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buckeye · 02-05-2004, 05:44 AM

Well Nathan let me break this down for you now that you have already gone and wasted your money on a PS2.

First off Xbox, contrary to the typical stereotype, comes with a standard controller that is small, it is called the controller-s this has been a standard for almost 2 years now.

Next gaming potential, i really dont see how you got this one. Take into careful consideration that PS2 has the greatest amount of third party developers, which basically means every game you can get on PS2, you can get on Xbox or Gamecube. The only games (of the top of my head) that dont cross systems on PS2 are the ones made by Sony (Socom), and Final Fantasy (sony has a contract keeping them exclusive). From this we can conclude that Xbox will have a greater majority of the popular games than PS2, and it has a quite a few first party exclusive developers such as biostar, the makers of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic the RPG of the year, Rare, Lionhead Studios, and Bungie.

If you move to consider the gaming potential from a techinal standpoint Xbox by far, by far is superior to the PS2, Halo for example couldnt run on PS2, because it fails to support standard graphic techniques such as bump maping, antilasing, vertex shading, etc. Just take a look at a Halo 2 screenshot, or even the in-game video, and it puts any PS2 game to shame. Thats probably enough for now, if you dont believe me i can elaborate.

Finally, the online gaming service is a joke for the PS2, it was created only to compete with Xbox Live. Here are a solid 7 reasons why Xbox Live is better...

1. More Games The only games the support Sony's online service are that of EA, and those made by Sony. Which doesnt exactly give you much to choose from. Xbox will have 50 out by the end of next year, not including those made by EA, which just recently announced they would develop for Xbox Live.

2. More Players. By the end of this finicial quarter Xbox Live is projected to have over 1 million users, making it by far the most popular online gaming service. This makes finding online games, easier, encourages more support from developers, and leads to greater competition.

3. Downloadable Content The little harddrive you bypassed, allows for downloadable content, something you wont find on Sony's service. Some of the content you'll find is additional levels, roster updates for sporting games, added vechiles for racing games, and saved games if you're stuck on a level. Splinter Cell for example released 3 exclusive levels for Xbox Live.

4. Stat Tracking/Rankings This is probably my favorite feature, after every time you play an online game, your stats are uploaded to Xbox Live servers, and compared agains other players. Crimsion Skies will upload stats based on the gametype you play, how many kills you get vs the number of deaths, while factoring in the level of competition you are playing against. Nothing is more addicting than trying to better your World ranking, i for one was hooked on this game for the better part of January trying to increase ranking above 31st.

5. Tournaments
Using the results constanly tracked from your gameplay, you can get the opprotunity to compete in online tournaments. You'll be automatically seeded and you'll be notified of your game time and your opponent. There are also cash prizes involved in the tournaments the winner of the Xbox Sports Network NFL fever tourney won 25,000.

6. Buddylists
You can manually add friends to your list in any of the games you play. It even goes as far to temporarily store players you just played with if you forgot to add them befoe they left your gaming room. The buddylists allow you to invite your friends to join your game. They could be playing PGR2, while you are hosting a room for NFL Fever, and they'll be notified of your invite in the middle of the game, and have the option to join up immeaditely with you.

7. Voice Communication
I'm getting tired so an overview..
-Cell Phone quality
-No fucking typing
-Ability to block annoying 12 year olds.
-Voice Masking
-Ability to control your game. Rainbow 6 III uses voice recognition in single player to issue commands to your team.

[ February 05, 2004, 02:46 AM: Message edited by: buckeye ]

02-05-2004, 05:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
buckeye Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,100 Internets: 10	Well Nathan let me break this down for you now that you have already gone and wasted your money on a PS2. First off Xbox, contrary to the typical stereotype, comes with a standard controller that is small, it is called the controller-s this has been a standard for almost 2 years now. Next gaming potential, i really dont see how you got this one. Take into careful consideration that PS2 has the greatest amount of third party developers, which basically means every game you can get on PS2, you can get on Xbox or Gamecube. The only games (of the top of my head) that dont cross systems on PS2 are the ones made by Sony (Socom), and Final Fantasy (sony has a contract keeping them exclusive). From this we can conclude that Xbox will have a greater majority of the popular games than PS2, and it has a quite a few first party exclusive developers such as biostar, the makers of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic the RPG of the year, Rare, Lionhead Studios, and Bungie. If you move to consider the gaming potential from a techinal standpoint Xbox by far, by far is superior to the PS2, Halo for example couldnt run on PS2, because it fails to support standard graphic techniques such as bump maping, antilasing, vertex shading, etc. Just take a look at a Halo 2 screenshot, or even the in-game video, and it puts any PS2 game to shame. Thats probably enough for now, if you dont believe me i can elaborate. Finally, the online gaming service is a joke for the PS2, it was created only to compete with Xbox Live. Here are a solid 7 reasons why Xbox Live is better... 1. More Games The only games the support Sony's online service are that of EA, and those made by Sony. Which doesnt exactly give you much to choose from. Xbox will have 50 out by the end of next year, not including those made by EA, which just recently announced they would develop for Xbox Live. 2. More Players. By the end of this finicial quarter Xbox Live is projected to have over 1 million users, making it by far the most popular online gaming service. This makes finding online games, easier, encourages more support from developers, and leads to greater competition. 3. Downloadable Content The little harddrive you bypassed, allows for downloadable content, something you wont find on Sony's service. Some of the content you'll find is additional levels, roster updates for sporting games, added vechiles for racing games, and saved games if you're stuck on a level. Splinter Cell for example released 3 exclusive levels for Xbox Live. 4. Stat Tracking/Rankings This is probably my favorite feature, after every time you play an online game, your stats are uploaded to Xbox Live servers, and compared agains other players. Crimsion Skies will upload stats based on the gametype you play, how many kills you get vs the number of deaths, while factoring in the level of competition you are playing against. Nothing is more addicting than trying to better your World ranking, i for one was hooked on this game for the better part of January trying to increase ranking above 31st. 5. Tournaments Using the results constanly tracked from your gameplay, you can get the opprotunity to compete in online tournaments. You'll be automatically seeded and you'll be notified of your game time and your opponent. There are also cash prizes involved in the tournaments the winner of the Xbox Sports Network NFL fever tourney won 25,000. 6. Buddylists You can manually add friends to your list in any of the games you play. It even goes as far to temporarily store players you just played with if you forgot to add them befoe they left your gaming room. The buddylists allow you to invite your friends to join your game. They could be playing PGR2, while you are hosting a room for NFL Fever, and they'll be notified of your invite in the middle of the game, and have the option to join up immeaditely with you. 7. Voice Communication I'm getting tired so an overview.. -Cell Phone quality -No fucking typing -Ability to block annoying 12 year olds. -Voice Masking -Ability to control your game. Rainbow 6 III uses voice recognition in single player to issue commands to your team. [ February 05, 2004, 02:46 AM: Message edited by: buckeye ]