Abstract :
Game consoles are encroaching on PC territory, says Mark Claypool, associate professor in the computer science department at Wooster Polytechnic Institute. "Now they have hard drives, main memory, a programmable processor, a big graphics card, and networking." While game consoles aren\´t upgraded as often as PCs are-the last upgrades were four and five years ago-the most recent upgrades share the common denominator of "more": more power, better graphics, and more connections with other players. Last year\´s releases from the big three in gaming consoles-Microsoft\´s Xbox 360, Nintendo\´s Wii, and Sony\´s PlayStation 3-represent an evolution in both technology and purpose, expanding game play and its applications.
Keywords :
computer games; computer graphics; remote consoles; PC territory; game consoles; gaming evolutions; graphics card; hard drives; main memory; networking; programmable processor; Bandwidth; Computer graphics; Computer networks; File servers; Humans; Internet; Rendering (computer graphics); Virtual environment; Virtual reality; Web server; PlayStation 3; Wii; Xbox 360; game consoles; games;
