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Many of us regularly battle it out here in the Special Reserve Chat Forums, discussing the pros and cons of the Playstation2 compared to the Dreamcast. So the Playstation 2 is more powerful than the Dreamcast, and maybe the Dreamcast has a better selection of games than the Playstation2...but I want you to ignore these arguements for now and concentrate on style.
Style, but why I hear you ask? Well anyone who remembers the days of the 8bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) will realise that style has come a long way since then. The NES was perhaps one of the most unstylish consoles ever to grace this planet, its design can only be described as a grey box...and yet in its day it was the most popular console in the world.
What I want to know is how much design, and style means to you...we always say that well buy a console based on the quality of games available for it, but think! Would you buy a Playstation2 if it looked like a NES???
I'ld like to know what console, in your opinion has the best design?
Do you think that the Playstation 2 looks like a VCR, has a dodgey power button??
Or perhaps you think the GameCube looks like something that wouldnt look out of place in a Nursery??
Maybe the Dreamcast is the best looking console on the market today, but its joypads let it down??
Is there a machine you wouldnt buy, just because its design is so awful??
Whatever your opinion I want to hear it, just leave the machines specs and games out of the arguement. Yes these rules mean you could argue that the MasterSystem was the best designed console in History (But I doubt it!).
Let the discussion commence @8-]
Style, but why I hear you ask? Well anyone who remembers the days of the 8bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) will realise that style has come a long way since then. The NES was perhaps one of the most unstylish consoles ever to grace this planet, its design can only be described as a grey box...and yet in its day it was the most popular console in the world.
What I want to know is how much design, and style means to you...we always say that well buy a console based on the quality of games available for it, but think! Would you buy a Playstation2 if it looked like a NES???
I'ld like to know what console, in your opinion has the best design?
Do you think that the Playstation 2 looks like a VCR, has a dodgey power button??
Or perhaps you think the GameCube looks like something that wouldnt look out of place in a Nursery??
Maybe the Dreamcast is the best looking console on the market today, but its joypads let it down??
Is there a machine you wouldnt buy, just because its design is so awful??
Whatever your opinion I want to hear it, just leave the machines specs and games out of the arguement. Yes these rules mean you could argue that the MasterSystem was the best designed console in History (But I doubt it!).
Let the discussion commence @8-]
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Many of us regularly battle it out here in the Special Reserve Chat Forums, discussing the pros and cons of the Playstation2 compared to the Dreamcast. So the Playstation 2 is more powerful than the Dreamcast, and maybe the Dreamcast has a better selection of games than the Playstation2...but I want you to ignore these arguements for now and concentrate on style.
Style, but why I hear you ask? Well anyone who remembers the days of the 8bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) will realise that style has come a long way since then. The NES was perhaps one of the most unstylish consoles ever to grace this planet, its design can only be described as a grey box...and yet in its day it was the most popular console in the world.
What I want to know is how much design, and style means to you...we always say that well buy a console based on the quality of games available for it, but think! Would you buy a Playstation2 if it looked like a NES???
I'ld like to know what console, in your opinion has the best design?
Do you think that the Playstation 2 looks like a VCR, has a dodgey power button??
Or perhaps you think the GameCube looks like something that wouldnt look out of place in a Nursery??
Maybe the Dreamcast is the best looking console on the market today, but its joypads let it down??
Is there a machine you wouldnt buy, just because its design is so awful??
Whatever your opinion I want to hear it, just leave the machines specs and games out of the arguement. Yes these rules mean you could argue that the MasterSystem was the best designed console in History (But I doubt it!).
Let the discussion commence @8-]
Style, but why I hear you ask? Well anyone who remembers the days of the 8bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) will realise that style has come a long way since then. The NES was perhaps one of the most unstylish consoles ever to grace this planet, its design can only be described as a grey box...and yet in its day it was the most popular console in the world.
What I want to know is how much design, and style means to you...we always say that well buy a console based on the quality of games available for it, but think! Would you buy a Playstation2 if it looked like a NES???
I'ld like to know what console, in your opinion has the best design?
Do you think that the Playstation 2 looks like a VCR, has a dodgey power button??
Or perhaps you think the GameCube looks like something that wouldnt look out of place in a Nursery??
Maybe the Dreamcast is the best looking console on the market today, but its joypads let it down??
Is there a machine you wouldnt buy, just because its design is so awful??
Whatever your opinion I want to hear it, just leave the machines specs and games out of the arguement. Yes these rules mean you could argue that the MasterSystem was the best designed console in History (But I doubt it!).
Let the discussion commence @8-]
Style does attract u to a games console but its what really counts inside. a games console must have a good selection of games and must b a reasnobale prices. SR will make them cheap anyway
Yep, and that's what the Xbox is so bad at. With every console bought, they're making a loss - not a good start.
DeltaJava wrote:
> Yep, and that's what the Xbox is so bad at. With every console
> bought, they're making a loss - not a good start.
naaa... this is how Sony started out...
When they first releaed the PS1 they actually used this as a selling point...
> Yep, and that's what the Xbox is so bad at. With every console
> bought, they're making a loss - not a good start.
naaa... this is how Sony started out...
When they first releaed the PS1 they actually used this as a selling point...
I think the best looking console is the N64.
The most comfortable controller is the DC's.
The most comfortable controller is the DC's.
New Jimmy wrote:
> What do you lot think about the style of the X-box?
In general... I dont :) ... I only ever look at a console to stick the cart/CD in ... And even then I'm only looooking at the CD/DVD drive/Cart port... so it not really something that effects me...
Its how it looks when I turn it on (and wether I can get past any lenthy intro sequences) that of more interest to me...
> What do you lot think about the style of the X-box?
In general... I dont :) ... I only ever look at a console to stick the cart/CD in ... And even then I'm only looooking at the CD/DVD drive/Cart port... so it not really something that effects me...
Its how it looks when I turn it on (and wether I can get past any lenthy intro sequences) that of more interest to me...
New Jimmy wrote:
> What do you lot think about the style of the X-box?
It looks heavy. Oh wait, that's nothing to do with style.
Everyone read my story about me tomorrow (DeltaJava - The end of the Newbie Days) - 7PM! on FOG chat!
> What do you lot think about the style of the X-box?
It looks heavy. Oh wait, that's nothing to do with style.
Everyone read my story about me tomorrow (DeltaJava - The end of the Newbie Days) - 7PM! on FOG chat!
Weight could be considered as style.. do you think the X-box will be too heavy??
I've looked at its design and it will be one beast of a console, in contrast the GameCube will be tiny, half the size of the X-box.
With small mobiles being all the trend at the moment perhaps the same will be true of the GameCube. It will be small, functional, powerful and come in a range of colours..perhaps a winning formula.
I've looked at its design and it will be one beast of a console, in contrast the GameCube will be tiny, half the size of the X-box.
With small mobiles being all the trend at the moment perhaps the same will be true of the GameCube. It will be small, functional, powerful and come in a range of colours..perhaps a winning formula.
I know it's heavy.. the folk at PC Format said that it "weighs as much as a old, fat cat" does. And with the amount of stuff in it, I'm surprised if it's less weight than the DC and PS2 combined.
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