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Who is going to win the next generation war? I didn’t know there was a war, with the dominant PlayStation already outliving it’s estimated reign at the top of the games sales charts – even the consoles are apparently selling 4 to every one PlayStation 2 that’s sold! But the new war will bring new arrivals and maybe at least one of them will displace the PSX from the shelves once and for all – no offence to Sony, as they made a classic machine.
The X-box is the Microsoft machine that will be incredibly large but all mightily powerful totally outperforming the PlayStation 2 – from early screen shots. Check out the X-box website at www.Xbox.com and have a look around. The X-box will offer DVD technology as well as the most incredible up to date graphics in the best games you’ll ever play (hopefully) and so Microsoft could be onto a winner with this one. It arrives in 2002 in about March or April, so there’s less than a year to go. I think it could win the supposed war, and knock the PSX and PS2 out the way.
The PS2 or PlayStation 2 is a games machine already suffering from a botched line up of games, but is coming good with some amazing titles, although these are few and far between. Star Fighter, the Star Wars game shows signs of the PS2’s potential, whereas ISS and FIFA show signs that the PS2 is a big messed up machine. It has a DVD player so you could save yourself a lot of money here, but will the £299.99 price tempt enough away before Microsoft arrive?
The Nintendo Game Cube will be Nintendo’s next machine, but will it make it out? I have heard rumours that the Game Cube production has been put on hold for the time being, but I suspect it will arrive in 2002 quarter one. It should be a format for all, although the mini disc type discs that it will play look slightly suspicious – is there a DVD player with it? Maybe a nice £150 price will tempt you.
Dreamcast – is this going to be even talked about in a few years? It’s on its last legs and has stop in production, but is the only online ready console at the moment and so you can play games against people across the world and in Europe. The games available for it are great, but the PS2 will surely be better soon with the 100mhz of extra power!
So I predict the X-box or the PS2 will take all. Have a good time playing the games!
The X-box is the Microsoft machine that will be incredibly large but all mightily powerful totally outperforming the PlayStation 2 – from early screen shots. Check out the X-box website at www.Xbox.com and have a look around. The X-box will offer DVD technology as well as the most incredible up to date graphics in the best games you’ll ever play (hopefully) and so Microsoft could be onto a winner with this one. It arrives in 2002 in about March or April, so there’s less than a year to go. I think it could win the supposed war, and knock the PSX and PS2 out the way.
The PS2 or PlayStation 2 is a games machine already suffering from a botched line up of games, but is coming good with some amazing titles, although these are few and far between. Star Fighter, the Star Wars game shows signs of the PS2’s potential, whereas ISS and FIFA show signs that the PS2 is a big messed up machine. It has a DVD player so you could save yourself a lot of money here, but will the £299.99 price tempt enough away before Microsoft arrive?
The Nintendo Game Cube will be Nintendo’s next machine, but will it make it out? I have heard rumours that the Game Cube production has been put on hold for the time being, but I suspect it will arrive in 2002 quarter one. It should be a format for all, although the mini disc type discs that it will play look slightly suspicious – is there a DVD player with it? Maybe a nice £150 price will tempt you.
Dreamcast – is this going to be even talked about in a few years? It’s on its last legs and has stop in production, but is the only online ready console at the moment and so you can play games against people across the world and in Europe. The games available for it are great, but the PS2 will surely be better soon with the 100mhz of extra power!
So I predict the X-box or the PS2 will take all. Have a good time playing the games!
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I will probably get shouted at loads for saying this, but here goes:
What is this NiGHTS game everyone is talking about? I've heard of it but never played it.
I've got a Megadrive emulator if anyone has the ROM they wish to share with me.........
What is this NiGHTS game everyone is talking about? I've heard of it but never played it.
I've got a Megadrive emulator if anyone has the ROM they wish to share with me.........
The Dreamcast pad is a superb peripheral - the best on the market, so much so that the Space Channel 5 guy from Sega is designing the XBox pad. Whoever said it's a nail in the DC cofffin is mad!
