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Alright, Bill Gates' a legend (let me just mention that first), but who the hell do Xbox think they are? They think they can just cruise their way into our industry and try and take it over - I don't think so! Sorry Microsoft, but it just isn't that easy. In order to really impress on your debut you must out-show Playstation2 and GameCube, which at the moment is looking very unlikely.
Check out the stats:
Playstation 2 was released a year ago tomorrow and already it has sold thousands or even millions all around the world. Due to their success they found it neccessary to reduce the price of their console so more people could afford it (if they couldn't already).
24th of November 2000 was a memorable day for everyone. It was the sunrise of true gaming, it was the day PS2 finally launched. With it came sensational graphics, but not neccessarily new gameplay. Release titles like SSX, ISS and Tekken Tag were highly preferred than others mainly because they produced some new elements. Later, DOA2 demonstrated the real definition of a beat-em-up to the king of iron fist tournament - Tekken - with fast-paced, non-stop action and a lot of in-depth. More beat-em-ups like this please!
Many peripherals also came at hand to the delight of many fans. Although they're pretty expensive they seemed to create a lot more enjoyment when playing, especially multi-playing. The PS2 (8mb) memory card allowed more room for game saves and the pads felt very comfortable in hand.
Time has passed from PS2's launch and since then we've seen a lot of improvements and features:
Online gaming is now available thanks to the new broadband system, plus keyboards and mouses are also available to use whilst online. Still, we are yet to see a dedicated RPG game that'll suit this online capability, perfectly! Say FF10?!
There are loads and loads of extra add-ons for all the lucky PS2 owners out there. The mighty SubWoofer system gives a devastating effect with surround sound functions and real sound effects. Also there's the new Olympus eye-trek glasses - very futuristic and stylish. You place it around the eyes and VWALLA, your vision of the game seems like you're actually in the game. Such great features like these have attracted lots more buyers and PS2 is looking more of a futuristic console than ever before.
Now for the most important element needed for console success, GAMES!!! As I mentioned earlier, PS2 didn't really deliver games to reach half its potential on launch day, but at last we've seen games sail in from the deep horizon, bringing with it joy and relief. GT3, Onimusha, WWF Smackdown:JBI, GTA3 and now Pro Evolution Soccer have all arrived and at last PS2 criticisers can be silenced. Plus, with the release of further games like the fantastic Devil May Cry, MGS2, FF10, Jak and Daxter, and the ausumn FPS, James Bond:AUF, PS2 has begun its late start to revolutionary games, which it promised to deliver way back!
PS2's a huge contender and it's still got a lot more tricks up its sleeves so why do people doubt it? Strange!
Nintendo has had a worthy make-over with their new GameCube, which has moved up a level to running discs instead of the old-fashioned cartridges. GameCube seems to be the favourite for the next line-up of next-gen consoles, and it's no surprise why! This cube-shaped console is tiny, and it even includes a handle so it can be easily carried about (with great care). How thoughtful of Nintendo - and GameCube's capabilities are really breathtaking! Amazingly, it can produce six to twelve million polygons per second and has a super-fast clock frequency of 405MHz, so just imagine the on-screen display and all the possibilities it has to create many powerful games – it’s endless!
The Nintendo GameCube is set for a spring 2002 release, lucky Japan and USA already have theirs. But I'm sure it'll be worth the wait with games like Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wave Race, the fantastic Luigi's mansion, the huge Miyamoto invention Pikmin and the massive Star Fox Adventure. All these games should be available by launch day, so prepare to be amazed!
Everything about the GameCube is brilliant. The pads are really comfortable with added cushion feel, memory cards can hold up to 16mb of memory and all the games look and (I'm sure) are a charm to play. There's no doubt that online capabilities will be introduced on this console very soon, and with all this noticable, suspense is right now playing a huge part in GameCube's already known success.
Now with all this in hand what chance does Xbox really have of taking the console crown. It's new to the industry and Microsoft aren't really the best when it comes to games, and even though they made several surveys in certain states of America to see what kind of games people like, not enough assurance is there to keep us anticipated. And what do they know about games anyway? All they seem to talk about is speed and power! Wake up Microsoft we want information on your games for your console not repeated facts on its capabilities.
