So let’s begin at the top by going directly to the bottom – the bottom line, that is, the assumption being that price is the main deciding factor behind any purchase since if price were no object at all then all three consoles could be purchased and enjoyed. And the first fact to learn about videogaming console prices is that the Playstation 3 is the most expensive one, even if it does offer more features in general than its rivals. However, the Xbox 360 and the Wii also provide unique features of their own.
The second factor to consider is the hardware. Once again, the Playstation 3 stands out, this time for having the fastest processor of all. However, the Xbox 360 and the Wii are no slouches, either, and if the Xbox 360 is beaten in this department, it’s not by much.
Besides, sheer computational strength does not always translate into better software – which is to say, fun games. In fact, the console with the weakest such processor of the bunch, Nintendo’s Wii, is the runaway bestseller of them all by far, with gameplay that has so captured the popular imagination that it wasn’t until over two years after its market debut that Wii consoles could be easily found for sale!
Besides, sheer computational strength does not always make for better software – which is to say, fun games. In fact, the system with the slowest processor of the bunch, Nintendo’s Wii, is by far the runaway bestseller of them all, with gameplay that has so captured the popular imagination that it wasn’t until over two years after its market introduction that Wii consoles could be easily found for sale!
However, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 system also delivers richer online gameplay, with interesting non-gaming services as well. Nintendo’s online offerings are also notable, but it is rightly most famous for the revolutionary user interface employing actual human kinetics to direct onscreen characters’ actions.
