The PS2 is dominating with very good exclusive titles!

[Mishimaryu]

yea I just got the new issue of gamepro

5 reasons to get a PS2:

Tekken 5
FF XII
God War
GTA San Andreas
Metal Gear Snake Eater

[spyhunterk19]

Halo 2
Metroid Prime: Echoes
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Might as well be exclusive for xbox becuase the other versions kinda suck ass)
KOTOR 2
Legend of Zelda (Working Title)
....


So much for that

[Scorch]

GTA San Andreas
Metal Gear Snake Eater

Neither are exclusive and will be available on XBox next year.. more than likely, anyways. I doubt MGS will be exclusive to PS2. What the hell is God War?

And why is UYA and Jak 3 not on that list?

Halo 2 .. DOA Ultimate.. Doom 3.. Ghost Recon 2.. MechAssault 2.. Blinx 2.. KOTOR2.. Forza..

[swetooth9]

the xbox exclusives do no impress me as much as the ps2 ones...the only xbox exclusive i am lookin forward to is Halo 2...doom 3 will be kinda old/stale by the time it comes out for xbox...and blinx 2??? HAH! :roll:

[CaseyRyback]

GTA San Andreas
Metal Gear Snake Eater

Neither are exclusive and will be available on XBox next year.. more than likely, anyways. I doubt MGS will be exclusive to PS2. What the hell is God War?

And why is UYA and Jak 3 not on that list?

Halo 2 .. DOA Ultimate.. Doom 3.. Ghost Recon 2.. MechAssault 2.. Blinx 2.. KOTOR2.. Forza..

metal gear may get ported to the PC but you are dillusional if you think MGS 3 is coming to the Xbox. MGS 2 sold like shit on the Xbox.

[pimp_daddy_smurf]

i got sick of xbox.......the only game i played is freaking panzer dragoon orta.

thank god i can sell it............

[Trakan]

Actually Ryback, I've heard of MGS3 going to Xbox.

God of War looks pretty good, could be a decent exclusive.

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/661/661321.html?ui=gamefinder

[Tromack]

yea I just got the new issue of gamepro

5 reasons to get a PS2:

Tekken 5
FF XII
God War
GTA San Andreas
Metal Gear Snake Eater

There are only 2 that are somewhat impressive. FFXII (which from the looks of it, doesn't exactly seem like my cup of tea) and Snake Eater (I don't care what all the naysayers say, Hideo Kojima makes good games).

Tekken 5? Come on. There are at least 7 fighting games currently on the market that are better than Tekken 5.

God of War looks pretty good, but it doesn't look like a must have.

GTA isn't exclusive, and after putting in a few hours is definitely not a good reason to buy a PS2.

[dcfox]

All 3 consoles have great exclusives coming up next year. Xbox has Jade Empire, KOTOR II, Halo 2, Doom 3. GC has Mario Party 6, Mario Tennis, Fire Emblem, Baten Kaitos, Legend of Zelda . . .etc, etc, etc.

[jesus020]

yeah... so.... Halo 2 will be on PC in a year or less.

[nachzeher]

All 3 consoles have great exclusives coming up next year. Xbox has Jade Empire, KOTOR II, Halo 2, Doom 3. GC has Mario Party 6, Mario Tennis, Fire Emblem, Baten Kaitos, Legend of Zelda . . .etc, etc, etc.

Fire Emblem will be the reason I will get a GCN. :)

[Trakan]

yeah... so.... Halo 2 will be on PC in a year or less.

Maybe, but doubtful....

[zewone]

The only one I would say on the list that will probably deserve to be there is FFXII. GTA will probably be on Xbox next year and on a side note I don't think Halo 2 is going to the PC.

[spyhunterk19]

yeah... so.... Halo 2 will be on PC in a year or less.

yeah...so....Xbox live, and ive played both for many hours, totally owns online PC gaming. Its much more of an experience, you talk more with your opponant, stratagize, all that good stuff.

[alongx]

yea I just got the new issue of gamepro

5 reasons to get a PS2:

Tekken 5
FF XII
God War
GTA San Andreas
Metal Gear Snake Eater

IMO Tekken sucks, always has, always will.

