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Wed 28/08/02 at 15:55
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Sorry, If I offend anyone by what I say in this post. I am not a fanboy and I do not wish this topic to turn into a console war, but there is just a few questions I would like to ask.

Firstly, I own a Nintendo Gamecube and PC,
No offence to any PS2 or Xbox fanboys but.
I think that Xbox is not worth bothering with because it is PC but with less power, It has the same type of Games as PC, and it's one True must have title, Halo , is coming out on PC anyway ( Summer 2003 ),Xbox is a great console don't get me wrong, but 95 % of all the games you can get for it are on Gamecube or PC,

PS2, great console, but I think people buy it because of the brand,
the owners had to wait 6 months for Gran Turismo 3, a great game, the only game I would of buyed for It, would have been Timesplitters before then,
PS2 owners then had to wait another year for their next true must have game
GTA3. which I have bought for PC six months later.

The only games I would buy for PS2 are Gta3, Mgs2 , Gt3 and FFX,

The PS2 in my opinion is popular is because the Playstation, whupped the N64, the N64 had better games than the Playstation but the Playstation had more games, so people instantly think, You should buy the Playstation ( 1 or 2) it has more choice because it has more games and therefore it is the better buy, which it is not.

Thankyou,

PS Can you name 5 great PS2 or Xbox games that are not

a) on the Gamecube or PC.

b) will ever appear on the Gamecube or PC

If in a series

c) games from Series have ever appeared on GC or PC

Sorry If I have offended anyone, It is my own opinion.
Wed 28/08/02 at 15:55
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Sorry, If I offend anyone by what I say in this post. I am not a fanboy and I do not wish this topic to turn into a console war, but there is just a few questions I would like to ask.

Firstly, I own a Nintendo Gamecube and PC,
No offence to any PS2 or Xbox fanboys but.
I think that Xbox is not worth bothering with because it is PC but with less power, It has the same type of Games as PC, and it's one True must have title, Halo , is coming out on PC anyway ( Summer 2003 ),Xbox is a great console don't get me wrong, but 95 % of all the games you can get for it are on Gamecube or PC,

PS2, great console, but I think people buy it because of the brand,
the owners had to wait 6 months for Gran Turismo 3, a great game, the only game I would of buyed for It, would have been Timesplitters before then,
PS2 owners then had to wait another year for their next true must have game
GTA3. which I have bought for PC six months later.

The only games I would buy for PS2 are Gta3, Mgs2 , Gt3 and FFX,

The PS2 in my opinion is popular is because the Playstation, whupped the N64, the N64 had better games than the Playstation but the Playstation had more games, so people instantly think, You should buy the Playstation ( 1 or 2) it has more choice because it has more games and therefore it is the better buy, which it is not.

Thankyou,

PS Can you name 5 great PS2 or Xbox games that are not

a) on the Gamecube or PC.

b) will ever appear on the Gamecube or PC

If in a series

c) games from Series have ever appeared on GC or PC

Sorry If I have offended anyone, It is my own opinion.
Wed 28/08/02 at 16:02
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The PS2 in my opinion is popular because it has superb graphics, exellent games, looks great and has so many decent titles out at the moment and more to follow.
Wed 28/08/02 at 16:08
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Hello Honey_monster what games have you got for your PS2
Wed 28/08/02 at 16:09
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I own a PS2 and a PC and it fulfills all my gaming needs. Yes, the Gamecube might have more unique titles, but do all these titles appeal to everyone? Nope, they don't. I don't play games as much as I used to, but the games I have satisfy my cravings.

I love football and Pro Evo is the best football game I've ever played. I like blowing stuff up, I have GTA3. I like racing cars, I have GT3. I like RTS games, I've got Age Of Empires. They are the four genres that I love the most, and I've got the best game in each of them. There may not be a wide choice, but what's the point in buying a game that you won't enjoy as much as one you've already got?
Wed 28/08/02 at 16:12
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5 Of my fave Xbox games out now: -

Halo
Jet Set Radio Future
Project Gotham Racing
Oddworld Munches Oddysee
Dead or Alive 3

10 Of my fave Xbox Games Coming in the future: -

Blinx: Timesweeper
Project Ego
Racing Evoluzione
Halo 2
Unreal Championship
BC
Mech Assault
Shenmue II
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Ninja Gaiden
Wed 28/08/02 at 16:13
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Gabbo wrote:
> I own a PS2 and a PC and it fulfills all my gaming needs. Yes, the
> Gamecube might have more unique titles, but do all these titles appeal
> to everyone? Nope, they don't. I don't play games as much as I used
> to, but the games I have satisfy my cravings.
>
> I love football and Pro Evo is the best football game I've ever
> played. I like blowing stuff up, I have GTA3. I like racing cars, I
> have GT3. I like RTS games, I've got Age Of Empires. They are the four
> genres that I love the most, and I've got the best game in each of
> them. There may not be a wide choice, but what's the point in buying a
> game that you won't enjoy as much as one you've already got?

Good Points.
Wed 28/08/02 at 16:51
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WelshMiyamoto wrote:
> Hello Honey_monster what games have you got for your PS2

Hi WelshMiyamoto, I have Max Payne, GTA3, Pro Evo, Herdy Gerdy, Metal Gear Solid and Tekken Tag, how about you?
Wed 28/08/02 at 18:00
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rigth this is the third time of writing this, due to me losing connection so im going to not write as much as i did first time. (yes i know its not english).

PS2 did well becuase:

ps1 did well and saturn did badly, mainly becuase of the price and the circle of more people = more developers = more people and so on and so on.

Then the dreamcast came out and not many people got it due to the saturns dismal parformance.

Then PS2 came out and it was 128bit good reputation and so people got it.

Then along came the others but it was too late, i wish they released at the same time so we could see who won other the public.

I would say more but like you said you dont want a console wars topic.
Wed 28/08/02 at 20:25
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> Hi WelshMiyamoto, I have Max Payne, GTA3, Pro Evo, Herdy Gerdy, Metal
> Gear Solid and Tekken Tag, how about you?


I have Star Wars Rogue Leader, Luigi's Mansion, Wave Race Blue Storm and Super Smash Brothers Melee
Thu 29/08/02 at 10:19
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PS2 wins out over other consoles, because it's got games for everyone. GameCube has a much more narrow selection and no dvd. And XBox should be called XPort, since most of their's are just ports from PS2. The PC does have a few exclusive titles, but most people cant be bothered with the hassle of installing and upgrades (not to mention the cost involved).

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