Videos games have come a long way from the early nineties when consoles like PlayStation, Sega, and Nintendo were considered the next best thing. Almost twenty years later, videos games are taking leaps and bounds in their technological advancement, making their early consoles appear obsolete and even a little bit vintage.

February 2011 saw the release of Nintendo’s 3DS, which is a cutting edge portable game play console set to take gamers’ eyes and playing habits by storm. The 3DS combines a parallax barrier 3D screen with a column of pixels for each eye to induce a one-of-a-kind, multi-dimensional experience for playing videos games.

Just this year, Sony Computer Entertainment America has been boasting all about the upcoming release of its newest portable PlayStation device, the PlayStation Vita. This is yet another “super oval” shaped gaming device, yet this time with a touch screen, dual analogue sticks, dual camera, and a microphone. Currently known as the “Next Generation Portable”, videos games players are eagerly awaiting further announcements regarding the PlayStation Vita’s features.

In response to the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Move, last year Microsoft introduced the Xbox Kinect. Like the Wii and the PlayStation Move, the Kinect is a motion sensing input device created to be compatible with the Xbox 360. Unlike its competitors, however, the Kinect does not require any buttons whatsoever, only body movements, gestures, and vocal commands. After calibrating the console, gamers are invited to become fully involved in videos games that range from sports, dancing, fitness, and even animal care.

The ways videos games can be played are constantly evolving and adjusting to the demands of an eager gaming public. Since the basic consoles from the nineties, gaming platforms have advanced in ways that never could have been predicted twenty years before. For the devoted and even the casual or mobile gamer, there is plenty to look forward to in the future video gaming world.