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"Buying Time - PS2 Now? or X-Box later?"

OK, here's the thing. My gran sold some shares, so I've got £1500 just sitting there in the bank account, and it's all 'disposable income' i.e. I can spend it on whatever I wish to.

Thing is, I'm now having a dilemma.

I know the X-Box is going to be good, but I'm going to be waiting at least 6-8 months for it.

I know the Dreamcast is good, because I've got one and an ever increasing number of great games for it, and games are getting cheaper more quickly by the day.

But, there's a PS2 for sale just a few clicks away, brand new, with DVD remote, for £269.99, from SR. I could order it now, with Onimusha, The Bouncer, GT3, Zone of the Enders and Red Faction, with no problems.

If I do that, though, it means that my budget will be more restricted when X-Box time comes about, it also means that my collection of 14 Dreamcast games (plus more in the pipeline) may get made redundant overnight, and there's not all that many games out for the PS2 that I really want at the moment, but more are sure to come later. (MGS2, anyone?).

WHAT DO I DO?????????

Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
*Wookiee grabs YH's hair to assist...*

Thanks Wookster! That *really* helped!

:-)

Your Honour wrote:
> *Bangs head on table hoping something will help him decide*


*Wookiee grabs YH's hair to assist...*

Turbo, I know. IT's tempting, I can probably afford a PS2 (just) now.

But I don't have a telly, which is a bit of a drawback really.

With a PS2 you can play all those luuuurvely driving games now.

Thing is, I really want GT3 as I love driving games.

But XBox will have Project Gotham, and GP3.

But PS2 has MGS2 (not a driving game, obviously) and GT3.


Aaaarrggghhhhh! I don't know what to do.

*Bangs head on table hoping something will help him decide*

Well FM, I'm glad you've decided to get a PS2. You'll not be disappointed.

Of course it's on the price list, you'll be able to get extra ones.

I'd be VERY surprised if it didn't come with 1 pad when you bought it.

I'm this close (YH holds finger and thumb very close together, but not quite touching) to ordering my XBox from SR right now.

Your Honour wrote:
> FM, what, the SR price list?

No, the pricelist at http://www.xbox.com

YOU DONT GET A CONTROLLER!!!???
dude get a ps2
flippen heck

XBOX? Gah!

You want a Ps2 now, and a GC later.

You know you want to!