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Hi all. Now I am on your side, and am not against an company..but the fact of the matter is XBOX has released a monster of a console which makes PS2 look very weak.
XBOX CPU= 733MHz, 150 million polygons/s
PS2 CPU = 294MHz, 20 million polygons/s, which is still impressive, but compared to XBOX...
and this is just a breif of advantages XBOX had...
And the shipping problem of PS2 hasnt helped. This is just what XBOX could of hoped for, as people get mad as they cant get a PS2, and will wait for the XBOX. So sorry SONY, but it seems like whatever Microsoft touches becomes GOLD, and you have had your turn...Its Microsofts NOW!!!
XBOX CPU= 733MHz, 150 million polygons/s
PS2 CPU = 294MHz, 20 million polygons/s, which is still impressive, but compared to XBOX...
and this is just a breif of advantages XBOX had...
And the shipping problem of PS2 hasnt helped. This is just what XBOX could of hoped for, as people get mad as they cant get a PS2, and will wait for the XBOX. So sorry SONY, but it seems like whatever Microsoft touches becomes GOLD, and you have had your turn...Its Microsofts NOW!!!
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> has gt3 been released yet? no i dont think so shut the hell up.
Who cares if it's out yet? That doesn't change the figures.
> so if nintendo arnt competing with x box and ps2 who are they competing with?
Nintendo apparently don't consider themselves to be in direct competition with Sony. GameCube is a games-only system, while PS2 and X-Box are supposed to be considered 'Home Entertainment Systems' because they do more than play games.
>they aint exatcly gonna say out load that are trying their
>hardest to beat microsoft and sony. cos if they lose they
>would have to eat those words
You obviously have every confidence in them then!
Who cares if it's out yet? That doesn't change the figures.
> so if nintendo arnt competing with x box and ps2 who are they competing with?
Nintendo apparently don't consider themselves to be in direct competition with Sony. GameCube is a games-only system, while PS2 and X-Box are supposed to be considered 'Home Entertainment Systems' because they do more than play games.
>they aint exatcly gonna say out load that are trying their
>hardest to beat microsoft and sony. cos if they lose they
>would have to eat those words
You obviously have every confidence in them then!
I'm planning on waiting for an x-box and then use my pc for other uses than playing games,anyway the most impressive screenshots I've seen so far are from the gamecube,also I know that one developer had a game up and running in two weeks so the problems that plagued the n64 won't repeat here.True the gamecube is games only,but unlike some people are claiming the x-box isn't being promoted as a home-entertainment solution,Listen if your gonna put your games on dvd-rom why not offer the ability to play dvd films as well? It makes common sense,surely?But the x-box won't play films out of the box,you will need seperate software(microsoft is doing a deal with ravisent)and a remote control.The reason for this is the machine is marketed at gamers and why should they have to pay extra for the dvd film ability if they will never use it.Just wanted to put that point forward.
I don't think you are paying extra for the DVD capability on PS2 though. I think PS2 would have cost the same even without built-in DVD playback.
The point you make about DVD playback is true - why put a DVD-ROM in any machine and then not offer DVD movie playback straight off?
Some people say Sony could have left off DVD movie capabilities and dropped the price. If they had done that, people (probably the same ones!) would be saying the same about Sony as they are about Microsoft - "It's a money-grabbing exercise! Why doesn't it play movies out of the box?"
Whatever Sony and Microsoft had done regarding DVD, one group or another would complain about it.
Personally, I was happy to pay £299 for my PS2. In fact, if they did away with high software prices subsidising the 'low cost' of consoles (i.e. pay more for the console but get cheaper games), I'd probably have been willing to pay up to £600 for the machine - any machine that appealed to me, that is... not just PS2.
As I've said many times before, I may buy something else in the future, but I'll see what they can do in the real world first.
The point you make about DVD playback is true - why put a DVD-ROM in any machine and then not offer DVD movie playback straight off?
Some people say Sony could have left off DVD movie capabilities and dropped the price. If they had done that, people (probably the same ones!) would be saying the same about Sony as they are about Microsoft - "It's a money-grabbing exercise! Why doesn't it play movies out of the box?"
Whatever Sony and Microsoft had done regarding DVD, one group or another would complain about it.
Personally, I was happy to pay £299 for my PS2. In fact, if they did away with high software prices subsidising the 'low cost' of consoles (i.e. pay more for the console but get cheaper games), I'd probably have been willing to pay up to £600 for the machine - any machine that appealed to me, that is... not just PS2.
As I've said many times before, I may buy something else in the future, but I'll see what they can do in the real world first.
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