[CaseyRyback]

yeah... so.... Halo 2 will be on PC in a year or less.

yeah...so....Xbox live, and ive played both for many hours, totally owns online PC gaming. Its much more of an experience, you talk more with your opponant, stratagize, all that good stuff.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

P2P
16 player max
you have to pay to use it
the limited number of games
the wait for the PC ports
the wait for the PS2 games to come with online support


the list goes on and on.

[rajchakrabarti]

Actually Ryback, I've heard of MGS3 going to Xbox.

God of War looks pretty good, could be a decent exclusive.

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/661/661321.html?ui=gamefinder

where you hear that mgs3 will be ported ?

i rather have it on xbox anyday.

[Trakan]

Actually Ryback, I've heard of MGS3 going to Xbox.

God of War looks pretty good, could be a decent exclusive.

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/661/661321.html?ui=gamefinder

where you hear that mgs3 will be ported ?

i rather have it on xbox anyday.

I don't remember exactly, but I've heard it before. Of course, that info could have been wrong or changed since then.

[PenguinMaster]

yea I just got the new issue of gamepro

5 reasons to get a PS2:

Tekken 5
FF XII
God War
GTA San Andreas
Metal Gear Snake Eater

You are missing these:
Jak3,
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal,
Getaway: Black Monday (next year).

Halo 2
Metroid Prime: Echoes
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Might as well be exclusive for xbox becuase the other versions kinda suck ass)
KOTOR 2
Legend of Zelda (Working Title)


Metroid Prime sucks, in my opionion.
Chaos Theory is certainly better on XBOX but will also be good on PS2.
KOTOR 2 is coming out for PC 2 months after XBOX.


Halo 2 .. DOA Ultimate.. Doom 3.. Ghost Recon 2.. MechAssault 2.. Blinx 2.. KOTOR2.. Forza..

Doom 3 is already out for PC.
Ghost Recon 2 is coming out to all systems.
Blinx 2 sucks, I played the demo.

But, what do I care? I have all the systems.

[smellhasreturned]

dont forget Jak 3, Ratchet And Clank 3, Devil May Cry 3. hehe 2 many 3's, Smackdown Vs Raw, Gran Turismo 4, Kingdom hearts 2 (whenever that comes out)

[CaseyRyback]

Actually Ryback, I've heard of MGS3 going to Xbox.

God of War looks pretty good, could be a decent exclusive.

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/661/661321.html?ui=gamefinder

where you hear that mgs3 will be ported ?

i rather have it on xbox anyday.

I liked MGS 2 better with the Xbox controller, but the slowdown sucked in the Xbox version.

[smellhasreturned]

Nintendo is getting spanked in game sales
1 madden 2005 ps2
2 madden 2005 xbox
3 espn nfl 2k5 ps2 the better football game :)
4 madden Collector edition ps2
5 espn nfl 2k5 xbox
6 Tom Clancy's rainbow six: black arrow xbox
7 Spider-man 2 ps2
8 NCAA fooseball 2005 ps2
9 Halo (someone tell bill gates to stop buying it)
10 madden 2005 gamecube

[swetooth9]

All 3 consoles have great exclusives coming up next year. Xbox has Jade Empire, KOTOR II, Halo 2, Doom 3. GC has Mario Party 6, Mario Tennis, Fire Emblem, Baten Kaitos, Legend of Zelda . . .etc, etc, etc.

doom 3 is already on PC so its not exclusive...and kotor 2 will probably go to pc as the first one did...

[jngx80]

For the general public the PS2 is the system to own because the games are so varied. Also to add on the list - Kingdom Hearts 2 and Shadow of Rome.

Ex. Three of the Xbox games listed at the top- Halo 2, Doom 3, and Ghost Recon 2 are all FPS so for people who do not like shooters they're not very good reasons to own an XBox.

Gamecube's lineup is mostly made by Nintendo and games like Mario Party and Tennis are okay. It seems like they just keep making sequels or updated versions. Mario is getting stretched thin!!!

