Video
Game Consoles
A
video game console is an interactive entertainment computer
or electronic device that manipulates the video display signal
of a display device (a television, monitor, etc.) to display
a game. The term "video game console" is used
to distinguish a machine designed for consumers to buy and
use solely for playing video games from a personal computer,
which has many other functions, or arcade machines, which
are designed for businesses that buy and then charge others
to play.
The
features introduced in this generation include using newer
high-definition discs, like Blu-Ray, utilized by the Playstation
3, and HD-DVD, which has been embraced by Xbox 360 and Microsoft.
Another new technology is to use the motion of the controller
as input (as demonstrated by the Wii and, to a limited extent,
the PS3), and understanding where the controller is pointing
on the screen (as implemented on the Wii). Backwards compatibility
has also become more popular with the seventh generation of
home consoles, with all of the consoles employing some physical
backwards compatibility, along with virtual backwards compatibility.
Playstation
3 Game Console
Sony's
PS3 was released, in Japan on November 11, 2006, in North
America on November 17, 2006 and in Europe on March 23, 2007.
All PlayStation 3s come with a hard drive and are ready to
play Blu-ray Discs and games out of the box. The Playstation
3 was the first videogame console to support HDMI out of the
box, utilizing full 1080p. Controllers connect to the console
through Bluetooth (up to 7) and have tilt-sensing capabilities.
Three versions of the PS3 currently exist.; a 20 GB HDD version
(discontinued in North America) a 60 GB HDD (Discontinued
in NA) and a new 40 GB HDD version and a new 80 GB HDD version.
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