Advantages and Disadvantages of different platforms of gaming

Mobile

The mobile games have become extremely popular of the recent years due to the amount of unlimited games you can play, from casino games to animation you can literally now play any kind of game you desire on your phone anywhere you want. The games on mobile devices are usually extremely cheap and do not have too much of a story line because they are either extremely addictive or they have a very short story line too them.

Benefits

You can play them anywhere

A lot of the games are a free to play or very cheap.

They are very easy to download everywhere you go as long as you have WiFi.

there if a huge variation in games due to the low price of every mobile phone games.

regular updates if game is glitch

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Drawbacks

Graphics are not as good as consoles or pc's

you need WiFi to download new updates or the game.

Distract people from working.

Very addictive since they are very easy to play.

Isolates you from conversation or other social activities since your playing on your phone

Creates more eyesight issues due to the amount of time played in the dark.

Need WiFi for a lot of features

Arcade

Arcade machines were became extremely popular during the late 70's and were huge until around the late 90's with all of the console games you could buy for your own house. The arcade machines had huge number one hits such as Pacman and space invaders. All arcade machines are a pay to play machine which means for every go you have on one you would have to 20p and they prices go up to about a £1 depending on which games you play.

Advantages

Can play a lot of classic games

Cost effective to make and will eventually make money back.

Disadvantages

No online support for multiplayer

rarely used anymore

Cannot save games

Basic graphics

Game cannot be changed, one game per machine

Console

Console games became extremely popular in the early 2000's with very successful consoles such as PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo. These consoles were so successful due to the amount of games you could buy for them and the array of different genre's. Also they are extremely successful because the discs where a lot faster to download and store memory into the game and the graphics were always increasing compared to arcade games which were once so huge.

Benefits

Very good graphics

Has all of the latest games

Very easy to set up

Can socialise with friends via the online multiplayer aspect

Has a good performance

Can download a lot of games from the online store.

A lot of expansion packs

Can relax anywhere in the room and play where as on PC you cannot due to keyboard and mouse

Drawbacks

Games are very expensive

Need WiFi to access a lot of features

Many games isolate you from the outside world

Game updates take very long to download and install

PC

PC has also became extremely popular alongside the consoles due to the wide array of games you can get and play, but with PC you could buy the games online and didnt need discs in order to play them, they were all downloaded by the internet. The main difference between console and PC is the graphics and connection to online services.

Advantages

Graphics are the best out there.

Can constantly update you PC and make it perform better.

A lot of cheap games. 

Can play any game because do not need discs since can download from the store.

You can play with a controller or keyboard and mouse.

A lot of customisation abilities in game.

Disadvantages

They cost a lot to get the best graphics.

Need regular updates to be able to handle certain games.

A lot of wires and equipment needed.

Cannot play anywhere in the room if you only have keyboard and mouse.