Games consoles have literally been around for years. Thinking back to when I was younger, which was not that long ago, I remember getting the first Sega master system console with the game Alex the kid built in. Now a game like that blew me away simply because of the sheer amount of enjoyment I could get from it and in that year they were absolutely amazing graphics.

As the years passed by, games broke more and more barriers, but the turning point that I could remember was playing the original PlayStation when it initially came out, if I remember correctly it was competing with the Sega Saturn and N64. The Sega Saturn was one of Sega's first attempts at creating a console that had the ability to run off of CD's. The system failed to pick up momentum due to the competition from Sony and Nintendo, but it was also to difficult to program games for. The PlayStation literally changed the gaming environment and new breed of games were born.

Since then there has been numerous consoles released and Microsoft have also joined the battle with their X Box brand. But in this current day and age where do we really see computer games and games consoles heading?

Personally I believe the use of CD based games will not exist in the next few years, technology is developing at an immense speed and the internet is expanding so fast. In around a decade's time all games will be web based in my opinion and you will literally be playing them on the internet, where all of your data will literally be stored in your online profile. So no matter whose games console you actually play on it will just load up your own profile so you can continue where you started.

The developers literally will create games that people can then purchase online or subscribe to online, which will then pay them. I definitely feel that this will be a much better route to take as it will stop people from losing or breaking discs, it will also help protect against saved data that can sometimes become corrupted.

The gaming and online industry are both moving forwards at quite a fast paste and it will be exciting to see what comes out of it all and how the industry progresses in the future. Will the internet become the place to do everything?

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