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Playstation 3 Vs Xbox 360 Round 2 Battle Of The Motion Control Systems

Are you ready for Playstation 3 vs Xbox 360, Round 2?

What used to be a battle for better graphics, better game play, better online multiplayer experience and better storyline modes has taken a cue from the runaway leader of the current generation of consoles, the Nintendo Wii. The battle has graduated from a number crunching war involving processing power, onboard memory and polygons per second into a more practical war involving, you guessed it, motion control systems.

The Nintendo Wii presented a new way of enjoying games: making one’s body the controller. Using a motion sensing controller, the Wii introduced new game play mechanics that attracted previous non-gamers into the fold and gave birth to an entirely new generation of video game enthusiasts collectively labeled as casual gamers.

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Xbox 360 Vs PS3 Head To Head

Gamers who have decided to finally – albeit 3 years late – give up their Xbox and Playstation 2 units and hop aboard the next generation of consoles have 3 options available for them: the Nintendo Wii, the Microsoft Xbox 360, and the Sony Playstation 3. The Wii, as many people say, is a console for casual gamers. It will offer a lot of innovative game mechanics, but if you grew up exploring tombs as Lara Croft or shooting aliens as Master Chief, you will crave for more conventional but highly improved video game systems.

Hence, for old fashioned gamers, the battle boils down to Xbox 360 vs PS3.

What console is better? Which is a safer investment? The battle of Xbox 360 vs PS3 will be waged in 5 fronts. Let’s take a look at each and every one of them to determine what gaming console is worth your loyalty.

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5 Xbox 360 Exclusives That May Find Their Way To The Play Station 3

The current generation of console war between Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s Play Station 3 has its nasty side.  There are reports of companies paying game developers so that the latter’s games will be exclusively released in their systems.

However, in the fickle world of video game entertainment, there are no permanent alliances.  Look at Nintendo and Square.  Look at Nintendo and Sony.  Look at Microsoft and Rare.  Look at Microsoft and Bungie Soft.

They may be Xbox 360 exclusives today, but it’s only a matter of time before these 5 titles will appear on the Sony Play Station 3:

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