The Evolution Of Online Gaming

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Over the years, gaming developed in such a fast paced manner. Modern games developed in almost the blink of an eye. The most popular games now are those played online. Since the very first console game, it seemed addiction spread like a virus. Atari and Nintendo were among the first to be on the playing field. Though the Atari console became obsolete, Nintendo came up with several more consoles such as Super NES, Gameboy and Nintendo 64. A couple of Sega branded consoles also came out of the market. But when Sony came into play, the competition became tough because of the very 1st PlayStation.

Desktop PC developers joined the bandwagon as early as they could. This platform became popular because of its flexibility. Consoles are limited to the hardware that they are built with. PCs have flexible operating systems and expandable hardware components. From playing the very first Prince of Persia, an owner can just buy some upgrades and then play the all-time favorite StarCraft I. StarCraft, WarCraft and Diablo probably sparked the beginnings of the online gaming community. Blizzard offered to players Battle Net, its online gaming community allowing players to meet opponents online.

After the PS1, there came PS2 and Xbox, both having the capacity to connect online. PS2 came out with an Ethernet port, same thing with Xbox. Going back to desktop, the first dedicated online RPG games came about at the same time, on of which is Ragnarok. The difference with online RPG games is that the graphics were not that much of a focus. What made up for mediocre graphics was the opportunity to meet and chat with other players online.

Nowadays, these online games are called MMORPG or Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. They have hard core graphics and great storylines on top of the whole social media aspect. It lets people create their fantasy character or avatars online. It lets people live adventures and be in fairy tales.

The PlayStation Network and Xbox live offers hard core online gaming. With these new console games, MMORPG are also offered. Even smart phones now offer 2d online games like dress up games or fight games. Dressup games do not require hard core graphics; they only require basic 2d animation.

Gaming has evolved from 8bit consoles to Massive Multiplayer Online RPGs. You should not be left behind as everyone is now connected. Click here for more online games. Click here for more information on Dressup Games

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