Competition in Video Game Consoles: Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo Battle for Supremacy

Wii has pulled into first place ahead of the Xbox 360 with the Sony PlayStation in third (Daniel Eran Dilger , PlayStation 3 vs . Xbox 360 vs . Nintendo Wii , par . 11

Sony

Sony enjoys a leadership position in the Gaming industry with its play station line up of games and a host of other innovative games developed using the latest technology . Sony 's PS 3 or play station 3 is a innovative high-tech play station with a standard hard drive , hi definition blue-ray optic drive , HD video output , Bluetooth connectivity and the

latest version of wireless networking

With its PS2 version of the play station Sony was able to maintain a clear lead , having sold HYPERLINK "http /www .scei .co .jp /corporate /data /bizdataps2_e .html " 115 million units between 2000 and 2006 (blue in the pie chart below , compared to only 24 million for the Xbox (green , and 21 million for the failed GameCube (purple (Daniel Eran Dilger , PlayStation 3 vs . Xbox 360 vs . Nintendo Wii , par . 21

In spite of the higher pricing in comparison to Microsoft 's X-box and Ninetendo 's Game cube and Wii , Sony proves to be a tough competition and a lead with its technological innovations . Sony has strategically set up its play station 3 as a close PC alternative . The premium model has a memory card reader for not only Sony 's own Memory Stick but also-in what must be an incredible first for the company-Compact Flash and SD memory cards , making the PS3 a digital hub for photos with a USB keyboard and mouse and the included web browser , it can serve as a basic PC (Daniel Eran Dilger , PlayStation 3 vs . Xbox 360 vs . Nintendo Wii , par . 4

Conclusion

Sony , Microsoft and Nintendo with their products PlayStation 3 vs . Xbox 360 vs . Nintendo...