Everyone is watching and waiting to see who will win the Best game console award this year. PLAYSTATION 3 and NINTENDO WII both the game consoles have increase their market penetration by adding new accessories to give an add on advantage to their exsisting game consoles and to give a tough fight to XBOX 360 which is expected to be the winner of 2008 and win the award of Best game console .

Different stratergy is been adopted by different company like Nintendo wii is promoting lot of fun, playable web games rely on its controller witjh a latest impressive graphics where as Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 are working on the performanceses of the game console.

Depending on above silent features all the console manufacturer have priced their gaming consoles.

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PLAYSTATION 3 FROM SONY -
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With a standard hard drive, Blu-ray drive high definition Sony’s PLAYSTATION 3 falls in the category of most expensive priced at $450-600,

other fantastic feature which make PLAYSTATION 3 premium are a wireless controllers bluetooth, HD DVD video output, with a WiFi wireless networking.

PLAYSTATION 3 is setting new base to replace Personal computers. PLAYSTATION 3 has a Compact flash and SD memory cards which makes the PLAYSTATION 3 a digital hub for videos and photos, not only these Ps3 also comes with USB keyboard with a optical mouse for browsing web.

Popular PLAYSTATION 3 games sell for $50 - $60.
PLAYSTATION Includes-

PlayStation 3 60GB Hard Drive, Blu-Ray Drive, WiFi
PlayStation 3 80GB Hard Drive, Blu-Ray Drive, WiFi and Motorstorm Pack.

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XBOX 360 FROM MICROSOFT -
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Last winter Xbox 360 was produced by Microsoft. With a standard DVD optical drive xbox 360 is costing is $300-450.

Recently Mirosoft updated XBOX 360 versiontly to provide full support for High Definition and 1080p video output to match the fantastic features of PLAYSTATION 3.

Microsoft is not promoting XBOX 360 as an PC alternative but pairs it with microsoft plans for Windows Media Center, allowing the XBOX 360 to be used as a media entertainer to stream music and movies from a central Media Center Pesonal computer.

Microsoft looking into the competition portfolio is planning to offer High definition movie playback in an external box with an optional High definition-DVD player .

External HD-DVD player for XBOX 360 is costing $180 which again make fall xbox 360 also to fall in same expensive catagory of PS 3.

Popular XBOX 360 games sell for $55 - $75.

XBOX 360 Hard Drive -
XBOX 360 Elite System Console - 120GB Hard Drive
XBOX 360 Console - 20GB Hard Drive
XBOX 360 Core Console - No Hard Drive

XBOX 360 accessories -
XBOX 360 External HD-DVD Player
XBOX 360 Wireless Network Adapter for WiFi.

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NINTENDO Wii From NINTENDO.
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With a bluetooth wireless controller and a DVD drive NINTENDO WII is the least expensive game console as compared to other to gaming system costing near about $250, though NITENDO wii is having a DVD Drive but DVD movies cannot be played on it.

NINTENDO Wii focuses on physically activity involving games which in return offer great health and a peace of mind using the wireless Wii Remote paired wiith the help of accessory Nunchuk and a wireless controller.

There is no movie store for WII NINTENDO, Thought Nintendo wii has an online store which sells old games for $5 - 10 for the GameCube and Nintendo 64.

Popular Wii games sell for $35 - $50.
Nintendo consoles -

Nintendo Wii
Nintedno DS lite
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Virtual Boy
Nintendo 64
Nintendo GameCube

Which console is going to take a lead only assumuptions can be done may be a tie, a very tough predicition who will win the race of BEST GAME CONSOLE.