For avid gamers there is the one question that divides the pack, X Box or Playstation? The competition between the two games consoles manufacturers to grab a lucrative share of a multimillion pound games market is by is no means new, but as I recently noticed still sparks many a front room conversations and bar debates in gaming circles.
I suppose it is the type of conflict in opinion I should be used to, growing up similarly with the Commodore 64, Spectrum and Amstrad, and then later the Atari, Sega and Nintendo offerings. The most memorable of these console offerings for me was the Master System from Sega competing against its Nintendo Counterpart, which resulted in the push for the development of the first 16bit home console that followed in the form of a Sega Mega Drive.
Growing up on video games my own choices were the Commodore 64, Sega consoles and then finally the Playstation. Although I don’t game as much as I once did, mainly due to lack of free time, I still own a PS2 and a selection of games of which the Medal of Honour and Pro Evolution 6 titles are the most popular.
Since the release of the first PS2 (I have the model that could support a wall of your living room), I have not been able to justify spending the money asked for the newer console models. However, after recently seeing the PS3 in action and the online game play facility provided that has only been available on an Xbox previously, I must say I was impressed.
Although I am well aware that as the market has continued to grow so to have sophistication of the consoles on offer, and thus this pattern will no doubt continue, this console looks something else. It takes off from the Xbox with the provision of an online gaming facility, but the fact Sony is setting up the PS3 as a PC alternative with standard hard drive, a high definition Blu-ray optical drive, shows what an upgrade it is from the PS2. I am tempted 
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