The current gen consoles review.

Now that the current gen consoles have been out a few years I feel we have enough info to judge them fairly. They are all breakthroughs in different ways and have made thier mark in gaming history.


Xbox live has revolutionized online play. Live is just flat out awesome when it comes to the multiplayer expierence. You can play with friends, make new friends with random people, and trash talk on the mic while doing it. The PS3 also has online play and the Blu Ray drive makes it stand out. Being huge and ugly also makes it stand out.


My biggest problem with the PS3 is the controllers. They have had the same shaped controller since the PS1 and its just not very comfortable. I understand wanting the controller to be backwards compatible but look at how much better the xbox controllers have gone from the original (HUGE) controller to the s-controller and then to what I consider the best console controller to date, the 360 controller and they are compatible.


And then we have the wii, the worst Nintendo system I have ever played. It might as well be called gamecube 2.0 since the graphics aren't any better, it just has a new controller. The games are bland and are very boring. How many games of wii bowling can you really throw before you realize that you could go to a real bowling alley for less money.

I love the old mario games, the old zelda games, the mariokart games, ect but I have no interest in playing the wii versions of these games becuase the controls are terrible and I own a gamecube so I have no need to buy a wii to play twilight princess.



My hope is that the wii sequal has a gamecube/xbox 360 style controller so I can play the Nintendo brand games like zelda and enjoy them. The wii was a fun experiment and they can keep the wiimote in the next gen for party games but for real games there needs to be a real controller so the multiplayer can actually be skill based and not just random waving of your arms. They also need to upgrade to a xbox live style of online system with mics so you can play with your friends like on xbox live.

In conclusion:
Xbox 360 (9.5/10)
Positives: great graphics, xbox live, good controller, Gears of War, Halo
Negitives: Overheating consoles (RROD)

Wii (4/10)
Positives: inovative controls, wii sports, cheaper games
Negitives: online play, controller(personal opinion), terrible graphcs, overpriced

PS3 (8.5/10)
Positives: online play, graphics, blu ray, Metal Gear 4, PSN
Negitives: Ugly, has a upgraded PS1 controller