All next gen consoles reviewed.

[Liister87]

A great review of all 3 of the next gen consoles.

Wii
Pros
[+] - Nintendo games (Mario Galaxy, Metroid, Zelda)
[+] - Price (cheapest)
[+] - Multi-player / party games
[+] - Internet browser
[+] - Virtual console (SNES, NES, Megadrive and N64 titles for download)
[+] - Runaway leader in sales should prove attractive to developers
[+] - New control scheme - Resident Evil 4 and the upcoming Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 title utilise the wiimote really well

Cons
[-] - Not HD
[-] - No media capabilities
[-] - Not much in the way of serious third party support so far
[-] - Online matchplay is somewhat cumbersome
[-] - Not much more powerful than last generation of consoles (PS2, GC, Xbox)
[-] - New control scheme - some developers have thrown any old shit onto Wii to cash in on the success (Tony Hawk Proving Ground)


Key titles: Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime: Corruption, Zelda: The Twilight Princess

360
Pros
[+] - Fantastic games line-up
[+] - Xbox Live - best online service by a distance
[+] - Marketplace - XBLA, Xbox games for download, HD movies,
[+] - HD
[+] - Massive software attach rate attractive for developers
[+] - Achievements / Gamerpoints - when used correctly, encourages extra play and prolongs life-time of a game

Cons
[-] - No HD movie playback as standard (HD-DVD player is £120 extra)
[-] - Not wireless as standard (£60 extra)
[-] - Xbox Live has a subcription fee (£40 per year)
[-] - Reliability (this has now been addressed somewhat - refer to forums for Falcon models if you go down this route)
[-] - Achievements / Gamerpoints - when used incorrectly

Key titles: Halo 3, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Call of Duty 4, Orange Box


PS3
Pros
[+] - Decent games line-up now. MGS4, GT5, Killzone 2 due in 2008. FFXIII probably 2009.
[+] - PSN - Free, Home due in 2008
[+] - PSN - PS1 games for download, additional content planned - Remote play with PSP
[+] - HD
[+] - Blu-ray out of the box

Cons
[-] - 40G model has no backwards compatibility
[-] - No wireless headset for voice-chat as standard
[-] - Price - most expensive
[-] - Worst seller of the three - might discourage some developers

Key titles: Uncharted, Motorstorm, Ratchet and Clank, Call of Duty 4, Resistance

 

[Dana~Banana]

What about Orange Box for Ps3?
And whast media capabilities. if it means watch vids in internet then yeah it could

one more. if you dont have Hd tv then it will have Ps2 graphics.

 

[Sousanator]

What about Orange Box for Ps3?

Its a direct port made by EA of the 360 version made by Valve. The original developers had no part with the PS3 version.
It also has some bad framerate issues. Although great, it does not deserve to be at the top of the list as it was not meant for the PS3.

And whast media capabilities. if it means watch vids in internet then yeah it could

You can not stream movies/music/pictures from your PC to the wii, but you can with the 360 and PS3.

one more. if you dont have Hd tv then it will have Ps2 graphics.

The PS3 far has better graphics than the PS2 even without an HDTV, but to get the most for what you paid for than a 1080p HDTV is what you need.(Although most PS3 games only support 720p)

The PRO/CON table is decent, but the PS3 should have 4 different reviews since it has 4 different SCU's.
The 20GB doesn't have Wireless.
The 40GB doesn't have PS2 Backwards capability.
The 60GB (NA version) has the EE (complete PS2 hardware for the PS2 games)
The 80GB uses both software and some hardware for PS2 emulation.

Unlike the different versions of the 360, the PS3 has different motherboards for each version.


And also the 360 and PS3 have been selling around the same numbers for almost a year now, so the PS3 is not technically not the worst seller.

 

[Squiddy]

I really don't see the need for a review on consoles. Game maybe, but not consoles.