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Gaming Platform Types - Coggle Diagram
Gaming Platform Types
Console
PlayStation 5
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The gaming industry has become one of the biggest industries, and many people have decided to use consoles.
LIMITATIONS
Compared to a computer, the hardware cannot be updated or changed, once the console gets broken the best solution is to buy another one.
Each game that the console is able to run must be bought separately. The average cost of a game is £50.
A console is a piece of hardware in the form of a plastic, rectangular box that holds parts that can be found in a computer that is used in order to play video games.
Arcade
The upright cabinets are the most seen cabinets, they are considered the classics of arcade cabinets and the most common
It costs money to play for a limited amount of time. Along with that the gameplay and the evolution on the game played can’t be saved so the player must insert another coin and start from the beginning.
Limitations:There is only one game per machine, so if the player wants to play something else he must find the specific machinery that has the exact game saved on it.
The low graphics are a drawback in arcades, their graphics are not the worst, but much better graphics can be found on other platforms.
There are different types of arcade cabinets: Upright cabinets, Cocktail or table cabinets, Candy cabinets, Deluxe cabinets, Cockpit and environmental cabinets, Mini cabinets, Countertop cabinets and Large-scale satellite machines.
PC
A computer is a device that comes with different functionalities, allowing the user to perform different tasks. In order to complete those tasks the computer has to perform multiple processes, calculations and operations.
LIMITATIONS
Computers focus on other things rather than only on gaming and in order to have a high-end computer that is the best for gaming, a person must invest a lot of money.
PCs that have low capabilities are not able to run high-end games that have just been released.
Computers can easily get viruses on them that will harm and slow down them.
Mobile
A mobile is a handheld device, smaller than a tablet that has as the main feature the capacity of allowing the users to make and receive calls and messages using it. Apart from those, the users can play games on phones, use different apps, make payments, use web browsers and cameras and one of the most useful uses is navigation.
LIMITATIONS
One of the drawbacks of the phone is the small screen that doesn’t give the gamer enough details of the game.
The phone is powered by battery, so it can run out of it while the user is still in the game and he can lose all the development made so far in the game.
Another limitation is that the games on phones are known to have many advertisements which can be stressful and frustrating for some users.