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Another Console War topic! I know, I know, these keep on getting done, but this forum needs to be livened up, and what better way to do it than with a console war topic. It is going to be a hard job as a lot of things have already been covered, but hopefully, I can make this a console war topic worth reading and getting people back in this forum. After all, console wars at the moment are the future of gaming.
I shall start of buy saying, that the title doesn't really mean a thing at the moment, as there really isn't a console war going on at the moment is there. The PS2 is really the only 128-bit console out now, with the Dreamcast hanging on by a thread because of some stunning games becoming available. There are only two handhelds, both of which made by Nintendo, so there is no handheld console there really is there.
So, I will talk about how the future is shaping up for the three 128-bit consoles and the future console war between them.
So then, how shall I begin. How about the 128-bit console that is available at the moment. The PS2. Great console. After a rocky start, with developers rushing to get out launch games, there are actually some truly stunning games arriving on our shores. Onimusha, Red Faction, and the recently released GT3, are all trully stunning games, as I expect most PS2 owners will agree. There are still tonnes more to come as well, with MGS2 on the horizon, and the likes of Jak and Daxter and Stuntman also heading our way, the gaming future is bright for the PS2, and can certainly give both the Xbox and the Gamecube a run for their money. And the games will get even better as developers get more and more used to the PS2 hardware.
Sony will also most likely drop the price of the PS2 again to compete with the other two 128-bit competitors, probably bringing out more affordable packages (hopefully).
There is alos the online prospect, with the PS2 being able to go online by the end of the year. There is also the Hard Drive as well. I know add-ons in the past didn't do that well, but this could change with this new piece of kit, which will give the PS2 40Gb of extra Storage space, meaning you can download music, games, films and tonnes of other things as well.
More and more reasons to buy a PS2 are appearing every month. Sony are definately trying the hardest to not make it easy for Nintendo and Microsoft.
What about the two 128-bit consoles that aren't released yet, the Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft's Xbox. More and more information is becoming available each month. News on games, online developments and more besides.
The games on both consoles are looking very interesting and are already looking brilliant, even at this early stage. I am particularly looking forward to a Perfect Dark game on the Gamecube and the exclusive to Xbox Dead or Alive 3.
Both of this consoles will be going head-to-head when they are almost both released at the same time in America (I am not sure about release dates over here), and the Gamecube will also be $100 less than the Xbox. Add this to the fact that the Gamecube will be released three days earlier than the Xbox, and this could give Nintendo a good kick start. The Xbox will also face problems from Sony as well, as the PS2 will also be cheaper as well. I am not counting Xbox out here, just saying that it will be a problem.
All in all, when the Gamecube and Xbox are finally released, there will be a full scale war between the three major parties; Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. There will be price drops here, stunning games there, and nobody will give up. Only the future will tell which will be the victor, if there is one (they may all be just as successful as each other), and after all, that is what this forum is all about, isn't it, the future of gaming. So come on, get those views in.
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I shall start of buy saying, that the title doesn't really mean a thing at the moment, as there really isn't a console war going on at the moment is there. The PS2 is really the only 128-bit console out now, with the Dreamcast hanging on by a thread because of some stunning games becoming available. There are only two handhelds, both of which made by Nintendo, so there is no handheld console there really is there.
So, I will talk about how the future is shaping up for the three 128-bit consoles and the future console war between them.
So then, how shall I begin. How about the 128-bit console that is available at the moment. The PS2. Great console. After a rocky start, with developers rushing to get out launch games, there are actually some truly stunning games arriving on our shores. Onimusha, Red Faction, and the recently released GT3, are all trully stunning games, as I expect most PS2 owners will agree. There are still tonnes more to come as well, with MGS2 on the horizon, and the likes of Jak and Daxter and Stuntman also heading our way, the gaming future is bright for the PS2, and can certainly give both the Xbox and the Gamecube a run for their money. And the games will get even better as developers get more and more used to the PS2 hardware.
Sony will also most likely drop the price of the PS2 again to compete with the other two 128-bit competitors, probably bringing out more affordable packages (hopefully).
