Next generation consoles : Offers and Challenges. A post E3 2013 review Pt. 1

The E3 at LACC

Finally after long hardwork and putting so much effort regarding the expo, I will debrief to you on what captures at E3. I've divided the review into 3 parts to better understands you on my opinion regarding the expo. For this part is going to be a bit boring so I will not make this too long for you.

Now, move on to the review. The E3 this year had had its magic and suprises and expectation were very high among the gamers and gaming media. The expo this year focused on one thing particular : the Next Generation Consoles.

Platform makers such as Microsoft and Sony had made a lot of effort in bringing their latest product of next generation. Now the question raise what defines the next generation consoles? What are the promises that it can brings you and the challenges? Needless to say that it is very hard to find to correct definition for the term. The term can be everything for every people based on their need and expectation.

Better hardware speed and graphics

For the next generation consoles to become success, they need smarter and speedier hardware with the best graphics to give satisfaction to the gamers when playing games. With the launched of Xbox One and PS4, you can expect better speed and graphics for games. Great titles had been offerred this year and I'm sure most of us will be around the house 24/7.

Better connectivity

With very wide usage of the internet, you can share every gaming moment and achievement with your friends through better connectivity. You can compete with your friends and determine who have the higher score or stats. Next gen consoles allows you to get connected with your friends anytime, anywhere.



Live up the game

With the next gen, you can engage, feel and develop your emotion with the game characters. With full capacity of the next gen, you can experience real life gaming at your home. Many developers had come out with many great titles in hope that the gamers can feel attach to the game for a long time.

However, there are challlenges that the next gen need to overcome. Several problems had been raise regarding the ability of next gen to become affordable for the gamers.

Hardware and Software market

This is without any doubt a major issues. Microsoft and Sony face this issue everytime when launching new sets of product. A thorough investigation on the hardware and software market would be necessary to ensure the product that they deliver are up to the gamers expectation.

Internet connection

This is something they have to ponder because not all people have a good internet connection and some do not have it at all. The developing and marketing team need to plan and strategise wisely in order to overcome the problem.


What's next for E3 2014??

This year E3 had been exciting to see and watch every developers putting a lot of effort to caught their customers attention and is a promising for gaming industry to be in line with the latest technology. Full of suprises and not to forget the issues and controversies surrounding the expo are what makes this year E3 an unforgetabble one. For 2014, the expectation will be higher as gamers demand better and better technolgy for gaming experience making the E3 one of the exciting event each year.

Next on my part 2 of the review we're gonna look at the latest next gen consoles at E3: the Xbox One and PS4. The pros and cons and my opinion on these two 'big guns' of Microsoft and Sony. Please leave a comment and tell me what do you think of the E3 2013.