PS4
The owners of the PlayStation 4 aka the PS4, Sony are
released three previous PlayStations dating back to 1994 to when the
PlayStation 1 was released. Due to the fact that Sony are the owners of this
platform they are given the decision on what games go and don’t go on the PS4
for example they have games sold on their platforms which can’t be played on
any other platform one example of this would be The Last of Us, and Drive Club.
This console has a target audience of people over the age of 16 up to the age
of mid 30’s this is because the main games on the console are games over the
age of 16 and 18 but you have very popular games which are released for people
over the age of 3 this would be the FIFA series and the Gran Turismo which are
aimed at two totally different target audiences but people over the age of 18
still like to enjoy playing it. The platform holders SONY have worldwide
studios that allow the consoles to develop further on they are based in places
such as the UK, Japan, US, and Netherlands.
Xbox One
The platform holders for this console in this case would be
the multi-billion-pound company owned by Bill Gates Microsoft, they have the
same power as Sony in deciding what goes on and what doesn’t go on their
console, and have been creating and selling different consoles since the
original Xbox which was released in 2001 one game for example which is only
available for the Xbox One would be, Forza Horizon. The target audience would
be the same as the PlayStation as they sell the main over 18 games then play
games such as FIFA, and Forza Horizon. EA have a special contract with
Microsoft which allows players on the Xbox to get exclusive access to things
within EA games for example in FUT you are allowed access to the legends.
WII U
The platform holders for this are the family gaming company
from Japan called Nintendo who have created different family gaming consoles
such as the WII and Nintendo DS. Nintendo are different to other companies who
own consoles for example they only sell family friendly games one example being
WII sports, and another being Super Mario Bros series. They mainly sell games
created just for their consoles but they do welcome outside games as long as
they abide by the rules which are given by Nintendo. Nintendo have their main
headquarters which is based within Kyoto, Japan where they develop everything
Nintendo related.
iPhone
The
people who own the iPhone are a company called Apple who create many different
Apple products such as the iPad, and the iWatch. The first original iPhone was
released in 2007. Apple as a company selling the iPhone do not have a main
intended target audience but on their devices the games are more child friendly
and there are tens of thousands of game available to download for example Angry
Birds. Many of the games available are free to download. Due to this they are
available on the Apple App Store which is only available for people who have
Apple devices. Apples main headquarters is based within California, US. This is
where all of their devices are designed etc…
PlayStation 4 on left, Xbox One on the right
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