Good luck to Xbox, they're really going to need it!
Thanks for reading
Check out the stats:
Playstation 2 was released a year ago tomorrow and already it has sold thousands or even millions all around the world. Due to their success they found it neccessary to reduce the price of their console so more people could afford it (if they couldn't already).
24th of November 2000 was a memorable day for everyone. It was the sunrise of true gaming, it was the day PS2 finally launched. With it came sensational graphics, but not neccessarily new gameplay. Release titles like SSX, ISS and Tekken Tag were highly preferred than others mainly because they produced some new elements. Later, DOA2 demonstrated the real definition of a beat-em-up to the king of iron fist tournament - Tekken - with fast-paced, non-stop action and a lot of in-depth. More beat-em-ups like this please!
Many peripherals also came at hand to the delight of many fans. Although they're pretty expensive they seemed to create a lot more enjoyment when playing, especially multi-playing. The PS2 (8mb) memory card allowed more room for game saves and the pads felt very comfortable in hand.
Time has passed from PS2's launch and since then we've seen a lot of improvements and features:
Online gaming is now available thanks to the new broadband system, plus keyboards and mouses are also available to use whilst online. Still, we are yet to see a dedicated RPG game that'll suit this online capability, perfectly! Say FF10?!
There are loads and loads of extra add-ons for all the lucky PS2 owners out there. The mighty SubWoofer system gives a devastating effect with surround sound functions and real sound effects. Also there's the new Olympus eye-trek glasses - very futuristic and stylish. You place it around the eyes and VWALLA, your vision of the game seems like you're actually in the game. Such great features like these have attracted lots more buyers and PS2 is looking more of a futuristic console than ever before.
Now for the most important element needed for console success, GAMES!!! As I mentioned earlier, PS2 didn't really deliver games to reach half its potential on launch day, but at last we've seen games sail in from the deep horizon, bringing with it joy and relief. GT3, Onimusha, WWF Smackdown:JBI, GTA3 and now Pro Evolution Soccer have all arrived and at last PS2 criticisers can be silenced. Plus, with the release of further games like the fantastic Devil May Cry, MGS2, FF10, Jak and Daxter, and the ausumn FPS, James Bond:AUF, PS2 has begun its late start to revolutionary games, which it promised to deliver way back!
PS2's a huge contender and it's still got a lot more tricks up its sleeves so why do people doubt it? Strange!
Nintendo has had a worthy make-over with their new GameCube, which has moved up a level to running discs instead of the old-fashioned cartridges. GameCube seems to be the favourite for the next line-up of next-gen consoles, and it's no surprise why! This cube-shaped console is tiny, and it even includes a handle so it can be easily carried about (with great care). How thoughtful of Nintendo - and GameCube's capabilities are really breathtaking! Amazingly, it can produce six to twelve million polygons per second and has a super-fast clock frequency of 405MHz, so just imagine the on-screen display and all the possibilities it has to create many powerful games – it’s endless!
The Nintendo GameCube is set for a spring 2002 release, lucky Japan and USA already have theirs. But I'm sure it'll be worth the wait with games like Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wave Race, the fantastic Luigi's mansion, the huge Miyamoto invention Pikmin and the massive Star Fox Adventure. All these games should be available by launch day, so prepare to be amazed!
Everything about the GameCube is brilliant. The pads are really comfortable with added cushion feel, memory cards can hold up to 16mb of memory and all the games look and (I'm sure) are a charm to play. There's no doubt that online capabilities will be introduced on this console very soon, and with all this noticable, suspense is right now playing a huge part in GameCube's already known success.
Now with all this in hand what chance does Xbox really have of taking the console crown. It's new to the industry and Microsoft aren't really the best when it comes to games, and even though they made several surveys in certain states of America to see what kind of games people like, not enough assurance is there to keep us anticipated. And what do they know about games anyway? All they seem to talk about is speed and power! Wake up Microsoft we want information on your games for your console not repeated facts on its capabilities.
Good luck to Xbox, they're really going to need it!
Thanks for reading
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Oh right. So is that X-Box's best game on offer right now?
the xbox is just way to expensive if it had a cheaper price i might have thought twice about buying it.
its a game that sees you flying a plane driving a buggy and a FPS all in one
I dont even know what Halo is. Can anyone enlighten me?
