PS2 or XBox

dopey · 3rd April 2004, 03:51

the xbox is nothing more than a stripped down pc with windows ce shoved on it. Thats all it is. The xbox is more of a home entertainment system than a games console.

Microsoft hasn't offered anything new, they come into the console business, the first thing they do is start buying game developer companies ( the company behind halo was bought out and all other ports of the game were stopped).

I've played on it. The ps2 controller kicks ass in comparison, it flopped in japan and Europe im not sure about in America.

You can argue about the pro's and cons of the controllers all you want, ultimately sony took the famed ps1 controller and just tweaked it. A great product made better. Microsoft went with the policy of big is best.. Yeah i can see 10 yr olds picking up that controller and having a fun time, not.

I don't need to own a next gen games console to have played on them considering a lot of my mates have them. My cus. has the ps2 and the xbox. He left the ps2 here with me for months, i just never got the chance to play with it, sat down and clocked devil may cry at the beginning and didn't really play anything else. Didn't have the time to.

One of my mates has the gc, ive played on it, even was close to buying it ( was drunk walked into eb, dashed my card on the counter and said id like a gc.. saw the games selection and thought nah screw it, dont wanna end up with another n64)

At the end of the day, regardless of all the cool toys they bundle with the games console, a games console with the most games, and with the best pricing for the games will get the most business. Think about ps1 / ps2 and the platinum range, it keeps renewed interest in the console. Because the games become so damn cheap. It was a shame to lose sega, cos i liked some of their stuff. Ultimately microsoft loses far too much money on each xbox sold, i would imagine as the tech for the ps/2 is pretty old now, that sony arent actually losing any money on it now, so the consumer gets cheaper games. As for Nintendo, not only are they great console manufacturers, but also great games developers.

as for ps2/xbox as a home entertainment system, i can pick up a dvd player for 50 quid, no region locking capable of playing near every video cd / dvd format. Why would you buy a games console to watch dvds ?

anyone about the age of 21 - 30 odd would argue the best console was the snes. Future gens will probably say the ps1/ps2.

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PS2	25	59.52%
XBox	17	40.48%
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3rd April 2004, 03:51	#1
dopey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: london,UK Posts: 148	the xbox is nothing more than a stripped down pc with windows ce shoved on it. Thats all it is. The xbox is more of a home entertainment system than a games console. Microsoft hasn't offered anything new, they come into the console business, the first thing they do is start buying game developer companies ( the company behind halo was bought out and all other ports of the game were stopped). I've played on it. The ps2 controller kicks ass in comparison, it flopped in japan and Europe im not sure about in America. You can argue about the pro's and cons of the controllers all you want, ultimately sony took the famed ps1 controller and just tweaked it. A great product made better. Microsoft went with the policy of big is best.. Yeah i can see 10 yr olds picking up that controller and having a fun time, not. I don't need to own a next gen games console to have played on them considering a lot of my mates have them. My cus. has the ps2 and the xbox. He left the ps2 here with me for months, i just never got the chance to play with it, sat down and clocked devil may cry at the beginning and didn't really play anything else. Didn't have the time to. One of my mates has the gc, ive played on it, even was close to buying it ( was drunk walked into eb, dashed my card on the counter and said id like a gc.. saw the games selection and thought nah screw it, dont wanna end up with another n64) At the end of the day, regardless of all the cool toys they bundle with the games console, a games console with the most games, and with the best pricing for the games will get the most business. Think about ps1 / ps2 and the platinum range, it keeps renewed interest in the console. Because the games become so damn cheap. It was a shame to lose sega, cos i liked some of their stuff. Ultimately microsoft loses far too much money on each xbox sold, i would imagine as the tech for the ps/2 is pretty old now, that sony arent actually losing any money on it now, so the consumer gets cheaper games. As for Nintendo, not only are they great console manufacturers, but also great games developers. as for ps2/xbox as a home entertainment system, i can pick up a dvd player for 50 quid, no region locking capable of playing near every video cd / dvd format. Why would you buy a games console to watch dvds ? anyone about the age of 21 - 30 odd would argue the best console was the snes. Future gens will probably say the ps1/ps2.