PS2 or XBOX?

In article <3ef796bc@news.comindico.com.au>, "MH" <mhd@dodo.com.au> wrote:

>Honestly dudes... which is better, I heard the xbox has better graphics, but
>the playstation has better array of games?
>
>Little help!!!

I'm SOOO sick and tired of writing the same things over and over again.
Here's a copy of one of my previous messages:

In article <a0584ada0166f1f1d52ca4d1395a653b@free.teranews.co m>, "Tommy"
<ps2@ps2.com> wrote:

>I'm a PS2 owner and there are not many games I'am looking forward to on the
>PS2.
>
>many PS2 owners slag off the Xbox, but look at some of the games that are
>heading there way on the Xbox
>
>Star Wars - KOTOR
>Doom 3
>Half Life 2
>Halo 2
>Splinter Cell 2
>Pirates Of The Caribean
>
>Okay SP2 may appear unless Microsoft wants it to be exclusive.
>
>Sometimes I feel the only thing keeping the PS2 popular is the GTA series,
>what would happen if we never had exclusive rights to these games, do you
>think the PS2 would have sold as many consoles, IMHO the answer is no.
>
>Rumours from Take Two is that they may be releasing a GTA type game on the
>XBox in Q1 of 2004, as the contract has been changed, I bet you this will
>look better graphically and it will run better on the XBox.
>
>The sooner the PS3 comes out the better because the Xbox has the upper hand
>at the moment.

Actually I've been hunting up and down for xbox games - seriously thought
about buying an xbox for a while... still thinking in fact.
Unfortunately it just doesn't deliever (for me) in terms of games.

The xbox might have a builtin HD and builtin broadband adapter thingie,
but personally they hold no interest for me. I don't like having to
manage large HDs, and custom soundtracks, plus I don't like online gaming
and can't get broadband anyways... but that's just me.

Some xbox owners might complain, saying that the PS2's hardware quality is
****e, and might talking about the common PS2 "Disc Read Error" problem.
But the xbox has it's own share of problems, one of each being its HD.
While not as common with the later batches of units, quite a few drives
(especially the earlier ones) have been known to fail.

xbox vs PS2

More powerful than the PS2 in terms of MHZ and such? Sure.
Better graphics? Sure, in SOME (but not all) games.
Better sounds? Don't have a bl**dy clue - and unless you have a really
good sounds system you probably wouldn't notice either.

Better games? Well, I'd say HELL NO, but that's a matter of taste.

Right now the only games I want on the xbox from it's entire library are
Project Gotham Racer and Unreal Championship. Upcoming games, only Group
S Racing, Dungeons & Dragons Heroes, Deus Ex 2, and maybe (maybe) Half
Life 2... plus one of two others. And that's from the ENTIRE library of
games.

Whereas the PS2 there are dozens of games that has come out from this year
alone that has my interest... And upcoming games? Ohh, where can I
start! Axel Impact, Gran Turismo 4, Final Fantasy X-2, ZOE: The 2nd
Runner (PAL), R-Type Final, R:Racing Evolution, Star Ocean 3, and SO MUCH
MORE! And I'm only mentioning the PS2-exclusive games here too.

There are many multi-format games out/coming out, which means the PS2 ends
up getting many of the major games from the xbox anyways. While some
would argue that "games are better on the xbox", I simply disagree. The
gameplay are usually the same across the formats, and, as many xbox owners
would complain, the graphics are often "only up to PS2 standard".

At the end of the day it's all about the games, which is probably the
reason why I still haven't purchased a xbox, dispite the fact that
everyone's telling me that it's "better, faster, bla bla bla". It's not
about the hype, the hardware, but the games.

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