| It was more than a decade ago when both Sony | | | | online gaming, with more and more people joining |
| and Nintendo dominated the video game industry. | | | | the online community. We have the PS3, which is |
| It used to be both Sega and Nintendo that | | | | a really powerful console, and has some really |
| dominated the industry, but that was before | | | | good exclusives. Then, we have the Nintendo Wii, |
| Sony entered the picture, and quite literally | | | | which offers motion-based controls, and has |
| knocked out Sega as a video game hardware | | | | many software titles that the whole family can |
| manufacturer, leaving them with creating | | | | enjoy. |
| software titles only. | | | | Because the gap, in terms of hardware, between |
| It was because of that incident that led many to | | | | each new console release has decreased, this |
| believe that the industry was only capable of | | | | means that the consoles of previous generations |
| holding just two major consoles, tops. That | | | | will still be legit for many people. This means that |
| changed, however, when Microsoft entered the | | | | there is still a lot of life left for those consoles. |
| scene in 2001 with their Xbox. That just proved | | | | This is really good for consumers, because now, |
| that the industry was capable of holding more | | | | you can buy a system of interest for very cheap |
| than two gaming systems. This changed | | | | prices. On top of this, the software titles for |
| everything. | | | | those specific systems can also be found for |
| Once this happened, more video games were | | | | very cheap prices. This doesn't even include the |
| being created than ever before. So the options, in | | | | used game sections of your local gaming retailers. |
| terms of software titles, had expanded for the | | | | So, what is the state of the video game industry? |
| consumers. So, the industry was starting to | | | | By the looks of it, it's looking really healthy. Also, if |
| expand. More and more people started to play | | | | you look at the statistics for the past five years, |
| video games. | | | | it shows an industry growth, as more and more |
| Fast forward to today, and we have three | | | | people are starting to play video games, and |
| gaming consoles to choose from - the great thing | | | | people that used to play and stopped, are now |
| is that each system has something different to | | | | re-entering. It's not far from when video games |
| offer. We have the Xbox 360, which has solid | | | | will be looked at as a legit form of entertainment. |