Gamers, both male and female, can’t wait to setup their TVs, plug in their Xbox or Play Station and lose themselves for hours on end.
Now the question is, which system will you be playing instead of studying for Humanities? Although there are some die-hard game system advocates, the majority of us do not really care about which system we are using as long as we are having fun.
There are three major systems on the market right now: the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3. Each of these offers a different gaming experience for a different type of gamer.
The Nintendo Wii is more for the casual gamer — someone who does not play games often but enjoys them occasionally with friends. The graphics of this system are usually subpar in comparison with gaming systems like the Xbox and PlayStation.
However, Wii does have extremely interactive games that get your body involved. For example, with Wii Sports and Wii Resort games, everyone can have fun looking foolish as they try to box, play pingpong and bowl a perfect game. The Wii also allows you to connect to the Internet through a wireless router. This permits you to use features such as Netflix straight from your Wii console.
The Xbox 360 is a system for gamers anywhere from casual to intense. The system’s graphics are far superior to that of the Nintendo Wii. There is also a much wider breadth of games that can be purchased for the Xbox. Unfortunately, a majority of these games are not multiplayer friendly.
Xbox Games do include some of the most memorable games of our time, including Halo and some of the Gears of War games. The Xbox also boasts the Xbox Kinect System, which actually puts your body movements into the game you are playing. This gives the Xbox a similar feature to that of the Wii. However, this Kinect system does come as a costly extra.
When it comes to online play, Xbox is placed at the top with the pool of people who play online. However, Xbox Live (the online gaming world of Xbox) has to be purchased a certain time period. This is a major drawback for the Xbox. Despite this, Xbox continues to be a powerhouse on college campuses because of its relatively low price for a great machine.
The final gaming system is the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation system is very similar to Xbox 360 in terms of graphics and types of games available. The main difference is the playstation allows you to play games for free online as long as you have a wireless router at your disposal.
Games like “NBA 1k12” and “Call of Duty” can be played online for hours on end without having to worry about paying fees. Playstation also has a built in Blu-ray player so you can watch all your favorite movies when you need a break from not studying.
Each of the systems will provide hours of distraction. The Nintendo Wii will run you about $150, the Microsoft Xbox 360 is $200 and $300 with the Kinect, while the Sony PlayStation 3 will cost $250. So the choice is yours — procrastinate wisely.