[dcfox]

All 3 consoles have great exclusives coming up next year. Xbox has Jade Empire, KOTOR II, Halo 2, Doom 3. GC has Mario Party 6, Mario Tennis, Fire Emblem, Baten Kaitos, Legend of Zelda . . .etc, etc, etc.

doom 3 is already on PC so its not exclusive...and kotor 2 will probably go to pc as the first one did...

Well alot of people really don't count the PC as a competing console, but technically you're right.

[The Mana Knight]

That's true, PS2 dominates all consoles for the best exclusive games. Next year, there's only around 5 games I consider worth owning for both Xbox and GC, while PS2 has about 50.

PS2 has dominated at the beginning and still dominating now.

[Trakan]

For the general public the PS2 is the system to own because the games are so varied. Also to add on the list - Kingdom Hearts 2 and Shadow of Rome.

Ex. Three of the Xbox games listed at the top- Halo 2, Doom 3, and Ghost Recon 2 are all FPS so for people who do not like shooters they're not very good reasons to own an XBox.

Gamecube's lineup is mostly made by Nintendo and games like Mario Party and Tennis are okay. It seems like they just keep making sequels or updated versions. Mario is getting stretched thin!!!

Mario titles are still top notch. I don't have a problem with the cube's titles being mostly made by Nintendo. That's what I have the other consoles for.

[swetooth9]

damn...mario tennis REEEAALLLY makes me want to get a GC...its gonna be AWESOME!

and yea, dc...if you dont count PC, i guess their exclusives for the X

[zewone]

yeah... so.... Halo 2 will be on PC in a year or less.

yeah...so....Xbox live, and ive played both for many hours, totally owns online PC gaming. Its much more of an experience, you talk more with your opponant, stratagize, all that good stuff.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

P2P
16 player max
you have to pay to use it
the limited number of games
the wait for the PC ports
the wait for the PS2 games to come with online support


the list goes on and on.

Even with all those "features" you mention Xbox Live is a way better "experience" than PC online gaming. Not nearly as fun on PC as games are on Live.

[jngx80]

Nintendo is great but to buy a separate gaming console just to play their games is too expensive for me personally. And don't forget that their games hardly or never drop in price.

[Parathod]

There are so many good games for the PS2 that i'm actually starting to dislike it. This year has been too good for the PS2 and I can't keep up. I just beat Katamari a week ago and I think i'm going to pack up the system for a while to focus on the Cube/DS.

I don't care what anyone says, the PS2's library of great games easily out numbers the GCN or Xbox's library, 3 to 1. Multiple great games, with high ratings and much anticipation, come out monthly (more like weekly) and rarely end up dissapointing. PS2 is in an estimated 20% of American homes and it's easy to see why. The game selection speaks for itself. How many times do you see a game listed for just the "GCN and Xbox"... probably never. It's always "Xbox and PS2" (Street Fighter Collection, Manhunt, Silent Hill 4) or "GCN and PS2" (Megaman: Command Mission, Virtua Quest). Then the PS2 gets the games that are supposedly exclusives (Riddick, Harvest Moon: AWL, Resident Evil 4, Killer 7, Viewtiful Joe) and it's own collection of games from past consoles (Phantasy Star Trilogy, Sega Classics, Dragon Force), as well as the vast majority of Japanese niche titles (Katamari, Mr. Misquito, Gitaroo Man), it's own games (Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Twisted Metal, Sly Cooper, Ico, Mark of Kri, Gran Turismo, Hot Shots Golf), a large number of 3rd party exclusives (Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid, etc.), almost every Square Enix game (Final Fantasy X - XII, Dragon Quest V & VIII, Kingdom Hearts), Atlus (Disgaea, SMT:N, SMT:DDS)and the largest amount of arcade style games (Time Crisis, Taiko Drum Master, Groove, DDR, Karaoke revolution, Pop n' Music, RE: Dead Aim, Play, Seaman 2, Sega Superstars, Typing of the Dead) available for a home console.

But... At least with the GCN or Xbox, you know the exact 10 games you want each year, so you can go out and buy them without much dillema, and right when you finish 1, it's about perfect timing for the next one to come out. In that respect, I think the PS2 might be "too much of a good thing".

