Lesson 2 Game Platforms

A game platform is the combination of hardware and software where the game is played.

The common platforms are console, portable console, computer, mobile phone and online. The main concerns are the operating system, the display size and storage media. Each of the above platform has subgenres.

Complete the table

Main platform Sub-group OS Display size (") Storage media Game Example
Computer Apple Mac Mac OS 14" and above Harddrive/DVD  
  PC Windows 14" and above Harddrive/DVD  
           
Console PlayStation (1, 2, 3) Sony TV set, 21" or above harddrive  
           
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Create an A3 poster to inform people about the game platforms.

 

 

Mistakes found:

games platform mistaken as the same as platform games.

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