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"Wars, hype and questions."

Seeing as there has been a vast influx of "console wars" topics springing their ugly heads once again, as opposed to getting annoyed about it, I thought I might jump on the band wagon... but purely to ask a question!

The main focus of the console wars topics seems to have been people slagging off the PS2 to say the GC or XBox is better or people defending the PS2, chiefly by saying the other consoles are a bit pants. I'm seeing very few XBox vs. GC topics.

I've also noticed that many of the debates have centred around the Sony machine "not living up to the hype", well this is of course a matter of opinion. Those with a PS2 generally think that the machine does or will do, those without a PS2 generally disagree. Seeing as before the PS2 was launched most if not all thought the PS2 would be excellent (otherwise why all the complaints about the hype?), I began wondering about the other machines and peoples opinions on those.

Firstly, allow me to say I'm entirely nuetral on this. I have a PS2 and whether its lived up to the hype in the eyes of the world is irrelevant as the only opinion I'm worried about is my own and the PS2 has kept me vastly entertained and I imagine will continue to do so, I see it as money well spent. Also, I have no problems with the GC or X-Box - I'm sure there'll be lots of nice games that many folks will enjoy and if I had a large disposable income I wouldn't hesitate in checking these machines out either.

The question I have been led to raise is this, if the PS2 was "going to be great" before its launch and then "didn't live up to the hype" after the launch - Why are people so convinced that two consoles that haven't been released ANYWHERE as yet are definately going to be superior to the PS2? What's to stop those machines from "failing to live up to the hype".

As that is all they have to go on at the moment. Specs, screenshots, the occasional game clip and hype. No more and no less than the PS2 had.
Let's face it, many of us saw screenshots and clips of "the Bouncer" and thought - Woah, this is the future of gaming!!! - yet it turned out to be a BIG disappointment. In many peoples eyes, the N64 failed to do us justice. And Microsoft have never ventured into console gaming before. Is it really so inconcievable that Nintendo or Microsoft may do exactly what Sony did?

Thoughts?

So you were just "backing up" my opinion?

Fair enough then, problem over.

I have read the topic, and I still don't see what the problem is.

Next time you offer your opinion on a topic, it would do us all a great help if you knew what you were offering your opinion on!

Thought as much.

Tarrant wrote:
> Dude! Did you read the topic or just post in it?


I just posted in it after skimming the first few paragraphs.

Groovy.
Visa PLC are very happy too.

Turbonutter wrote:
> The only people that s***-off the PS2 are people who don't have one. If they
> did, they would realise it is a truly great machine. Ortega is a prime example.

Dude! Did you read the topic or just post in it?

WolfHound bought:
> SSX.

Truly excellent game, and a very worthy purchase

> Resident Evil Code Veronica x.

Meh, never played it

> Gran Turismo 3.

Again, excellent, but SSX is better

> 1 Memory Card.

Good idea

> 1 Joypad

Sensible

> 1 vertical stand

Groovy

And I was going to say.....
1 Memory Card.
1 Joypad
1 vertical stand

And a huge Credit Card bill.
Im not Totally displeased, I have MGS2 and FFX to look forward to.

SSX.
Resident Evil Code Veronica x.
Gran Turismo 3.
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