There is alos the online prospect, with the PS2 being able to go online by the end of the year. There is also the Hard Drive as well. I know add-ons in the past didn't do that well, but this could change with this new piece of kit, which will give the PS2 40Gb of extra Storage space, meaning you can download music, games, films and tonnes of other things as well.
More and more reasons to buy a PS2 are appearing every month. Sony are definately trying the hardest to not make it easy for Nintendo and Microsoft.
What about the two 128-bit consoles that aren't released yet, the Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft's Xbox. More and more information is becoming available each month. News on games, online developments and more besides.
The games on both consoles are looking very interesting and are already looking brilliant, even at this early stage. I am particularly looking forward to a Perfect Dark game on the Gamecube and the exclusive to Xbox Dead or Alive 3.
Both of this consoles will be going head-to-head when they are almost both released at the same time in America (I am not sure about release dates over here), and the Gamecube will also be $100 less than the Xbox. Add this to the fact that the Gamecube will be released three days earlier than the Xbox, and this could give Nintendo a good kick start. The Xbox will also face problems from Sony as well, as the PS2 will also be cheaper as well. I am not counting Xbox out here, just saying that it will be a problem.
All in all, when the Gamecube and Xbox are finally released, there will be a full scale war between the three major parties; Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. There will be price drops here, stunning games there, and nobody will give up. Only the future will tell which will be the victor, if there is one (they may all be just as successful as each other), and after all, that is what this forum is all about, isn't it, the future of gaming. So come on, get those views in.
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I think most people feel they have said there bit on the topic of console wars and those that don't fear that they eill get there heads chewed off by evil regulars if they dare to.
To be honest I think there'll be a big "console wars" revival upon the release of Game Cube and X Box. I doubt much will change until then.
To be honest I think there'll be a big "console wars" revival upon the release of Game Cube and X Box. I doubt much will change until then.
Maybe your right Tarrant, but it was more of an attempt to get people talking. I am pretty sure that there people out there who have more information, and would be willing to post it here. And let's not forget their views. On the consoles that is, not the post.
Thanks for at least reading it anyway.
Thanks for at least reading it anyway.
Definitive how?
I don't wish to rain on your parade here Super Gohan, I think that generally, you write well and have interesting things to say/ ask.
However, this topic really doesn't say anything new. The only difference I can see between this and the thousand other console wars topics is that the list of forthcoming titles for the next gen consoles has been updated slightly.
We need new topics in order to breathe life back into this forum. This is more akin to trying to live off carbon dioxide.
I don't wish to rain on your parade here Super Gohan, I think that generally, you write well and have interesting things to say/ ask.
However, this topic really doesn't say anything new. The only difference I can see between this and the thousand other console wars topics is that the list of forthcoming titles for the next gen consoles has been updated slightly.
We need new topics in order to breathe life back into this forum. This is more akin to trying to live off carbon dioxide.
Another Console War topic! I know, I know, these keep on getting done, but this forum needs to be livened up, and what better way to do it than with a console war topic. It is going to be a hard job as a lot of things have already been covered, but hopefully, I can make this a console war topic worth reading and getting people back in this forum. After all, console wars at the moment are the future of gaming.
I shall start of buy saying, that the title doesn't really mean a thing at the moment, as there really isn't a console war going on at the moment is there. The PS2 is really the only 128-bit console out now, with the Dreamcast hanging on by a thread because of some stunning games becoming available. There are only two handhelds, both of which made by Nintendo, so there is no handheld console there really is there.
So, I will talk about how the future is shaping up for the three 128-bit consoles and the future console war between them.
So then, how shall I begin. How about the 128-bit console that is available at the moment. The PS2. Great console. After a rocky start, with developers rushing to get out launch games, there are actually some truly stunning games arriving on our shores. Onimusha, Red Faction, and the recently released GT3, are all trully stunning games, as I expect most PS2 owners will agree. There are still tonnes more to come as well, with MGS2 on the horizon, and the likes of Jak and Daxter and Stuntman also heading our way, the gaming future is bright for the PS2, and can certainly give both the Xbox and the Gamecube a run for their money. And the games will get even better as developers get more and more used to the PS2 hardware.
Sony will also most likely drop the price of the PS2 again to compete with the other two 128-bit competitors, probably bringing out more affordable packages (hopefully).