[zionoverfire]

Man why do people have to post this shit? It just makes people hate the PS2 more for no real gain.

[FriskyTanuki]

God of War was one of the surprises of E3, definitely a game to look forward to. I know I am.

[Trakan]

God of War was one of the surprises of E3, definitely a game to look forward to. I know I am.

Yep, me too. GI had a nice big preview of it a couple issues back.

[Scorch]

the xbox exclusives do no impress me as much as the ps2 ones...the only xbox exclusive i am lookin forward to is Halo 2...doom 3 will be kinda old/stale by the time it comes out for xbox...and blinx 2??? HAH! :roll:

Did you bother playing Blinx?


metal gear may get ported to the PC but you are dillusional if you think MGS 3 is coming to the Xbox. MGS 2 sold like shit on the Xbox.

Define "sold like shit". Having it be sold out everywhere and hard(er) to find these days, I don't exactly say that it "sold like shit".

yeah...so....Xbox live, and ive played both for many hours, totally owns online PC gaming. Its much more of an experience, you talk more with your opponant, stratagize, all that good stuff.

You can do all of that on PC gaming.


P2P
16 player max
you have to pay to use it
the limited number of games
the wait for the PC ports
the wait for the PS2 games to come with online support

I think it's funny that you run out of hate for XBox Live so you start bashing the game and system. Since when is a game P2P when there's more than two people? You have to pay to play online on most PC games, usually game by game, and for your internet connection. Of course there's a limited number of games. There's a limited number of games for EVERY system. The wait for PC and PS2 games have nothing to do with XBox Live vs. PC multiplayer.

Doom 3 is already out for PC.
Ghost Recon 2 is coming out to all systems.
Blinx 2 sucks, I played the demo.

Well duh, but it's exclusive to consoles via XBox. I wasn't aware that GR2 was multi-console, though, so thanks for informing be about that. Seems XBox gets a two or three week lead, though.

doom 3 is already on PC so its not exclusive...and kotor 2 will probably go to pc as the first one did...

Once again, we're talking about console exclusives. PC is not a console.

No matter how you break it down, it all comes to your favorite type of game.

Sports, Racing, Fighters and Shooters are generally better on the XBox. Sports and Racing offer custom soundtracks and extended support for XBox Live, which is much nicer than PS2 online. Shooters are best for it due to the controller and graphics.

PS2 is THE system to own for story-driven games (RPG). There is no doubt an abundance of innovative games for PS2 (Katamari Damacy), RPG's (Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, La Pucelles, Shinga Manga Nama Who Cares Because I Speak Japanese, etc), and sports. For some reason, you're more likely to find two people playing next to each other on a PS2, whereas with XBox you're more likely to find someone alone playing over XBox Live.

Gamecube is the system to have for adventure and innovative titles. It's not particularly dominate in any particular category, but hands down, Gamecube has the largest selection of exclusive games, such as Resident Evil (the remake), Eternal Darkness, and quite a few others. I would mention Super Monkey Ball, but, thankfully, it's coming out for XBox.

[jimbodan]

The PS2 had really been disapointing me with exclusives, but that has definately changed lately with Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Katamari Damacy, Shin Megami: Tensei, Ace Combat 5 and GTA: San Andreas. It always ends up going back and forth though, for awhile GC had all the games I wanted to play, then it was the xbox and now it happens to be the PS2.

[Trakan]

The PS2 had really been disapointing me with exclusives, but that has definately changed lately with Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Katamari Damacy, Shin Megami: Tensei, Ace Combat 5 and GTA: San Andreas. It always ends up going back and forth though, for awhile GC had all the games I wanted to play, then it was the xbox and now it happens to be the PS2.

GTA:SA will only be exclusive for so long...

[jimbodan]

The PS2 had really been disapointing me with exclusives, but that has definately changed lately with Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Katamari Damacy, Shin Megami: Tensei, Ace Combat 5 and GTA: San Andreas. It always ends up going back and forth though, for awhile GC had all the games I wanted to play, then it was the xbox and now it happens to be the PS2.

