| Gaming consoles have taken over the
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| | Once a console becomes outdated you
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| gaming community. Companies such as
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| | cannot up grade without buying a new
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| Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have
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| | console.
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| changed the way we play video games. It
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| | A console is a one hit wonder; meaning
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| used to be common to play computer games,
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| | you can only do one thing on it, play
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| sometimes against another person via the
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| | games. Unlike PC there is no other use
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| Internet.
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| | for game consoles. Some do have the
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| Access to these games was only available
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| | option of purchasing additional hardware,
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| through your computer, now there are
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| | making DVD movie playback the only other
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| several options available and more on
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| | option.
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| their way. Once consumers began using
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| | The games are not transferable. You can't
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| game consoles online to play, companies
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| | take an Xbox game and play it in a
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| feared the downfall of computer gaming.
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| | PlayStation etc.
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| That was not the case at all. There are
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| | Advantages to PC
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| some disadvantages of gaming consoles for
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| | There are some real advantages to owning
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| online gaming compared to personal
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| | a PC to play your games on. Here are a
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| computers.
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| | few:
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| Gaming Options
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| | The most popular advantage to PC gaming
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| There are a few different brands of
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| | is the games! There is more variety and
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| gaming consoles available right now.
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| | options for PC games than any other
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| Microsoft has Xbox and most recently Xbox
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| | system.
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| 360. Sony has PlayStation, PlayStation 2,
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| | Since the PC is more of a tool, games are
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| and PlayStation 3 due to be released in
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| | easily downloaded and there are more and
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| November 2006. Nintendo has the Game
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| | more made available for free.
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| Cube. Although these are all good
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| | Computers are made to handle the pixels
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| consoles the PC has already been trying
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| | displayed on the monitor keeping graphics
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| to merge the two (game consoles and pc
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| | sharp and without damage to the screen.
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| gaming). Sony managed to merge them with
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| | Televisions weren't made to handle the
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| its game Need for Speed, putting game
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| | pixels as well and become damaged after a
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| console gamers against PC gamers in
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| | while.
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| online games. This game became very
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| | Computers have many options available to
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| successful. There are more pros than cons
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| | connect to the internet, whereas consoles
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| for gaming consoles when compared to PC
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| | are limited.
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| gaming.
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| | Computers are versatile, allowing
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| Disadvantages to Gaming Consoles
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| | numerous upgrades and possible additions.
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| Some of the disadvantages of console
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| | Consoles are limited to the current
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| gaming are:
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| | system available.
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| All of the gaming components are sealed
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| | Until a game console can handle the same
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| inside the unit. If there should be a
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| | things as a PC there is just no contest.
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| problem you will have to replace most or
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| | PCs will still rule in the game world!
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| all of unit, losing game data.
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