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I got an xbox, because I received lots of gift cards for Best Buy on the Chistmas that the Xbox was 199.99 and came w/Sega GT 2002 combo pack plus Blinx for free, and plus my friends said it was an awesome system. I had planned on getting loads of PS2 games but the titles didn't look interesting and since I had surround sound and already 2 tvs (first this was just for one-gaming and one-satellite, now one doubles over for system link) I decided to go for an xbox and now it's my favorite system by far. Fable, plus other exclusive games, was pretty much the reason I got even remotely interested (I use to be a ps2 fanboy and told my xbox friends that all they had was halo). The overall effect is I sold my PS2 after a couple of months cuz it became a dust collector.
So basically I got it for the games.
Two of my friends got it for the system specs.
Another friend just got it as a gift.
I'm basically bored and was wondering how or why you got the mighty xbox.
Was it because of the games?
The power of it?
Other reasons?
I could have done a poll but there is just too many reasons so please post.

I got Xbox primarily because it seemed to be the platform Sega was focusing on the most. The DVD player was a plus (I didn't have one back then), and of course, all the games were key.

XBOX live.... Its good to play together

im gonna get flamed for saying this but i only got my x-box outta neccesity. i only wanted it because of a few very important exclusives. titles like panzer dragoon, toejam and earl and oddworld were what influenced me. i hate halo and that in no way influenced my decision, and "exclusives" like fable, well its being made by peter moneleux(?), a pc game god, so it will probably be ported to pc. many x-box games are either pc ports, or will be ported to pc. i only got it cause i needed to.

Live, Team Ninja support, and the Sega bundle all influenced it.

And to a degree, how disappointing Mario Sunshine was.

That's cool SneakyPenguin, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I admit that I absolutely hated GTA 3 on my ps2 when that's what everyone was talking about and some are still talking about. Another reason I got xbox and you made me realize this is for some of the hit pc titles that were/are ported over cuz for some reason I can't stand playing PC games (except C&C, Starcraft, and the Vampire: Masquerade). I prefer my comfy bed or a couch and not having to sit so close.

Had a couple of PS2s go out with disk read errors and decided I'd had enough. Probably just bad luck on my part, but decided I'd switch to the XBOX.

Why?

2 words.


Steel Battalion.

I got my xbox when I read this article about microsoft and realized what a great company it is and how badly it needs my business.

Why?

Games such as Halo and. . .um. . .games released later I guess.

It also serves as my DVD player.

I don't regret getting the XBox at all. Even though for a while there wasn't too much out besides Halo that interested me it is now more than worth the purchase.

I wanted to play video games and I had money so I bought it. Simple really.

The Reason:Halo
The circumstances:My birthday
How i got an xbox:I got some gift money, and i went up to EB to see what kind of a deal i could get. They had a $10 credit for every dvd special that day, so i ended up running home and grabbing 30 dvd's and some of my old games, i walked out with an xbox, 2 controllers, Warcraft 3 Collector's Edition($30, then retailing for $70) and about $70 credit. That was a pretty good birthday weekend as i probably spent an average of $5 used per dvd.

i got it for alot of reasons, one is because i had lots of money and i just got DSL over the christmas week off. another is the games. i never had halo but i loved playing it at my fraiends, i never got GTA: VC because i never felt like shelling out 50 bucks for pretty much an expansion pack of GTA 3. and there are alot of exclusive games coming out like Ninja Gaiden, halo 2, halflife 2, doom 3, and DOA online. also i need a good DVD player for my room cuz PS2 sucks at playing DVDs.

I got it because of KOTOR but now I regret it. I don't regret buying my XBOX because I love it but because I didn't like KOTOR

I was unsure about getting the X-Box. The only games I really wanted was Panzer Dragoon Orta, KOTOR and Ninja Gaiden. But then EB had the 4 Games plus a $30 rebate so I just bought it. That was the end of last year, now I have like 12 games for it and Ive barely touched my PS2 or GameCube since I got the Box.

I got the Xbox so I could play games that are exclusive to it.

I got my XBox since I had some graduation money to spend, and wanted Halo, PDO, plus it had (in my opinion) the best performance for multiplatform games. I also planned on (and will eventually) getting XBL. Oh, and being able to have your own soundtracks on games kicks a lot of ass.

I'm with paean on this one.

I read about Steel Battalion and placed a pre-order for it at EB the next day. When SB finally arrived, I bought the Xbox & SB together.

ever since then it's been all uphill/downhill (depending on whether or not you consider gaming an addiction).

I got mine after the E3 price drop in 2002, but now I regret it. I never play it and just end up waiting for the newest games to come out. I had live but thought it sucked.

The only reason I am holding onto my Xbox is the SNK and SAMMY fighting games that are coming out with live play

I used to bad mouth Xbox during its first two years because it wasn't a good system. But it gradually got better, and right now I'd say its the best overall system (although it really is best to have all three). But a couple reasons contributed, in no particular order:
1) No more PS2 caliber jaggies
2) Surround sound is one of the coolest things to happen in video games
3) www.xbconnect.com
4) Introduction of the Controller S (I probably wouldn't have gotten Xbox if they were still using that stupid big controller)
But most importantly, the games just got better. MS didn't release as many terrible games like Bruce Lee and now they have a healthy supply of first party games.

I got it for Halo, and getting Xbox was just a damned good decision. I really enjoy it.