ps4 wiki

The Wikipedia article I read was about the play station 4. The article explains how it’s the new generation of consoles and  it compares it to the new Wii or Xbox ONE.  The article then goes on to give a little history about the company and then goes into specifics about the hardware on the gaming console. The article also gives details about their new gaming network and payment system and all the new features that come along with it. In the article I also read about their sales numbers and found it very interesting. 1 million PlayStations were sold in the first day in North America. In the UK it became the best selling console of all time. The one question I have after reading the article is how did the sales compare to those of the new Xbox or Wii. There is a part that talks about IGN comparing the Xbox and ps4 but it doesn’t go very in depth and doesn’t talk about the sales of the two consoles at all.

            The Wikipedia page is very updated since it’s a new console. The last edits to the page were just some small typos and I couldn’t find anything to major.  The article seems very well written and organized. I trust the page because it has over 100 sources, which really validates the article. Nothing is really being disputed in the talk page. The only real updates are when it’s being released in other countries and what the prices are going to be like. There is also more recent information being added like awards the ps4 is winning.

Key Words : Sony Computer Entertainment, eighth generation, Xbox One, Operating system, PlayStation Network, cloud based games, backwards compatibility, E3, PlayStation Plus

Links:

http://web.archive.org/web/20131113162714/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57612107-94/sony-releases-playstation-app-for-ios-android-users/

http://www.geek.com/games/ps4-runs-modified-version-of-the-freebsd-9-0-operating-system-1559866/

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Dear Reader,

            My essay is about my gaming obsession when I was younger. The purpose of my essay is to show you how it changed my development and taught me new things. I want you to be interested in what I’m writing and feel like you’re reading something that isn’t boring and impersonal.

            I decided to choose my topic about gaming because it was the only piece of technology that I could think of that really affected me personally. To plan for my essay I wrote down how gaming affected me in good and bad ways and just elaborated on it. The only decision I really had to make was how my essay was organized. At first I was mixing how gaming affected me negatively and positively in the same paragraph. I then figured out that my essay would flow much better if I separated the two completely so you can really see the difference between my two viewpoints.

            I think having my peers review my paper helped me tremendously. At first I thought I wouldn’t like this process at all. I don’t really like when people read my papers because I’m not confident in my writing skills. The first person to review my paper was one of my roommates so I felt that it could be a little bias and the feedback I got maybe could have been better from a stranger. The second time a girl I didn’t know at all read my paper. To my surprise she said she really liked my paper and gave me a lot of good feedback. Overall having my paper reviewed strengthened my paper and also gave me more confidence as a writer.

            Overall I think my paper gives you a more personal feel and you can really see how technology changed the way I grew up. My essay is easy to get through and has personal details that really bring my point across. Hopefully you feel the same.

Thanks,

               Alex Graddon          

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