GTA:SA will only be exclusive for so long...

Eh, so what? At the moment it's exclusive

[Trakan]

The PS2 had really been disapointing me with exclusives, but that has definately changed lately with Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Katamari Damacy, Shin Megami: Tensei, Ace Combat 5 and GTA: San Andreas. It always ends up going back and forth though, for awhile GC had all the games I wanted to play, then it was the xbox and now it happens to be the PS2.

GTA:SA will only be exclusive for so long...

Eh, so what? At the moment it's exclusive

True.

[zionoverfire]

The PS2 had really been disapointing me with exclusives, but that has definately changed lately with Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Katamari Damacy, Shin Megami: Tensei, Ace Combat 5 and GTA: San Andreas. It always ends up going back and forth though, for awhile GC had all the games I wanted to play, then it was the xbox and now it happens to be the PS2.

GTA:SA will only be exclusive for so long...

Eh, so what? At the moment it's exclusive

True.

Yeah by the time Xbox will get it no one will care, its sort of like when the double pack came out or Halo went to the PC

[kaji7p56]

The PS2 had really been disapointing me with exclusives, but that has definately changed lately with Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Katamari Damacy, Shin Megami: Tensei, Ace Combat 5 and GTA: San Andreas. It always ends up going back and forth though, for awhile GC had all the games I wanted to play, then it was the xbox and now it happens to be the PS2.

SMT: Nocturne is so addicting that I forgot about MGS 3 and Halo 2 for a while.

[jousley]

yea I just got the new issue of gamepro...

Well, there went YOUR credibility.

[kaji7p56]

Gamepro? That's like saying you read Nintendo Power.

[TheUnsane1]

Thank god I don't pay for Gamepro. The new issue has previews for the games all the other magazines have reviews for this month.

[jousley]

The good thing about Gamepro is they have those little face pictures for review scores...so if you are so stupid that you can't rate things by numbers you can know that GTA is good cause the happy face said so ;)

[swetooth9]

the xbox exclusives do no impress me as much as the ps2 ones...the only xbox exclusive i am lookin forward to is Halo 2...doom 3 will be kinda old/stale by the time it comes out for xbox...and blinx 2??? HAH! :roll:

Did you bother playing Blinx?


metal gear may get ported to the PC but you are dillusional if you think MGS 3 is coming to the Xbox. MGS 2 sold like shit on the Xbox.

Define "sold like shit". Having it be sold out everywhere and hard(er) to find these days, I don't exactly say that it "sold like shit".

yeah...so....Xbox live, and ive played both for many hours, totally owns online PC gaming. Its much more of an experience, you talk more with your opponant, stratagize, all that good stuff.

You can do all of that on PC gaming.


P2P
16 player max
you have to pay to use it
the limited number of games
the wait for the PC ports
the wait for the PS2 games to come with online support

I think it's funny that you run out of hate for XBox Live so you start bashing the game and system. Since when is a game P2P when there's more than two people? You have to pay to play online on most PC games, usually game by game, and for your internet connection. Of course there's a limited number of games. There's a limited number of games for EVERY system. The wait for PC and PS2 games have nothing to do with XBox Live vs. PC multiplayer.

Doom 3 is already out for PC.
Ghost Recon 2 is coming out to all systems.
Blinx 2 sucks, I played the demo.

Well duh, but it's exclusive to consoles via XBox. I wasn't aware that GR2 was multi-console, though, so thanks for informing be about that. Seems XBox gets a two or three week lead, though.

doom 3 is already on PC so its not exclusive...and kotor 2 will probably go to pc as the first one did...

Once again, we're talking about console exclusives. PC is not a console.

No matter how you break it down, it all comes to your favorite type of game.

Sports, Racing, Fighters and Shooters are generally better on the XBox. Sports and Racing offer custom soundtracks and extended support for XBox Live, which is much nicer than PS2 online. Shooters are best for it due to the controller and graphics.

PS2 is THE system to own for story-driven games (RPG). There is no doubt an abundance of innovative games for PS2 (Katamari Damacy), RPG's (Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, La Pucelles, Shinga Manga Nama Who Cares Because I Speak Japanese, etc), and sports. For some reason, you're more likely to find two people playing next to each other on a PS2, whereas with XBox you're more likely to find someone alone playing over XBox Live.

