When I got mine for x-mas, I really thought about returning it. Instead, I went online and read some reviews and read one comparing the specs and it was night and day. From a hardware standpoint, xbox is more advanced than PS2 as it should be. It's a newer system. I didn't have a dvd player yet and that was appealing about the PS2, but when I found out that I could buy the dvd attachment for the xbox under $30, that wasn't an issue anymore. Especially considering that 8Mb memory cards for PS2 run $50, having an 8 GB HD was pretty appealing. Xbox also has four controller ports as opposed to PS2's two. Not sure how much the attachments go for but I was turned off by the hassle of it all. I play with my nephews a few times a week and it's nice having the other ports.
I've played on both and both are excellent systems and I'm pretty sure that the competition will make the next PS3 a kick ass system. I think that the quality of Halo is only the beginning. Once developers get more accustomed to the hardware, they will make better and better games. It really does boil down to preference. Sony has done an excellent job building quality gaming platforms and will continue to do so. This is the first gaming console that I've had since I had a PS1 back in 96 and that got stolen. Since then I've played strictly PC games and still love to play games on my PC. Now my PC is out of date and I need to follow in Howard's footsteps and buy a new system. Gotta but a stupid house first....stupid house :-) Nick, I use a lot of MS products and I totally see where you're coming from. That was a concern that I had when deciding whether or not to return it. But so far I've had a good experience with it and hope that it continues. A year or so from now when Halo 2 comes out for the Xbox2 and I can't play it on my Xbox, I'll welcome an "I told you so!" from you! Michael Corrigan Programmer Endora Digital Solutions 1900 Highland Avenue, Suite 200 Lombard, IL 60148 630-627-5055 ext.-136 630/627-5255 Fax ----- Original Message ----- From: Haggerty, Michael A. To: CF-Community Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:47 AM Subject: RE: xbox Here's another reason not to buy one: I received one for Christmas, only to have to return it three weeks later when the hard drive died. I call MS, they sent me a box, I sent it away and got it back in February. I plugged it in, eager to get back onto Halo, and the drive died again. The XBOX is not a good invention, I will stick with my PS2. M -----Original Message----- From: Mike Chambers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 7:23 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: xbox > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Texidor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > yeah, and you need an add on to play DVD's on the xbox!?! i already have a dvd player. i bought the xbox to play games. (plus from what i have read the ps2 dvd playback is not that high quality, although i haven't tested this first hand). > Who's to say > that MS won't try and tie you into the MSN network or similar > just to play the games. well, i can already play games online without MSN. plus, if they make it easy to find and play games online, then i don't care who does it. if they don't then i will either find games online myself, or just not play online. at least i have the option. I have absolutely NO trust in MS. > They just want your money, and they have no qualms about > locking you into something for their own gain... well, every console maker does that. this isn't something unique to microsoft. > But there are also plenty of cool games coming for PS2, and > we are still really only seeing the beginning of the next gen > games for PS2. Look at the PS as an example... 6 years after > it's launch, games were still being released that were > pushing it's abilities... if the PS2 is anything to go by, > you can't discount it straight away. of course, i could say the exact same thing for the xbox. plus, since the xbox starts at a higher hardware level, and from what i have read is easier to program for, it would seem that ultimately you could do more easier and faster with the xbox (development wise). (i.e. sure developers are going to continue to push the ps2, but at the same time developers are going to also be pushing the xbox). i'm not anti ps2. i love my ps2. i just think that the xbox has a lot more potential, and i am excited abot that. mike chambers ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
