On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:38:56 -0400, Gary Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great taste or less filling? > > I am going to purchase a game console for the kids for Christmas and I am > having difficulty deciding between a PS@ or an Xbox. I know people at work > that have each one and of course they swear by the brand that they own. > > So, seeing as haw we have some of the most intelligent, passionate geeks on > the planet on this list, I was wondering if anyone had an opinion on either > game console. > > At this moment I am evenly divided. The games that the kids would play are > available for both.
I'm a PC gamer and don't have either, but have thought about it some. I'm biding my time until my kids are old enough to demand one. I've gotten the impression that the hardcore console gamers just get both systems rather than swear by just one or the other. Basically, the games you want to play is the prime determinant of which system you should get. If your kids games are available for both systems, you need some alternate criteria. Will you (or other adults) play any games on the console? Are more of those types of game more common on XBox or PS2? If you don't care about games yourself, maybe just buy the cheapest one? Other considerations: the XBox is basically a PC, some people have hacked theirs to run linux. It comes with a hard disk, while the PS2 doesn't - some types of games aren't very conducive to not having a hard disk. On the other hand, it seems more xbox games get ported to the PC (since they are so similar), so you'd get better coverage with a PC and PS2 rather than PC and XBox. Another consideration is that the PS2 plays old Playstation games, and very likely, the PS3 (probably due xmas 2005 or so) will play PS2 games. The Xbox2 will be much less likely to support old xbox games since indications are they are going to a whole new processor platform. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
