Which System is Better? GameCube, Playstation 2 or Xbox?
#1
Posted 17 December 2003 - 11:53 AM
GameCube Fanboy: You can't play Zelda on the other two systems or link your Gameboys to trade Pokemon with your friends! Nintendo will always rule!
Playstation 2 Fanboy: Playstation 2 has 476,000 games. It has the most games, dammit! The most is the best!
Xbox Fanboy: The Xbox is totally rad! It has the fastest processor, the most RAM and the most powerful graphics processor! More power = more better!
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#2
Posted 17 December 2003 - 01:51 PM
Just my opinion anyways.
#3
Posted 17 December 2003 - 02:08 PM
Besides, the PS2 doesn't have half the diversity of the original PSX. There were so many niche titles released stateside (granted there could have been many many more), but the PS2 still pales in comparison.
Also the Gamecube has a fairly decent backlog of Dreamcast games (with a few major exclusions, of course). I foolishly missed my chance to own a Dreamcast, so... any link i have to it would be fine and dandy.
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#5
Posted 17 December 2003 - 10:23 PM
final fantasy tactics is a great game. i remember when he hadn't played it for very long. remember that ninja duck. good times.
anyway.in my opinion ps2 has the best games. it's just that about every game that i like, think is awesome, or completely altered my perception of coolness (thats good) is on the ps2.
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#6
Posted 18 December 2003 - 11:58 AM
The Xbox is certainly the most powerful system as far as specs go. If you've ever played a game that's out for all three platforms on the three different consoles you'll see what I mean. PS2 seems choppy in comparison to GC and Xbox. This is understandable since the technology behind the PS2 is at least one full year older than that of the GC and the Xbox.
I like to have a PS2 and GC for games that don't come out on all three systems (i.e. Mario, Zelda, Jak II, Ratchet & Clank, etc.). However, if a game comes out on all three systems I like to play the Xbox version.
For modding purposes I also like the Xbox. There are a million things you can do with the Xbox if you have modded it:
1.) Using emulators to play NES, Atari, Intellivision, etc. games.
2.) Replacing the stock hard drive with a bigger one and backing up movies and games to the hard drive.
3.) Using Xbox Media Player to play Divx, AVI, movie files as well as mp3 and audio files making it a complete multimedia center.
4.) Install Linux and have yourself the cheapest, fully functional PC money can buy (currently $179.99).
You can do similar things with a PS2 mod but it's nowhere near as powerful.
Anyway, that's why my vote remains with the Xbox.
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#8
Posted 18 December 2003 - 01:06 PM
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#10
Posted 18 December 2003 - 06:10 PM
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#11
Posted 19 December 2003 - 06:47 AM
Not to mention warcraft starcraft and diablo2. And when world of warcraft comes out I plan to celebrate by running around town laughing at people who did buy those expensive systems!
#12
Posted 19 December 2003 - 10:26 AM
Oh, I wondered if there was a strategy... I was thinking (or at least hoping) that the folks at Microsoft weren't that stupid... hmm.
Too bad I hate RTSs...
#13
Posted 19 December 2003 - 12:05 PM
Jordan: As far as PC gaming goes, you are assuming that PCs are free. A decent gaming PC will set you back at least $1000.00. The problem with that is that the constant improvements in PC design make top of the line computers degrade in quality quite rapidly. The nice advantage to console gaming is that every game that is released during the lifespan of that console (average of 4-5 years) will work just as well with that console's hardware. Try to get that kind of life out of a gaming PC that costs 3-4 times as much money.
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#14
Posted 19 December 2003 - 01:07 PM
As for linux, you can get an official kit from sony to run linux on it.. but that costs $ for hardware.
Although I just saw that the Wallace and Gromit videogame is on Game Cube.. wonder if it will be for anything else (i.e. PC or PS2)
#15
Posted 26 December 2003 - 11:18 AM
CHEF- But the PC is an expenditure I would make anyways. I have never had a cpu that could not perform to my latest game purchase. Of course this is not to say that it will never happen. When it does happen I will no doubt cry.