Anyway, I think the Saturn Nights Pad was actually the first analogue controller, and a very good one it was too, allowing for easier rotation on such events like the discuss throw in Athelete Kings!
Anyway, Nights 2 - if that's on GameCube, I think we already have the next gen winner sorted ;)
Anyway, I think the Saturn Nights Pad was actually the first analogue controller, and a very good one it was too, allowing for easier rotation on such events like the discuss throw in Athelete Kings!
Anyway, Nights 2 - if that's on GameCube, I think we already have the next gen winner sorted ;)
The War will be between the X-box and the Gamecube, not the X-box and PS2. The PS2 is already cleaning up around the world.
Ultimately Nintendo makes the best games, and so Im sure theyll come out tops, unless ofcourse the X-box will allow console owners to play the numerous PC games that are already available...The Microsoft will have a chance.
Ultimately Nintendo makes the best games, and so Im sure theyll come out tops, unless ofcourse the X-box will allow console owners to play the numerous PC games that are already available...The Microsoft will have a chance.
I think the DC pad was revolutionary, it was the first one to have an analogue stick AND buttons. This configuration made it perfect for driving games.
I have games of different genres and the pad works well with all of them.
I have games of different genres and the pad works well with all of them.
I agree with YH. The Dreamcast pad was actually very comfortable, far more so than the PSX pad. The Playstation pad wasn't too bad, but the shoulder buttons weren't as comfortable as they could have been.
The DC pad was faultless, in my opinion. I have no idea where the term 'Dreamcast palm' (or whatever it is) came from. To anyone who finds it uncomfortable, I suggest you rethink how you're holding it.
The DC pad was faultless, in my opinion. I have no idea where the term 'Dreamcast palm' (or whatever it is) came from. To anyone who finds it uncomfortable, I suggest you rethink how you're holding it.
Your Honour wrote:
> PieroGas wrote:
Maybe the controller (one
> of the nails in
> Dreamcasts coffin)
Why was it a nail in the DC's coffin?
It's
> one of the best pads i've ever used, it's perfect for driving games,
> as well as games like THPS.
It's definately more comfortable to
> hold than the PSX/PS2 pad, in my opinion anyway..........
Not in mine.
> PieroGas wrote:
Maybe the controller (one
> of the nails in
> Dreamcasts coffin)
Why was it a nail in the DC's coffin?
It's
> one of the best pads i've ever used, it's perfect for driving games,
> as well as games like THPS.
It's definately more comfortable to
> hold than the PSX/PS2 pad, in my opinion anyway..........
Not in mine.
PieroGas wrote:
Maybe the controller (one
> of the nails in Dreamcasts coffin)
Why was it a nail in the DC's coffin?
It's one of the best pads i've ever used, it's perfect for driving games, as well as games like THPS.
It's definately more comfortable to hold than the PSX/PS2 pad, in my opinion anyway..........
Maybe the controller (one
> of the nails in Dreamcasts coffin)
Why was it a nail in the DC's coffin?
It's one of the best pads i've ever used, it's perfect for driving games, as well as games like THPS.
It's definately more comfortable to hold than the PSX/PS2 pad, in my opinion anyway..........
FantasyMeister wrote:
> My kids aren't gamers. We go paintballing instead. But the muddy
> colours remind me of....
>no, I won't...
Lol, very funny FM.
Now I know why I chose FM as the funniest guy on FOG. But he's only funny to some, like me.
> My kids aren't gamers. We go paintballing instead. But the muddy
> colours remind me of....
>no, I won't...
Lol, very funny FM.
Now I know why I chose FM as the funniest guy on FOG. But he's only funny to some, like me.
Dan2K1 wrote:
> I can't believe I got a PS2! At least it's a good renting machine.
lol really?
> I can't believe I got a PS2! At least it's a good renting machine.
lol really?
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