Gamecube is the system to have for adventure and innovative titles. It's not particularly dominate in any particular category, but hands down, Gamecube has the largest selection of exclusive games, such as Resident Evil (the remake), Eternal Darkness, and quite a few others. I would mention Super Monkey Ball, but, thankfully, it's coming out for XBox.

yes, i did play blinx...it just wasnt my cup of tea and i dont think it was that popular and i dont think that will be a "big" exclusive for them...

[jousley]

[quote=Scorch]
metal gear may get ported to the PC but you are dillusional if you think MGS 3 is coming to the Xbox. MGS 2 sold like shit on the Xbox.

Thats just because MGS is LIKE shit when compared to Splinter Cell

[jousley]

This thread is so funny to read! Fan-boys seem to gravitate to such a topic. Each system will have its good and great games. Each will have exclusives....thats why I just buy all the systems. I know thats not an option for everyone, but it allows me to play whatever game I WANT to play. The PS2 DOES have more total games for it...but thats an endless loop there. They came out first..they have the bigger market share, so its only good business to make games for it, even niche games. Games seem to look better on the Xbox and Gamecube cause they are more powerful. Nintendo's exclusive games have always been their strength and I assume that will continue. The Halo franchise and some of the other Xbox games are really awesome too. There are some PS2 games that I really enjoy as well. To me, I prefer Xbox games if given the choice just cause the controller feels more comfortable to me and I like custom sound tracks when they are available. But that doesnt mean that I would get rid of any of my systems. I enjoy each of them and play all three (for if you count GBA) all the time. I just find it so funny to listen to folks argue which is the better system. Owning one or the other doesn't make ya better than someone that might have one you don't like. Why argue? Actually...keep it up. Its entertaining :)

[Jaxcomet]

Buy an XBOX if you like : FPS games or sports games

Buy a Gamecube if you like : Mario games

Buy a PS2 if you like : GTA games, Platformers and RPGs with outrageous titles


I say just buy em' all.........

[Venkman]

I wouldn't include Blinx 2 on that list.

Bleh.

Bring me Phantom Dust on Xbox. The Japanese demo rocked!

[Mishimaryu]

yea I just got the new issue of gamepro...

Well, there went YOUR credibility.

they came for free thanks to CAG. :D

[Skitzle]

I think this is how it is.

PS2 makes some of the best single player games ever
(r&C,J&D,ff.gt.gta,the list goes on)

Xbox the best multi (halo halo and halo)

GC comes out with a good game everynow and then (legend of zelda could be the best game ever though.... It looks AWESOME!)

[ArthurDigbySellers]

I think it's funny that you run out of hate for XBox Live so you start bashing the game and system. Since when is a game P2P when there's more than two people? You have to pay to play online on most PC games, usually game by game, and for your internet connection.

I think what he meant by P2P is that a lot of Xbox multiplayer games use P2P technology instead of a client/server technology that most PC games use. P2P relies on the host user's broadband connection which is typically not as robust as a "server" in a online PC game.

As far as having to pay to play for most PC games, actually, that's not really true at all. There are no FPS games for PC that I am aware of that cost extra for online play. It is a feature that is built into most current FPS (not to mention sports and racing) PC games. In fact, that is why the majority of these games are purchased - to be played online.

MMORPGs are a different story, but you have to pay monthly fees to play them on consoles as well.

To play the typical PC game online you need a PC and a broadband connection. These are the same requirements for playing a typical online-enabled PS2 game (I don't know anyone who purchased broadband access simply for their PS2). To play online with the Xbox, you obviously have to pay for the Xbox Live service as well. I'm not willing to spend that extra amount of money just to enable my console to be playable online. $70 is a little too much for me - hey, I'm a cheapass! Sure Xbox Live is a much more standardized online experience compared to the PC (and PS2), but most PC (and PS2) users deal with the hodge-podge system they have because it's free.

