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Originally posted by ninjaface:
Do you need a hard drive to play games? Nope. Do I want an ethernet adapter? Nope.
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Harddives, hmm well i dunno downloading an extra level to splinter cell was pretty cool, along with new maps, game types, and mechs in Mech Assault. Its also nice not having to buy a memory card with a very low capacity to save all your games. For example saving plays in sports games is only possible with a harddrive.
I could see why you might not need an ethernet adapter, but if you'd like to play a game online, or even play against other Xboxs over a network it just comes in handy.
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Originally posted by ninjaface:
Other than anti-aliasing, I have no idea what those things are. Nor do I care.
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Those fancy smancy graphical techniques are what make games like Halo, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic shine, and what keep games like Doom III from ever reaching a PS2, and trust me its alot cheaper to buy an Xbox than to build a computer to support Doom III. The best thing about these techniques is that they can constantly be improved, and developers become more efficient with them. Therefore sequels to games are like night and day, example: Halo and Halo 2 then look at the PS2, and look at Grand Theft Auto III, and Vice City, almost mirror images of each other.
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Originally posted by ninjaface:
I wasn't using Silent Hill 2 as a benchmark for graphics. I was simply stating that it looks the same on both consoles.
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By saying the PS2 version is the same as the Xbox version is comparing the two, and in a sense benchmarking them. Either way it's a multiplatform release and is irrelevant when comparing two systems.
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Originally posted by ninjaface:
They had to shit out a large amount of games in a short amount of time to attempt to be competative.
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The same thing can be said about PS2 my friend, just with Grand Theft Auto, and Grand Theft Auto reheated. But here is what doesnt make sense to me Ninjaface, if the Xbox games are so shitty, then why does the Xbox have the highest attach rate of any other system (games bought when the console is purchased)?
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Like what?
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They pioneered online gaming for consoles (dreamcast tried but did a piss poor job of it)
, along with voice communication (they were to first to be successful at it). Downloadable content for games, built in harddrive and ethernet adapter.
More to come later, as of now, i'm tired from my drive to Columbus, Ohio, and i'm waking up to swim in 6 hours.