Halo is coming out for PS2 as well as XBOX!!!!!!!!
So you are gonna buy the X-Box and then stare at it for 2 months? It will work out as £300+ when you buy games and extra controllers etc
Triple_H wrote:
> £300+ X-Box with only a small number of attractive titles.
the x-box has over 70 games for the launch date, i will be buying the x-box (not GC nintendo cartoony cr*p) and keeping my ps2.
the x-box will also be £299 not 300+ as u say!
the same price as ps2 once was.
please make sure what u say is correct b4 u post it! thank you :)
> £300+ X-Box with only a small number of attractive titles.
the x-box has over 70 games for the launch date, i will be buying the x-box (not GC nintendo cartoony cr*p) and keeping my ps2.
the x-box will also be £299 not 300+ as u say!
the same price as ps2 once was.
please make sure what u say is correct b4 u post it! thank you :)
GC is also $200 over in America now and goes up against the PS2 $200 and X-Box $300. Parents may decide to get there kid a GC or PS2 because of cost and there gaming hertiage and Microsoft are renowned for over priced pieces of software that crashes every 10 seconds and there console is $100 more which is 2 games for the other consoles. The X-Box may get ignored by the casual user while the hardcore fans of gaming will own all 3(Maybe). I still think X-Box will do well as it has some very good titles in the works and already available.
But dont you think that the younger audience will want to get a Gamecube because of all the "cartoony" games the console offers. You are right that the X-Box targets a wider audience but when teenagers and adults will be faced with a choice between a £200 PS2 with a huge array of quality games and a £300+ X-Box with only a small number of attractive titles, what do you think they will go for?
Triple_H wrote:
> I hope the X-Box does well but I cannot see it even beating the Gamecube. The
> only good games the X-Box will offer are Munchs Odyseey, DOA3 and couple of
> others where the rest of games are just gonna be the remakes of PS2 or Gamecube
> games. I dont think it will flop as Dreamcast did but I think it will do the
> worst compared to Sony's and Nintendo's consoles
Xbox will undoubtedly sell less consoles than the PS2- every industry analyst has predicted it, and even MS will admit to this. However, I every analyst has also said that the Xbox will sell more consoles than the GC- it's targetting a far bigger audience.
As for the games, there are hundred in development, and I have no doubt that there will be as many must have titles on the Xbox as there are on the PS2 or GC. If anything, MS have used their wods of cash to make sure they get more exclusive titles on the Xbox than any other console will have- I doubt there will be many PS2/GC games that don't come out on the Xbox. On top of the ports, MS have also bought out a handfull of developers (eg. Bungie- makers of Halo) and have made some great deals (Oddworld inhabitants new game) to ensure that there are enough exclusives to keep anyone happy.
Finally, MS have put so much money into advertising the Xbox that:
a) It makes people buy it
b) It give developers security that the product, and hence the games, will sell.
Sonic
> I hope the X-Box does well but I cannot see it even beating the Gamecube. The
> only good games the X-Box will offer are Munchs Odyseey, DOA3 and couple of
> others where the rest of games are just gonna be the remakes of PS2 or Gamecube
> games. I dont think it will flop as Dreamcast did but I think it will do the
> worst compared to Sony's and Nintendo's consoles
Xbox will undoubtedly sell less consoles than the PS2- every industry analyst has predicted it, and even MS will admit to this. However, I every analyst has also said that the Xbox will sell more consoles than the GC- it's targetting a far bigger audience.
As for the games, there are hundred in development, and I have no doubt that there will be as many must have titles on the Xbox as there are on the PS2 or GC. If anything, MS have used their wods of cash to make sure they get more exclusive titles on the Xbox than any other console will have- I doubt there will be many PS2/GC games that don't come out on the Xbox. On top of the ports, MS have also bought out a handfull of developers (eg. Bungie- makers of Halo) and have made some great deals (Oddworld inhabitants new game) to ensure that there are enough exclusives to keep anyone happy.
Finally, MS have put so much money into advertising the Xbox that:
a) It makes people buy it
b) It give developers security that the product, and hence the games, will sell.
Sonic
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