Arcade gaming:
Feature's:
Limitation's:
- Co-op support people could only play together on the arcade machine itself their was no online play.
- Coin slots - People had to put money into the the machine to play the game.
- Standard Screen with limited graphics.
- Limited hardware and software so the games graphics and functions were limited.
- Button and joystick control system.
Limitation's:
- No online or multiplayer
- Not portable due to it being a large machine.
- Couldn't save game progress on the arcade machine.
- The games were limited to one game per machine e.g. Mario or Pac-Man.
- Old hardware is still used in some arcade machines which made them unreliable and more prone to crash.
Console Gaming:
Features
- Its supports music and DVD players.
- They have Ethernet ports for wired connections.
- Removable hard drive and storage devices.
- Supports HDMI, SVGA and optical leads to connect to TV's.
- Can support other input devices e.g. USB's
- HD graphics due to new and improved hardware
- Software updates online.
- Analogue controllers x4
- wired, wireless and human controllers.
- GPU's and CPU's to improve graphics and frame rates.
- Portable so the consoles can be moved easily.
- Multiple games for people to play.
Limitation's:
- Wireless controllers need charging.
- Need an internet connection to play online.
- Controllers are to big or to small.
- Some consoles lack Blu-ray
- Old hardware and software in most consoles which aren't compatible with newer updates
- New consoles focus mainly on online game play and put no effort into single player.
- Consoles have faulty's laser burn, red ring and data corruption.
- Games can be pirated.
- Need a TV or some sort of visual output to operate them.
Mobile gaming:
Features
- Multi-platform games can be played on the mobile phones.
- Smooth graphics as some mobile phones have dedicated GPU's and CPU's
- The games can be touch screen or standard buttons.
- You can play online with the use of 3G or Wi-Fi
- Better graphics compared to older models.
- Sound output
Limitation's
- Some games cost money to download off the app stores.
- Have to download the game to be able to play it.
- Lag and advertisements within the game with may cause irritation to the user.
- Not all phones support flash e.g. some windows phones.
PC Gaming:
Feature's:
- Support large games and discs.
- Games can be downloaded off steam.
- The keyboard and mouse are the default controllers.
- Joysticks and controllers are compatible with the PC.
- Software can be updated to make a better gaming experience for the users.
- Hardware components can be switched out for better and improved versions.
- Games can be played online with the use of an internet connection.
Limitations:
- Updates can't be done without an internet connection.
- Patches of games can't be downloaded without internet.
- Games can't be downloaded without the internet.
- Some components may not be compatible with the game.
- Help and support are limited to game manuals.
- Viruses on the PC may affect the computer and the game play.