In 2010 I remember saying that we there weren’t really any consoles to talk about that were released that year however at that years E3 convention in America we saw the Nintendo 3DS announced. As amazing as it looked, the 2 questions that everyone wants to be answered immediately are: How much is it going to be? And when will it be released? We all know for a fact that with it being a Nintendo console it is most likely that Japan will get it first. Sometimes America does get the release first as in recent years I’ve known that to happen with the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS but it’s the most likely outcome. As predicted it was but only by a month. Being the only console released this year it the main thing to talk about.
Things are going in the 3D direction and with this being the first 3D console it opens up quite a lot of possibilities for the future. It’s just a matter of time until a 3D home console is made, however on that note, you’ll probably need a 3D TV to go with it thus making it all too expensive, so maybe when all the hype on 3D has died down a bit we may have a 3D home console but I’m talking way in the future. It’s incredible what Nintendo seem to achieve, every time the design a new console they add a new feature to it which amazes everyone but revolutionises the way we play, take the Nintendo DS for example, we could then play games by touching a screen, Nintendo Wii: we can play with touch and move sensitive controls not to mention you can blow and speak into the mic of the Nintendo DS for some games. Game play has totally changed, we’ve seen Sony do the same and Microsoft with their ‘PlayStation Move’ and ‘Kinect’ add-ons, though I feel they are playing catching with that, though the Kinect proves you don’t even need a controller anymore to play a game.
We've seen some magnificent visuals in some for the 3DS titles and the fact that you don't need glasses to see screen proves that we could design a TV the same way? However I don't think it's possible to turn a normal television set 3D through connecting a console?
We've seen some magnificent visuals in some for the 3DS titles and the fact that you don't need glasses to see screen proves that we could design a TV the same way? However I don't think it's possible to turn a normal television set 3D through connecting a console?
So they’ve figured out how to play games differently (eliminating the controller) and boosted the graphics making them 3D and what not, so what’s next? It feels that we just can’t get any better now? At E3 2011, they revealed the highly anticipated Wii U console, the sequel to the Wii in which it basically does more than the Wii Watching one the preview trailers however, it amazed everyone (as Nintendo always do).
Now we’ve got a touch screen in front of us to play our games, it’s also the first Nintendo console to be HD (playing catch up?) and if you don’t need the TV you can play your Wii U games on the controller portably… my first thoughts we’re: ‘Oh My God!’ what amazes me is how it’s all done (I’m assuming) wirelessly. The game can transfer from your console to your controller so you can keep playing it while on the move? If that’s true, it’s just amazing! The controller can be used as a touch screen, but my question is: is the handheld controller screen HD?
PSVita 2011/12
Sony and Nintendo will go head to head by the looks of it this year as both are bringing out consoles. Sony’s PSVita is on the way soon, what makes it good is how Sony are changing the way we play (for once!) by introducing a touch screen on the front but also the back of the console. It’s another touch screen but with a slight twist which is cool but also Sony has released the first HD handheld console with graphics to that of the PS3/Xbox 360 status. There are many games to be released this year and it’ll be interesting to see how Sony and Nintendo do in comparison, but where does this leave Microsoft with their Xbox? Well maybe we’ll see something at E3 come June, one thing I come back to think about a lot is how Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is coming up to its 10 year anniversary pretty shortly (in 2015), they haven’t produced a console since 2005, are they working on something big? I always thought they’d make a handheld Xbox, though a lot of fans for a few years now have had all this hype on the speculation of ‘Xbox 720’ (just because it’s double 360). I can’t say but maybe we’ll see something soon…
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As a conclusion, it feels like we’re living the bottle neck of gaming, we’re answering questions all the time as each year goes on but how greater can we get? As I ponder this thought the developers are coming up with new ways to play games. What’s next? PS4? And Xbox Handheld? I think this year will be a big year that will answer many questions in gaming though there are tons more to answer.
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