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"Why are the gamecube graphics better than the Xbox?"

explanation please!!

I thought the Xbox had "the most powerfull graphics chip on the planet" if it does then it doesn't show it. Dead or Alive 3 looks proper mint but The gamecube graphics look alot more realistic and how can i put it "gamey". Resident Evil looks stunning with the flamethrower,water and all that and those parts are NOT pre-rendered but From what I've seen of the Xbox there's nothing there that my PC can't do!!

Am I the only one who thinks this??

But at least it's not any worse, especially predating them both by nearly 2 years. I remember when the specs were announced the fastest new chip was a P3 600mhz!

AliBoy wrote:
> The way I see it is the GC is clearly the easiest to make games for so from the
> early days its games will have good graphics. With the X-Box and also the PS2 it
> takes time, practice and experience before we see games that test it to its full
> potential. Ok the GC will also progress graphics wise but I think the other two
> have the ability to go a little further.

errrr... do you have a clue what you're on about???

The Xbox is as easy, if not easier than the GC. One thing is for sure- both GC and Xbox are "easy" to make games for, while the PS2 is the modern day version of a Sega Saturn when it comes to programming...

Sony decided to use "revolutionary" architecture that is actually designed for games playing and not just PC based...

Which isn't as good as it sounds. Game just cost more to make, take longer to develop, and seeing as the Xbox and GC are more powerful it doesn't make the PS2 any better than the oposition on the hardware front

Sonic

Ok... here goes:

Turbo, you make the point that the Xbox is based on PC architecture, which, as you said, is not made for playing games. BUT it isn't much worse than using another type of architecture that has been designed for gaming.

After all, the Dreamcast was TOTALLY PC BASED(!), and it was by no means miles behind the PS2 when you take into account the Dreamcast had chips 2 years older than the PS2's.

Getting back to the topic at hand, SOME Xbox games will look less good than Gamecube games... just as there are some PS2 games that don't exactly utilise every aspect of the machine, and thus look worse than DC games.

Anyway, after hearing about how good the 16 player (4 consoles linked up) on the Xbox is, I have to buy one... or 4 even... and 3 more tvs... and 15 friends....

Sonic

The way I see it is the GC is clearly the easiest to make games for so from the early days its games will have good graphics. With the X-Box and also the PS2 it takes time, practice and experience before we see games that test it to its full potential. Ok the GC will also progress graphics wise but I think the other two have the ability to go a little further.

So give it time before you try to compare them.

Mattyboy wrote:
> Resident Evil (GC) is one of the most graphically stunning games I have ever
> seen!! I dont care if the backdrops are pre rendered or not, this game is going
> to rule!!


Oh yes, of course, because it looks pretty it's obviously going to be a good game.

...or talking b******s.

Resident Evil (GC) is one of the most graphically stunning games I have ever seen!! I dont care if the backdrops are pre rendered or not, this game is going to rule!!

Authenticity is clearly confused.

Authenticity wrote:
> yep, thats why it has windows internet like the dreamcast then?


You obviously have no idea what I'm talking about.

Authenticity wrote:
> xbox has to run windows in the background, gamecube does not.


No, it doesn't...