2. I would like to tell you about game
platforms with a help of this points…
• Took a look at the History of the Games Console
• Observed the development of Gaming through
the various generations
• To give an example of different platforms
4. Arcade Platforms
• Prominent in the 1970’s until
late 90’s
• Hardware allowed for “cutting
edge” graphics
• Expensive to produce
5. Arcade Platforms
• Games commonly written in
assembly code, stored within the
arcade PCB
– Specifically within Read Only
Memory (ROM)
• Developments
– Removable Boards
– More functionality
6. Arcade Platforms
• Emulation popular
– Allows old games to be updated and played on
current hardware
– Xbox 360, PS3, Wii all provide services for
emulation
vs.
7. Console Platforms
• Brought the fun of the arcade to your
home, without the need for a bag of coins
• Considerably smaller than arcade towers and
cases
• Cartridges allowed for change of game by
individual rather than a predefined choice
such as in arcades
8. Console Gaming
Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics
company headquartered in Japan. Nintendo developed into a video
game company, becoming one of the most influential in the industry
and Japan's third most valuable listed company with a market value of
over US$85 billion.
• Nintendo 64 (N64) was the last
console to use a cartridge for
game content
• Improved sound channels
• Improved graphics capabilities
9. Console Gaming
The PlayStation officially
abbreviated as PS; sometimes
referred to as PS1 or unofficially
as the PSX to maintain the three-
character identifier common to the
PS2, PS3 and PSP) is a 32-bit
video game console first released
by Sony Computer Entertainment
in Japan on December 3, 1994,
with Western releases from
September 1995. The PlayStation
was the first of the PlayStation
series of consoles and handheld
An original PlayStation control
pad. This model was later
replaced by the Dual
Analog, and then the
DualShock.
10. Console Gaming
The Xbox is a video gaming brand
created by Microsoft. It includes a
series of video game consoles
developed by Microsoft, with
consoles in the sixth to eighth
generations, as well as
applications, streaming services
and an online service, Xbox Live
The Xbox One has 8GB of
RAM, along with a Blu-ray drive, as
well as a native 64-bit
architecture, a 500GB onboard
hard drive, HDMI in and out .