They are required to be highly specialized in various video game
consoles like play - stations, X-box's, PSP's, desktop's, etc..
Some enterprising folks seem to agree that the the physical controls that are available in portable gaming
consoles like Sony's PSP is better than using iPhone's touchscreen and the accelerometer and are currently developing an iPhone accessory called iControlpad which is expected to be released soon will add physical buttons and joypad to the iPhone.
Whether you want a quick, relaxing experience or something you can really sink your teeth into,
consoles like PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch offer a lot of different experiences to choose from.
Other handheld
consoles like the Vita lack a decent application ecosystem and such quality controls.
It's an intriguing strategy, especially as
consoles like Xbox One and PlayStation 4 try to extend their own reach into multimedia and entertainment; read on for five Alpha highlights.
This may sound similar to some gaming
consoles like Nintendo 3DS which also uses this kind of solution.
Steam Boxes (or «Steam Machines») and SteamOS are designed to compete with traditional living room
consoles like Xboxes, PlayStations, and Wiis.
Most modern streaming devices have an Ethernet port, including Roku boxes, the Apple TV, and Amazon fire TV box, not to mention video game
consoles like the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
Android - powered video game
consoles like the Ouya haven't exactly been a huge success, but Chinese electronics maker Huawei is hoping to change that with Tron, a device that looks remarkably similar to Apple's new Mac Pro — albeit a lot smaller.
We see Dolby Vision on Sony and LG OLEDs, iOS devices like the iPad Pro and iPhone; Dolby Atmos from live sporting events, and on gaming
consoles like the Xbox One.
There is no shortage of headphones that try to cater to gamers, be it on
consoles like the Xbox One or on Windows 10 PCs.
That's not surprising - that competition is very weak, with perhaps Apple TV and the Chromebox as its biggest rivals if you're excluding the next generation of
consoles like the Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U.
After all, Steam Machines will be competing with
consoles like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, which also don't have the most massive back catalog of games, either.
With
consoles like Xbox and PlayStation already entrenched, and gaming services like Steam already dominant, Google has a formidable challenge if it wants to break in Here's what we think a Google game console and game streaming service will need if it hopes to be viable:
As a pure gaming machine, the new Nvidia Shield TV doesn't have much in common with other
consoles like Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.
Until now, each device — from low - end set - top boxes to powerful
consoles like the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 — has had its own dedicated Netflix experience.
But, when it comes to Pokemon games outside of the handheld
consoles like the Gameboy or DS series, we've not had a very good run.
What are the odds that you'll port Wild West Online to
consoles like PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at some point?
Its colorful graphics and transforming robot enemies provide the atmosphere of a Saturday morning TV anime show, and if you thought bullet hell shooters were the preserve of later
consoles like the Saturn, you may be surprised at how much mayhem Aero Blasters manages to throw at you.
Minecraft has been known to do this as well, offering exclusive skins on versions for Xbox or Nintendo
consoles like Master Chief or Mario.
Ever since the early 90s, when
consoles like the Sega Mega CD were introduced that let you play audio CDs in addition to games, consoles have increasingly been evolving into multimedia stations.
While it's still not an open platform,
consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One are far more open to independent developers — and as such, will get some low - quality games.
Stop being a fanboy troll and just buy
both consoles like me.
That's a pretty high number to reach, given that previously released
consoles like the PlayStation 4 took 17 months to sell 22.3 million units, and that's the best - selling console launch of this last generation by far.
It wasn't until the arrival of Mortal Kombat 3 in 1995 that the games migrated to
consoles like the Genesis and Super NES.
Multiplayer games are available on many devices such as your phone, PC and
consoles like the Xbox.
The latest
consoles like the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 Pro will knock the total price down by $ 200, saving gamers some serious cash off the $ 500 system.
Also,
consoles like the Xbox One and PS4 are made to be online machines.
While I have no issue with PC gaming, when it comes to
my consoles I like being able to slap a cartridge (or disc) into the console and play without having to worry about specs, so that could be Sony's hesitation.
The original Sonic the Hedgehog game released on the Mega Drive / Genesis on June 23rd, 1991 and later also became available on other
consoles like the Game Boy Advance in 1996, and the Nintendo 3DS and mobile phones late 2013.
Some of those attempts included porting arcade games to their home
consoles like the SG - 1000 and the SC - 3000, by the time the Famicom / NES was on the market, things got more difficult because of a certain plumber (who also made use of the amanita muscaria fungi in his game) that took the market by storm.
Let's face it, even the newer retro
consoles like the PlayStation 2, Gamecube or Xbox are all nearly 20 years old.
If it is powerful enough to run Cube games through emulation than it should shape up pretty well compared to current
consoles like Xbox One.
This gives it the clock speed of the Zilog Z80 used in many other 8 - bit
consoles like the Sega Master System, combined with the MOS 6502's lower cycles - per - instruction count, giving it a fair bit of processing power.
The thing with retro
consoles like the SNES, MegaDrive or even the PS2, is that they came out before there was HD TV.
Remember when RockStar Games announced that Grand Theft Auto V would be coming to current generation
consoles like the PlayStation 4 sometime soon?
The Retro Receiver is already available for classic gaming
consoles like the original NES, the Super Nintendo, and even the Apple II computer.
This service celebrates 20 years with a return to consoles, which began on
the consoles like the PlayStation 3 three years ago.
The Nintendo Switch may be lacking some power compared to next - gen
consoles like the Playstation 4, but how exactly does it stack up against the Playstation 4?
Then I moved on to other
consoles like Genesis, SNES, Gameboy Series, GameGear, N64, GameCube, PS1, PS2, PSP, PS3, and Xbox360.
With next - gen
consoles like the PS4
And though Nintendo still calls the Switch a home console foremost, the lower price also makes sense given its handheld form - factor, putting it more in line with portable
consoles like the Nintendo 3DS.
Are this pirate companies still making games for current generation
consoles like the 360 or the Wii?
Not everyone can afford multiple
consoles like a lot of gamers have, but that being the case if your a one console person you have to be aware that not every game you may like the look of will end up on your console of choice.
This is one of the many reasons I miss Sega's series of hardware, as well as top notch arcade conversions straight from native Sega arcade
consoles like S - TV, Model 1,2 & 3, Naomi and Naomi 2, it had the best of both worlds for OLd and Sega has more control and say how they could be licenced if they were non-Sega branded.
Over the years Nintendo has been sued repeatedly for tech used in
consoles like Wii, 3DS, and Wii U. Typically these cases are eventually dropped or dismissed, but Nintendo has been forced to pay out on occasion.
This is one of the many reasons I miss Sega's series of hardware, as well as top notch arcade conversions straight from native Sega arcade
consoles like S - TV, Model 1,2 & 3, Naomi and Naomi 2, it had the best of both worlds and Sega has more control and say how they could be licenced if they were non-Sega branded.
Because the rumored specs and philosophy of the NX are markedly different from what's happening on the PC - infused
consoles like PS4 and Xbox One, it's going to take some extra convincing to get third - parties on board.
For, while
consoles like the PlayStation and Sega Saturn had dabbled in fully 3D polygonal gaming, each was still resting on digital directional pads for controlling movement.
When news dropped that Nintendo would be re-releasing updated classics of its former
consoles like the NES and Super NES Classic, gamers rejoiced.