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"What a turn around!"

Remmember the giggles when MS announced the XBOX?

Remmember the huge controller jokes?

Remmember Bill saying "I personally cannot wait to get my hands on an XBOX" and then personally handing over the first one?

Remmember the UK launch conveinietly on a school strike with an Xmas theme?

Remmember the huge ad campaign...banned!

Remmember the trojan horse speculations? About getting a PC in every home?

Remmember the PC speculation's as the word harddrive was announced!

Remmember the great launch line-up,folled by months of crap?

Remmember when we all pretty much pronounced it dead? Even people who had one?

Remmember Christmas with JSRF & SEGA GT

Remmember Halo & Splinter Cell bundles...exclusively

Remmember March 14 - XBOX LIVE

Remmember E3? All of the best games.

So well done MS! I have to admit, I never saw it coming...but now at least one of your products is cool....XBOX! I laughed more than anyone else at the start, but now I look at it as a console....not a buggy PC!

So it needs to be said - allthough inlikely read...well...done...MS!

I wonder what the x-box two will look like... Maybe just like x-box but with more range of colours... and loads more lines... hmmm

You've got companies like Sega and Nintendo, who are in the industry because they've got a passion for it. Yes, they want to make money, but they really care about making great games. As the market evolves, it becomes more and more profitable to be in.

Microsoft have entered late, with one objective - to gain the biggest possible share of the industry's annual revenue. But I've been impressed with the Xbox - Microsoft are making it a great console to own, what with Xbox Live and an excellent line-up.

That's that. I just hope that they won't monopolise the market, and that the Xenon won't go the same way as the PS2.

Every company just wants to make money Mav :P

Microsoft have done wonders with the Xbox, and that'll really hit home partway through 2004. As it stands, I still prefer my PS2 - but I can see that changing once the brilliant future ahead becomes the present. I've been angry with them in the past - particularly when they bought Rare, and it looked as if they were set to monopolise the market - but, credit where credit's due, they've really proved themselves in the industry. Even if all they want to do is make money.

Actually from what I've noticed, lately the XBox is picking up a bigger fan base while Sony is beginning to fall on its face.
I mean lets look at the PS2's main games - GTA, Tomb Raider, Tekken and Gran Turismo are the ones that really stand out.

XBox has damn good rivals to the last two titles in Dead Or Alive and PGR. The latest Tomb Raider game seems to have fallen flat on its face and I think this big thing with Lara Croft is dying out now. This leaves GTA which undoubtedly sells consoles and I don't think anyone would try to argue that wether they love or hate the series. However, this game is now coming to XBox, so now Sony have really lost their grip on the killer title that helped sell the PS2.

From here the PS2 has the wider selection of games but now the XBox also has a large number of titles. But when you look at the real quality titles that turn heads, its Microsoft that have the more impressive line up which includes titles that the PS2 simply cannot handle such as Half Life 2 and Doom 3. Add to this the exclusives such as Halo 2, Top Spin, Fable, Star Wars: KOTOR, Amped 2 and True Fantasy Live Online and the better quality really starts to shine through.

Plus no matter how hard Sony try to copy and compete with their own online plans, I really don't think it can have a hope of being anywhere near as good as XBox Live. Thats why I always defended the XBox, I knew it was going to be a damn good console and that it would eventually shine through. Now I think its only a matter of time before Microsoft overtake Sony in the console market.

Lou Role wrote:
> I must admit, I had doubts about the X-Box too. I had a PS2 and
> thought that the X-Box just couldn't compete, so I left it at first.
>
> But once I got a job I decided to get a GC and an X-Box, and I can't
> believe how popular the PS2 is, when the X-Box is clearly (in my
> opinion) the better console and has a great catalogue of games and
> the line up of future titles is awesome.
>
> So yea, well done to Microsoft and I hope the X-Box can provide Sony
> with a good challenge soon, because it's certainly capable.

If more PS2 fanboys were like you the world would be a better place :P

I must admit, I had doubts about the X-Box too. I had a PS2 and thought that the X-Box just couldn't compete, so I left it at first.

But once I got a job I decided to get a GC and an X-Box, and I can't believe how popular the PS2 is, when the X-Box is clearly (in my opinion) the better console and has a great catalogue of games and the line up of future titles is awesome.

So yea, well done to Microsoft and I hope the X-Box can provide Sony with a good challenge soon, because it's certainly capable.

gamezfreak wrote:
> Dark Mark™ wrote:
> like it's a required part of my religion
>
> And what religeous practice is this?

*

Albinism.

Microism :P

Dark Mark™ wrote:
> like it's a required part of my religion

And what religeous practice is this?