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"ps2 better than x-box? please help me understand how."

I am the proud owner of just about every games machine and console that's come out since the spectrum 48K (which i still have)
However i cant condone all this talk about PS2 being a better system than the X-box. Dont get me wrong its a good bit of kit. But you cant judge a console by the games on it, the x-box has higher spec hardware, youve only got to play a game like timesplitters or bunout on it and then compare to the ps2 version to see the very obvious graphics and speed difference. I admit whoever designed the controller on the box was a blind monkey on acid but who cares, you can use ps2 controller's on x'box with a $6:00 adapter. Can anyone argue this point

Vice wrote:
> Verbatim wrote:
> skineddy wrote:
> But you cant judge a console by the games on it
>
>
> Thats the very thing you should judge a console on i feel. Theres no
> point a console having all the powers in the world if the damn thing
> cant play any decent games on it is there?
>
> Id rather have a poorer console with lesser specs but superb games
> over a console with brilliant specs but below par games ect.
>
> You get my drift.
>
> Obviously it's based on the games the X-box just doesn't have any
> good quality games. I mean if i were to name a list of quality games
> on either console i could say GTA 3, Pro Evolution you know...

I dont own an X-box, and dont really want one. But i can still name many quality titles on it. As i can do with the GC and the PS2. They ALL have quality titles on them, its just whether or not they appeal to you personally.

After being around here a few days now posting properly, you soon see the nature of peoples thoughts on the opposite consoles. Its stupid at times.

Thats not a dig at you btw...

Opps, sorry for the reply all post thing.

naughty Verbatim

Echelon_vs_Lightforce wrote:

> One of the above statements is a lie, because *anyone* who was a gamer
> in the Speccy/VIC20/C64 era would *never* say that one
> computer/console is better than another because it has more
> (graphical) power.
>
> If you were a gamer back when the very best and latest computer games
> were programmed by guys in their bedrooms, the very thought of saying
> that the power and performance of a machine is more important than
> good games and top notch gameplay, is quite simple unthinkable.
>
> And judging by your ability to string a sentence together, I would be
> willing to wager that when the Speccy 48k was released, you were no
> more than a glint in the milkman's eye.
>
> Other than that, you seem quite level-headed, which is more than can
> be said more most gamers of your generation.

Echelon_vs_Lightforce wrote:
> skineddy wrote:
> come out since the spectrum 48K (which i still have)
>
> But you cant judge a console by the games on it, the x-box has higher
> spec hardware, youve only got to play a game like timesplitters or
> bunout
> on it and then compare to the ps2 version to see the very obvious
> graphics and speed difference point
>
>
> One of the above statements is a lie, because *anyone* who was a gamer
> in the Speccy/VIC20/C64 era would *never* say that one
> computer/console is better than another because it has more
> (graphical) power.
>
> If you were a gamer back when the very best and latest computer games
> were programmed by guys in their bedrooms, the very thought of saying
> that the power and performance of a machine is more important than
> good games and top notch gameplay, is quite simple unthinkable.
>
> And judging by your ability to string a sentence together, I would be
> willing to wager that when the Speccy 48k was released, you were no
> more than a glint in the milkman's eye.
>
> Other than that, you seem quite level-headed, which is more than can
> be said more most gamers of your generation.

Im feel hurt that you dont belive that i have a spectrum, i am admitidly only 22, but i still had my 48k, dizzy egg was the greatest game ever made. i also aplogise for my bad english, i had no idea you need an english degree to chat with playstion2 owners on the web.
Please forgive me fellow friends, you are all correct it is the quality of games that counts, i hope you can all find a place in your hearts to forgive me for starting such a foolish chat topic. Im taking my playstaion out for lunch tonight and were going to talk our problems through.

which car is better, a ferrari or a jeep? one has better specs, the other one can be driven on various terrains. which aspect makes a good car? is there a definite truth about one being better than the other? doesn't it really come down to people's interests and expectations?

i recon that they are as good as each other in their own different ways

Agreed,, it all comes down to personal preference, I think Ive said that around a million times now.

:)

sum41fan wrote:
> i recon that they are as good as each other in their own different
> ways

I think that X Box will come out better. WHEN PIGS FLY!! MWAAAHAAAAAAAA

PS2 wins, because of games like
Deus Ex
MGS2
GTA 3
Vice City
The Getaway

J-42 wrote:
WHEN PIGS FLY!!

Your point??

Personal preference PS2, as I think it has a wider variety of high quality games than either the XBox of GC.

But that's just my opinion.