There is alos the online prospect, with the PS2 being able to go online by the end of the year. There is also the Hard Drive as well. I know add-ons in the past didn't do that well, but this could change with this new piece of kit, which will give the PS2 40Gb of extra Storage space, meaning you can download music, games, films and tonnes of other things as well.
More and more reasons to buy a PS2 are appearing every month. Sony are definately trying the hardest to not make it easy for Nintendo and Microsoft.
What about the two 128-bit consoles that aren't released yet, the Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft's Xbox. More and more information is becoming available each month. News on games, online developments and more besides.
The games on both consoles are looking very interesting and are already looking brilliant, even at this early stage. I am particularly looking forward to a Perfect Dark game on the Gamecube and the exclusive to Xbox Dead or Alive 3.
Both of this consoles will be going head-to-head when they are almost both released at the same time in America (I am not sure about release dates over here), and the Gamecube will also be $100 less than the Xbox. Add this to the fact that the Gamecube will be released three days earlier than the Xbox, and this could give Nintendo a good kick start. The Xbox will also face problems from Sony as well, as the PS2 will also be cheaper as well. I am not counting Xbox out here, just saying that it will be a problem.
All in all, when the Gamecube and Xbox are finally released, there will be a full scale war between the three major parties; Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. There will be price drops here, stunning games there, and nobody will give up. Only the future will tell which will be the victor, if there is one (they may all be just as successful as each other), and after all, that is what this forum is all about, isn't it, the future of gaming. So come on, get those views in.
GET THIS FORUM BACK ALIVE AGAIN!
I shall start of buy saying, that the title doesn't really mean a thing at the moment, as there really isn't a console war going on at the moment is there. The PS2 is really the only 128-bit console out now, with the Dreamcast hanging on by a thread because of some stunning games becoming available. There are only two handhelds, both of which made by Nintendo, so there is no handheld console there really is there.
So, I will talk about how the future is shaping up for the three 128-bit consoles and the future console war between them.
So then, how shall I begin. How about the 128-bit console that is available at the moment. The PS2. Great console. After a rocky start, with developers rushing to get out launch games, there are actually some truly stunning games arriving on our shores. Onimusha, Red Faction, and the recently released GT3, are all trully stunning games, as I expect most PS2 owners will agree. There are still tonnes more to come as well, with MGS2 on the horizon, and the likes of Jak and Daxter and Stuntman also heading our way, the gaming future is bright for the PS2, and can certainly give both the Xbox and the Gamecube a run for their money. And the games will get even better as developers get more and more used to the PS2 hardware.
Sony will also most likely drop the price of the PS2 again to compete with the other two 128-bit competitors, probably bringing out more affordable packages (hopefully).
There is alos the online prospect, with the PS2 being able to go online by the end of the year. There is also the Hard Drive as well. I know add-ons in the past didn't do that well, but this could change with this new piece of kit, which will give the PS2 40Gb of extra Storage space, meaning you can download music, games, films and tonnes of other things as well.
More and more reasons to buy a PS2 are appearing every month. Sony are definately trying the hardest to not make it easy for Nintendo and Microsoft.
What about the two 128-bit consoles that aren't released yet, the Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft's Xbox. More and more information is becoming available each month. News on games, online developments and more besides.
The games on both consoles are looking very interesting and are already looking brilliant, even at this early stage. I am particularly looking forward to a Perfect Dark game on the Gamecube and the exclusive to Xbox Dead or Alive 3.
Both of this consoles will be going head-to-head when they are almost both released at the same time in America (I am not sure about release dates over here), and the Gamecube will also be $100 less than the Xbox. Add this to the fact that the Gamecube will be released three days earlier than the Xbox, and this could give Nintendo a good kick start. The Xbox will also face problems from Sony as well, as the PS2 will also be cheaper as well. I am not counting Xbox out here, just saying that it will be a problem.
All in all, when the Gamecube and Xbox are finally released, there will be a full scale war between the three major parties; Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. There will be price drops here, stunning games there, and nobody will give up. Only the future will tell which will be the victor, if there is one (they may all be just as successful as each other), and after all, that is what this forum is all about, isn't it, the future of gaming. So come on, get those views in.
GET THIS FORUM BACK ALIVE AGAIN!
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