Until PS2 (or PS3) starts charging for basic broadband access, I'll hold off on buying an Xbox. There just aren't enough exclusive games (that aren't FPS games - I don't do traditional FPS games on consoles) for the Xbox to warrant me spending $150. And any FPS game that's worth it's salt on the Xbox gets ported to the PC or came out on the PC first.

[Parathod]

I think this is how it is.

PS2 makes some of the best single player games ever
(r&C,J&D,ff.gt.gta,the list goes on)

Xbox the best multi (halo halo and halo)

GC comes out with a good game everynow and then (legend of zelda could be the best game ever though.... It looks AWESOME!)

Yeah, I actually jumped up when I saw the video for it back in May. It was probably the biggest announcement/surprise for me in gaming history, despite how obvious it should have been. The game already looked complete, imagine how it's going to look/be when it's finally finished a year from now.

[zewone]

metal gear may get ported to the PC but you are dillusional if you think MGS 3 is coming to the Xbox. MGS 2 sold like shit on the Xbox.

Thats just because MGS is LIKE shit when compared to Splinter Cell

So very true.

[Nirvanaguy777]

every system has its up and downs no one systems DOMINATES over any other

[Rig]

I think this is how it is.

PS2 makes some of the best single player games ever
(r&C,J&D,ff.gt.gta,the list goes on)

Xbox the best multi (halo halo and halo)

GC comes out with a good game everynow and then (legend of zelda could be the best game ever though.... It looks AWESOME!)

I think the GC has the better multiplayer. Sure, Xbox has Halo, but I find myself, and my friends, playing more games together on the GC. XBL is the best online multiplayer though, IMO.

[punqsux]

damn, has our server crossed over to the gamefaq's message board? :wink:

[Duo_Maxwell]

To play the typical PC game online you need a PC and a broadband connection. These are the same requirements for playing a typical online-enabled PS2 game (I don't know anyone who purchased broadband access simply for their PS2). To play online with the Xbox, you obviously have to pay for the Xbox Live service as well. I'm not willing to spend that extra amount of money just to enable my console to be playable online. $70 is a little too much for me - hey, I'm a cheapass! Sure Xbox Live is a much more standardized online experience compared to the PC (and PS2), but most PC (and PS2) users deal with the hodge-podge system they have because it's free.

Until PS2 (or PS3) starts charging for basic broadband access, I'll hold off on buying an Xbox. There just aren't enough exclusive games (that aren't FPS games - I don't do traditional FPS games on consoles) for the Xbox to warrant me spending $150. And any FPS game that's worth it's salt on the Xbox gets ported to the PC or came out on the PC first.

Though with the new model you PS2-PC analogy is technically correct, it used to be you had to pay about $40 (for the network adapter) to play your PS2 online.

[zionoverfire]

damn, has our server crossed over to the gamefaq's message board? :wink:

:rofl:

[ArthurDigbySellers]

To play the typical PC game online you need a PC and a broadband connection. These are the same requirements for playing a typical online-enabled PS2 game (I don't know anyone who purchased broadband access simply for their PS2). To play online with the Xbox, you obviously have to pay for the Xbox Live service as well. I'm not willing to spend that extra amount of money just to enable my console to be playable online. $70 is a little too much for me - hey, I'm a cheapass! Sure Xbox Live is a much more standardized online experience compared to the PC (and PS2), but most PC (and PS2) users deal with the hodge-podge system they have because it's free.

Until PS2 (or PS3) starts charging for basic broadband access, I'll hold off on buying an Xbox. There just aren't enough exclusive games (that aren't FPS games - I don't do traditional FPS games on consoles) for the Xbox to warrant me spending $150. And any FPS game that's worth it's salt on the Xbox gets ported to the PC or came out on the PC first.

Though with the new model you PS2-PC analogy is technically correct, it used to be you had to pay about $40 (for the network adapter) to play your PS2 online.

Ah, you're right. How quickly I forget. But that's a $40 one time fee as opposed to a recurring annual fee for Xbox Live.

[rajchakrabarti]

every system has its up and downs no one systems DOMINATES over any other

dreamcast got dominated.... even though i thought it was a good system