Article: Getting to grip with gaming consoles


New Straits Times
07-01-2004
Getting to grip with gaming consoles
Edition: Computimes; 2*
Section: Focus

FOR gaming consoles, there are three prominent platforms - the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation PS2 and Microsoft Xbox.

* Sony PlayStation 2: When it first hit the market in March 2000 in Japan, it was a leap in technology. Besides playing standard digital versatile disc (DVD) movies, it was backward-compatible with games and peripherals of the first PlayStation.
The PS2 utilises a million instructions per second R3000 microprocessor, which is the same as its predecessor, and the console can also play in both vertical and horizontal orientations.

The PS3 is slated to launch next year or ...

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