that we are
hitting these second & third years on the
market, we will start seeing the actual quality & length of these games catch up to the graphical advantages to mark the first true wave of what next gen will be.
Consoles have to
hit a mass -
market price point, and most
console users don't care about graphics as much as purists do.
You might think I'm crazy, but my love for the Call of Duty franchise didn't begin until Advanced Warfare
hit the
market just earlier this
console generation.
By the time they
hit the
market, the story is a bit dull and generally consists of a reminder of what the
console is, probably its line up and the fact that «yes, you can buy it now».
The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's successor to the Xbox
console, and is the first «next generation» games
console to
hit the
market.
Typically when a
console maker like Nintendo selects a system on a chip for an upcoming device, that means we have 2 - 3 years before we see this product
hit the
market.
For a
console about to
hit it's 5th year on the
market, xbox one has a terrible games lineup.
A trademark for s Super Nintendo mini edition has recently been filed by Nintendo, hinting at another mini
console to
hit the
market later in 2017.
One the «next gen»
consoles had all
hit the
market, I remember telling my friends that I thought the Wii U was the absolute best
console of its generation.
The mobile zombie survival game is finally
hitting the
console market.
Now some 30 - odd years after they originally
hit the
market, Coleco is bringing the little
consoles back.
And if people are concentrating on VR, then with PlayStation VR just around the corner, having knowledge of
console development is going to be a boon in
hitting what might end up being a significant part of the consumer VR
market.
The Xbox is right up there in and amongst the most popular choices in the
console market, so it's rare that Xbox One players miss out on a game that seems to
hit most other
consoles.
Back in 2015 however there was one title that
hit nearly every
console in the
market - even the Ouya - yet still happened to avoid a trip to the land of Xbox.
Back in 2015 however there was one title that
hit nearly every
console in the
market — even the Ouya — yet still happened to avoid a trip to the land of Xbox.
It's not sure how big a part VR will play within
consoles as this is the first VR product to
hit the
market but it should provide a big enough boost from early adopters to help the hardware, software and accessories
market grow.
Revenues generated from mobile gaming software in China
hit $ 7.94 billion in 2015 but the
console software
market in China only generated $ 21.6 million for the year.
A prototype image of the
console has also been released, showing gamers what the Xbox Project Scorpio could look like once it
hits the
market.
Note that once the Xbox One X
hits the
market on November 7th, Forza Motorsport 7 will receive a 4K update, which is likely to further increase the space occupied on your
console's hard drive.
While Nintendo hasn't provided its own sales figures just yet, video game data and
market research firm SuperData estimates that 1.5 million Switch
consoles have been sold through to consumers so far, with a plan to
hit 2 million by the end of the month.
Like it or not, this is the most powerful
console to
hit the
market yet by a pretty noticeable degree.
Say what you will about the execution, but the system is an important marker: it's the first time a device in the
console market has been purely digital, and following on from 2008's echochrome, it also marks the release of digital - only games (such as underground
hit Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman!)
So this
console is going to
hit the
market in 2017, but it won't have the capability to run games released in 2016, or even some from 2015!
Microsoft's Phil Spencer claimed that the Xbox Scorpio will be the most powerful
console ever created when it
hits the
market in 2017.
While it seems that the Switch is in abundant supply in the UAE, its proximity to India means we'll probably be seeing Nintendo's
console hit the grey and parallel
markets soon enough.
The Nintendo Switch
hit the
market in 2017 as Nintendo's newest
console release and fans instantly fell in love with it.
At the beginning of this month, in its Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo of Europe casually announced something I had been waiting for in forlorn hope ever since the original Wii
hit the
market — the (immediate) release of Donkey Kong 64 on the Wii U virtual
console.
The Nintendo Switch, which debuted this month, is the latest mobile
console to
hit the
market.
Apart from a brand new
console, new platforms traditionally need to bed in properly before supporting games
hit the
market.
I'd really love to see a Parasite Eve PS4
hit the
market at some point during the
console's life cycle.
After a duo of spinoff titles
hit the SNES, Kirby once again worked the nightshift for an established Nintendo
console while a newer one (the N64) had already
hit the
market, this time with two very distinct adventures.
The Wii U, the first next - gen
console to
hit the
market, has shown us a dreadful, if not silent, first three months....
When the Nintendo Switch first
hit the
market, the company quickly declared it was their fastest - selling
console ever, but those boasts weren't based on a whole lot of data — the «fastest - selling» crown was awarded after only two days.
Hitting the tech
market with much lower graphics power than the leading
console brands Xbox and PlayStation, Nintendo banks the success of Nintendo Switch to its loyal supporters worldwide.
I imagine that the consumer is going to get the better deal in the end, with the
console market taking a big
hit in the long run.
If you're mostly in the
market to play big
hit titles, a
console will theoretically serve you just as well as a PC, all other things being equal.
The original version of Halo Wars
hit the
console market all the way back in 2009, racking up a million copies sold in just under a month, while its sequel, whose Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 and Xbox One included a copy of Halo Wars: Definitive Edition, was only released last month.
It's worth mentioning that the question asked was specific on the possibility of Square Enix planning to release the PC version on overseas
markets, while it didn't mention any other platforms (Wii and Wii U), so we still don't know whether the localized release will be only on PC or will
hit consoles as well.