While hardware extensions to standalone gaming console staples,  Xbox, and Playstation inspired a fitness gaming craze, VR technology has taken it to a whole new level. The Kinect, Nintendo Wii, and PS Move were geared at encouraging users to be more active. The very movement intensive nature of Virtual Reality (VR) consoles means that a simple gaming session can easily turn into a full body workout.

The fact that VR offers a more physical, and immersive, gaming experience than classic screen-display, couch potato gaming, did not go completely unnoticed by gaming developers. As such, Oculus offers a number of phenomenal fitness oriented gaming titles.

Supernatural

This is – by far – VR’s most highly ranked fitness app. It doesn’t just deliver a rhythm based gaming experience that is intense enough to give one a workout, it is an app that was purpose built for fitness.

Instead of having to slash through shapes with a virtual lightsaber, or leaping, and squatting to fit through strangely shaped objects, users of the Supernatural app are treated to aerobic workouts – delivered by actual humans. The coaches have different personalities and deliver motivation throughout the workout, so one can choose how to keep themselves going. 

The app features workouts of different intensity, and length, along with enabling one to choose from a host of popular songs to workout to. In addition to that, users also have the freedom of picking from a number of different scenic locations, to have their workout session. 

FitXR

FitXR isn’t as aesthetically put together as Supernatural, the music is generic, the graphics are – well – OK, and much of the bells and whistles that make Supernatural such a phenomenal app are not to be found on this game. However, the game’s intensity, and mix of boxing, or dance based workout routines makes it a great workout title.

Players can choose to either dance, or box their way through their workout session. Boxing workouts require one to jab, hook, and uppercut to bust targets that come at them at varying paces. One has to really throw an elbow in order for the hit to effectively destroy a target, so one can expect to get some good cardio work out of this title. 

Beat Saber

Not exactly a workout app, but it really gets the job done. Beat Saber equips the player with a lightsaber, which they must use to cut through objects that fly at them at variable intensities. 

The game is challenging enough to inspire multiple playthroughs, so it’s pretty simple to work into a more interactive, and dynamic workout routine. It would be cool to have a duel wield option, just for laughs.

VZFit 

VZFit offers the gaming experience of titles like Beat Saber, or FitXR, combined with the scenic interactivity of Supernatural – on an exercise bike. By attaching a cadence sensor to one’s excecise bike, they virtually cycle around the globe, with the help of Google’s immersive street views. 

Though the game seems more roughly put together than other Oculus fitness titles, it shines most when using Google’s immersive street views. It’s turning mechanism has a very natural feel to it, really creating the effect of actually paddling past the Louvre at 4am in the morning. 

VZFit comes with some games as well, one can paddle to send a race car barreling down a track, or be a tank commander, mowing other vehicles down with heavy artillery. Paddling faster makes the vehicle go faster, while head turns cause the vehicle to turn. Simple enough, fully engaging.

Racket: Nx

Fancy a game of squash? Try it in a Sci-Fi themed, thunderdome-like environment. Racket: Nx is another of those accidental fitness titles that just deserve honorable mention for the calorie burning workout they delivers. armed with a racket, the player must work at destroying illuminated hexagonal tiles.

There is a tracker-beam between ball and racket so one has the added benefit of calling the ball back for another beating. It also helps to send the ball up in a way that enables it to knockout multiple tiles at once. So, some hand-eye coordination is in order. 

Oh Shape

This is a dance-based fitness app for folks who don’t dance much. This isn’t Dance Central, or FitXR. In fact, Oh Shape doesn’t look much like a dance game, as there are no avatars to create, or any dance routines to master. What players of this title will appreciate most, is the novel, and simplistic approach to the dance genre.

All one does is stand on a conveyor belt, ducking walls. The key twist is that these walls have different body poses cut into them, that the player must contort, lunge, and jump to fit into. I doubt that I really need to say more. The workout that awaits players of this game is probably quite clear already. 

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Here is the list of the top 8 consoles as per 2020:

• Sony playstation four pro
• Nintendo switch
• Sega genesis mini
• Xbox one x
• Xbox One S
• Sony playstation 4
• The Super NES Classic
• Nes classic

1. Sony Playstation Four Pro

Sony playstation four advantages are one of the leading gaming consoles, which has an elite ranking in graphics and performance. The console comes with 8 GB ram and storage capacity of 1 TB, and the large part is that it is pocket friendly and gives the grand and majestic gaming experience ever.

The characters will not be just characters but will be so conspicuous that they will appear real as this gaming console offers impressive clarity, and the dynamic 4k gaming makes the picture quality imposing]

2. Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch is the 8th generation console and competes with Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony playstation pro and has a dimension of 3.58 x 2.84 x 10.21 cm. It has a battery life of approximately 4.5 to 9 hours. Nintendo switch is amalgam as it can be used as a home console and portable device which has a screen size of 6.2 inches and weighs 0.88 lbs/399g

3. Sega Genesis Mini

Sega genesis mini, also known as mega drive mini, is an astonishing and stunning gaming console that has a ram of 256 MB and power of AXP223. It is half the size of the original Sega genesis video console. The game console includes two classic wired 3-button control pads, 40 games, a USB power adapter and cable, and HDMI cable.

4. Xbox One x

X box one x is the majestic gaming console launched by Microsoft, which has a storage capacity of 1 TB and is incredibly imposing. It has 40% more power than any other gaming console. The console comes with Blu-ray Player and loads quickly, even on the 1080p screen. Xbox live /live gold is the supporting service of this striking and tremendous console.

5. Xbox One S

Xbox One S has 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, 4K video streaming, and High Dynamic Range. It provides a storage capacity of 1 TB. This console gives more luxurious experience and more luminous colors in games and videos with a high dynamic range. Xbox one s dimensions of 5 x 12 x 17 inches and weighs 10.89 pounds.

6. Sony Playstation Four Slim

Sony playstation four slim has a storage capacity of 1TB and has Blu-ray Player With Motion Control. Whether you into gaming, HD movies, television, music, or all of the above, this great console offers something stunning for everyone and everything.

7. The Super NES Classic

The Super NES Classic is sort of like the original ’90s home console, except the fact that it is super small and has a dimension of 2.95 x 8.86 x 6.5 inches and weighs 1.76 pounds. The console is preloaded with 21 games. The console’s also compatible with the Classic Controller and Classic Controller Pro accessories.

8. Nes classic

In Nes classic, each pixel is a perfect square, which will enable the user to view the game correctly as it is. The console is easy to use and comes with multi pre-uploaded games. It is designed in such a way that to experience the features it offers, we have to plug it into the tv. The Nes classic is the redesigned version of nes and offers different display modes to choose from.

So the next time you will go to buy the gaming console, do consider the above-recommended options. From my point of view, Microsoft and Sony’s gaming console offers the best quality and features as compared to the other gaming console in the market. As these are the known brands, they offer a guarantee and warranty too. Customers can trust the claims they make. Also, the features and quality they offer are more advanced, and most of their gaming consoles are either the hybrid or the amalgam of various elements and technologies.

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