Yay! We have three new consoles; but wait - which one is the best? We have put together a breakdown of each system’s pros and cons which we will be posting in sections over the next week. The final piece will be our overall choice as the best console. The section we will start with will be the price.
Xbox 360: Two different price points $300 and $400, but with only one real choice. You either get the $400 one or you do not get the full package, meaning no hard drive and no wireless controllers. At $400, the Xbox360 is a fair price since you get a High Definition, next-gen console that comes in a nice, little package including component cables and headset. Despite these inclusions, $400 is still a large chunk of cash to play some games for anyone but the hardcore.
Playstation3: Just like Microsoft they too have two price points. This time, $500 and $600. The difference is that here, both are viable options as you only lose nonessential features when you buy the “cheaper” of the two. The fact still stands, however, that this is a lot of money for a video game console and will probably cause a lot of parents and many gamers to shy away.
Wii: Proving it is small in more than just size, the Wii comes in at the lowest price, $250 with a packaged game, Wii Sports. Compared to the other consoles, this price feels like pocket change and will probably convince a great many parents to decide to throw it into the shopping cart.
Next time, tune in for our comparison of consoles’ graphic capabilities.
Yes the next piece is coming! I have been really busy at work finishing the game I have been working on. Now that it is out the door and my next project is still in milestone I might actually have time to finish this. =)
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