PlayStation 3 Best Video Game Console for an HDTV
Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m a fanboy of Sony. I loved the Playstation 1 and the Playstation 2, and my favorite video game console of this generation is the Playstation 3. By the way, just to make it clear, I’m not the only fan of the Playstation 2, as that console is the best selling console ever in the history of video games.
Anyway, I’m not going to talk about video game console wars in this article. I prefer the PlayStation 3, although I understand why some people prefer the Xbox 360 (which I own as well). To be honest, I don’t care about the Nintendo Wii, but I understand that its motion focus and its exclusive games have created a fan base.
No, this is not an article about which video game console is better. It’s an article about which console is the best for a HD TV, and the answer, my friends, without any questions, is the Playstation 3.
Let’s get the obvious out of the way. The Wii, for all its tricks, is not an image driven video game console. If moving things to see them move on the screen is your thing, then yes, the Nintendo Wii is the best console for you. But if you want to watch amazing graphics that make the most of your HD TV, then look somewhere else. Oh, and the Wii doesn’t play any kind of movies either.
This leaves us with two candidates: the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. They are both powerhouses that are capable of great graphics. However, in case you don’t remember, when they came out, each one bet their future on a type of High Definition format for playing movies.
The Xbox 360 bet on the HD DVD format, while the PlayStation 3 bet on Blu Ray technology. At the time, it was uncertain which of them would win out in the end. Today we know the answer: the Blu Ray.
Most people don’t want to spend money on a movie player if they have a video game console that plays movies. If you have an Xbox 360, then you’ll have to buy a Blu Ray player to watch new movies. If you own a Playstation 3, you can use it to watch them. It’s as simple as that.
Of course, there are many other factors when buying a video console, and that’s whey the console wars keep going on, but if you’re planning to get a console that makes the best of your HD TV, then the Playstation 3 is the way to go.