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Variety comes in packs of 8 and which one to choose… (Sorry)

Now one thing (hopefully) even Playstation fans can accept is that when it comes to variety Nintendo give you the better options. First we have colours, the N64 has a large collection of different N64 colours, the Gameboy Color is the same and so is the Gameboy Advanced even the Gamecube will have a selection of colours to choose from.

So what I hear you cry, since when has colours had an effect on gaming, well as Tesco’s say every little helps and if you are one of those people who don’t like purple or black it is nice to be able change it. But I’m not just talking about the colours of controllers and consoles I’m also talking about your ability to choose what sort of console you want. The PS2 is expensive, this isn’t a big criticism but one thing that drives up the price is its ability to play DVD’s. If it was £100 who would want to buy a DVD player if they get a game console and DVD machine combo for cheaper?

Unfortunately people who already have a DVD player or don’t want one isn’t getting a good deal, they are paying extra and the extra they are getting is something they don’t want. Now Nintendo make a console without a DVD player to cater for the people with low budgets or don’t want a DVD player whilst Panasonic make a more expensive console for those who can afford more and want a DVD player. A nice bit of variety there.

Nintendo games also show a lot of variety, they tend to be unashamedly cute but if you like Racing, Golf, Board games, platformers, RPG’s, Beat ‘em ups and puzzle games you can get a Mario game! It is quite amazing how Nintendo can make so many different types of games to cater for so many different peoples tastes involving a fat Italian plumber! Smash Brothers is a great example of Nintendo’s variety as you can compare Nintendo’s big name characters and discover how different they are.

So should we see more Variety in games? Is Variation in colours important? Will we be able to pick and choose graphic and sound chips to suit our budget much like a PC’s in the future? What do you think?

Here’s to the future

Dringo

Ooooh, 7 original games, 4 sequels and 7 tedious sports updates. That makes 18. What choice.

Anyway, I'm off now. See ya tomorrow.

I'll stick around for your reply, but then I'm off. Night!

the situation has improved. just look at the amount of games scheduled for launch.

Why haven't a lot of 2rd parties signed up for the GC then? Why are Square still arguing with them?

Hmmmm?

The n64 lost becasue the games were too expensive. i think thats the single most important reason why. other factors also included the fact that 64 was hard to program for. so alot of third parties couldnt be bothered. Also limited space on carts.

All this has been improved for Gamecube.

This will be a very close match, but don't forget: The N64 lost to the PSone even though it was vastly much more powerful.

the x-box should be more powerful considering the size and cost of the thing. but i suppose it is typical american with big is better and all that.


but if the x-box aint more powerful than PS2, then it has nothing really over the competition.

I don't think it can do 180 raw. It's not about just polygons anyway. It's about lots of things.

Out of the three, the Xbox is best but it still costs loads. It's nothing special, but the extra money is being spent on faster processors instead of technical innovation. The PS2 and GC are just about equal.

i dont know much about the consoles specs and stuff, but cant the xbox display 180 million polygons raw? PS2 can only do about 80 million raw right?

The Xbox isn't more powerful, it just has stronger aspects. The PS2, GC and Xbox all have about equal power but it lies in different areas.

standard technology that isnt over the top. It will be a long time before the PS2s power can be fully exploited. and by then a more powerful x-box will be out.