You know the contenders, the Playstation from Sony, the XBOX from Microsoft and of course the Wii from Nintendo.

Well, traditionally, the Playstation range (PS1,PS2 and now PS3) have been heavyweights and usually see Sony sitting atop the loft – but recent results have shown a slide for the once king of consoles.

After releasing the Wii, Nintendo saw a great leap in their stocks. They started gaining ground once more against the big Sony and Microsoft giants. Nintendo was once the king of consoles too, along with Sega – but in recent years, they lacked creativity and really fell behind.

Their Wii console was unique however, and they soon picked up ground. One big problem however, has seen them too lagging back in recent months. Their lack of a high definition output from the console restricts their growth capacity – with tech savvy users wanting true HDMI connections for their big screen Plasma and LCD, LED televisions.

For Microsoft and the XBOX 360 however, its all been good news. They have picked up large chunks of market share during 2009 and more importantly boast the biggest sales in terms of software.

The money has never been in the actual console – most vendors sell these at cost or at times, slightly below cost. Once a strong base of consoles has been sold – the money comes from the software sales.

Thats why at the moment – when you ask “Which is the best games console?” – the winner has to be Microsoft and XBOX 360.

They are moving more software units and boast a great, ‘large’ range of software titles including a new game-changing karaoke title (with video clips!) and online song purchases that is toasting the competition over christmas 2009.

What has your experiences been with consoles? Who do you think has the best games console on the market?

Which is the best games console? is a post from: Online Games Free RPG