The Playstation 3 is the newest console creation from Sony, and garnered a lot of attention all over the world when its release caused a lot of riot-like experiences, mainly due to the console’s high rate of demand. The Playstation 3 is the descendant of the original Playstation, and the Playstation 2 models, which have all been very successful, and were considered to be the best consoles of each of their respective generations. The Playstation 3 has not had as easy of a path to success as its predecessors, largely due to Nintendo and Microsoft now producing consoles that have equaled the quality of the new Sony console. Many industry insiders have claimed that the Playstation 3 will mark the end of the very successful console run by Sony, who took over the market following the decline of Sega’s Dreamcast console.

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Microsoft has endured a fairly rough entrance into the gaming world. Computers are the name of the game when it comes to Bill Gates’ company, so it was really no surprise that the original Xbox had quite a bit of problems overcoming the similarities to regular computer game play. The Xbox seemed rather rigid at times, and though it was a technological powerhouse, many claimed that the system had varying videogame inconsistencies, and game system recalls, which tested the overall ability of Microsoft’s videogame producing team. Microsoft has weathered many storms since the Xbox’s release, and has now introduced the Xbox 360 to the world of videogames. The Xbox 360 is a newer, heavily revised edition of the original Xbox, and has been providing Sony with some stiff competition, because like Nintendo, their product costs a lot less than the new Playstation 3. There is no questioning that Microsoft has the talent to think up a great videogame console, but there were questions of execution and game play when they first took on the role as a console producer. Those days are well in the past with the Xbox 360, which boasts better graphics, higher memory, internet capabilities, and many other options that the original Xbox could not have handled.

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