My Gaming Machines: Then and Now

Level 3 Games Design
Unit 20: My Gaming Machines: Then and Now

First Game Console	Current Game Console
Playstation 1	Playstation 4
Memory: 2MB	Memory: GDDR5 8gb
No internet connection	Wifi connection, Ethernet cable
Controller: Wired	Controller: Wireless
AV audio and video cable	HDMI cable
Disc drive	Optical Disc drive
General Information:    PS1 released in 1994. Controller features: L2,L1, R2, R1 buttons , L3 & R3 joysticks ,   Left, Right, Up, Down arrow pad , Triangle, Circle, Square, X buttons , Start button , Select Button . PS1 was marketed for £299 at launch	General Information: ·PS4 released in 2013 ·Controller features: L2,L1, R2, R1   buttons , L3 & R3 joysticks ,   Left, Right, Up, Down arrow pad , Triangle, Circle, Square, X buttons , Options button , Touch pad , Light bar (interactive with game) PS4 was marketed for £349 at launch.

I liked the original Playstation because there was a variety of games which could be bought and offered easy accessibility of all control buttons. My favourite game was Crash Bandicoot because it was a great arcade game to play and was enjoyable. 

In 2016, I am still a fan of the Playstation consoles. I like the PS4 because of the amazing graphics it can handle. As well as this, I am a fan of the light bar on the controller because it gives you visual feedback when you are playing the game. Eg: light bar flashes blue and red when in-game police are pursuing. The game I play most on the PS4 is Grand Theft Auto V because of the online services, immersive story mode and the overall freemode experience. In addition, I like the realism of the game because it appears more interesting than games that aren't as realistic. 

Graphics on Playstation 1 (Crash Bandicoot)

Graphics on Playstation 4 (Grand Theft Auto V)

DIFFERENCES:

Crash Bandicoot is a single player platform game, where the objective is to jump over obstacles, whilst being chased by an enemy, until you reach a higher score. Based on this, the objective of the game is simple - as expected according to the Playstation 1 Specifications.

Grand Theft Auto V Story mode is an open-world single player game, where the player completes immersive missions in order to proceed on with the game. As well as missions, smaller missions (side missions) are available to play during free roam if the player desires. There is an option to play 3 male protagonists: Michael, Trevor and Franklin. 

Grand Theft Auto V Online is a open-world multiplayer game, where each player can interact with other players. An internet connection is required to be able to do this - something which wasn't available on the original Playstation. 

SOURCES: 

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/02/20/playstation-4-specs/

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ps1+specs&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=935&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIvf6E9YnPAhWJ0RoKHRv0CYMQ_AUIBSgA&dpr=1#q=playstation+1