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"Not Again, damn you Microsoft !"

So, for the third time this year I'm wondering whether to buy an Xbox. First I was going to get one at launch - I sold my PS2 and all the games....but then changed my mind 5 days from launch and bought a new PS2. Then, in May, I nearly had one then, but bought a Gamecube instead which I really like. Now, it's October, I've just traded in the sixth new release in a row that I bought for PS2 (Hitman 2, previously Tekken 4, Deus Ex, Final Fantasy X, and a pile of others. I'm bored of being told how great Vice City is, The Getaway will be rubbish, and Tomb Raider has been put back til next year.

What's the game that's tempted me ? Splinter Cell, looks brilliant and totally excellent. Plus, though I haven't got Broadband yet, I'm seriously impressed by MS's Xbox Live - unlike Sony's plan its clear, has major games support, and there's a definite price for it which seems quite reasonable. On top of that I still want Halo, DOA3, PGR, Buffy, Jetset Radio, Ralisport, Sega GT2002, and a fair few others.

I've belittled Microsoft's console before, but I think this Christmas their are quite a few games there to impress people.

Er...and thats it really. Pretty pointless topic eh ? Just sitting around geting ready to snipe someone on Ebay he he :)

~~Belldandy~~

So, for the third time this year I'm wondering whether to buy an Xbox. First I was going to get one at launch - I sold my PS2 and all the games....but then changed my mind 5 days from launch and bought a new PS2. Then, in May, I nearly had one then, but bought a Gamecube instead which I really like. Now, it's October, I've just traded in the sixth new release in a row that I bought for PS2 (Hitman 2, previously Tekken 4, Deus Ex, Final Fantasy X, and a pile of others. I'm bored of being told how great Vice City is, The Getaway will be rubbish, and Tomb Raider has been put back til next year.

What's the game that's tempted me ? Splinter Cell, looks brilliant and totally excellent. Plus, though I haven't got Broadband yet, I'm seriously impressed by MS's Xbox Live - unlike Sony's plan its clear, has major games support, and there's a definite price for it which seems quite reasonable. On top of that I still want Halo, DOA3, PGR, Buffy, Jetset Radio, Ralisport, Sega GT2002, and a fair few others.

I've belittled Microsoft's console before, but I think this Christmas their are quite a few games there to impress people.

Er...and thats it really. Pretty pointless topic eh ? Just sitting around geting ready to snipe someone on Ebay he he :)

~~Belldandy~~

Hmm...

It's both a good time AND a bad time to get an Xbox.

A good time because the price is reasonable, the line-up is good, and Xbox live is just a month away, but also a bad time because price cuts are just beyond the horizon...

Belldandy wrote:
> The Getaway will be rubbish

And you know this for a fact because...?

Anyway, the solution is simple - keep your PS2 and buy an Xbox, and have the best of both worlds. After all - keeping your PS2 doesn't cost you anything, does it?

I thought Splinter Cell was on PS2 as well.

It will be, eventually. A few months of Xbox exclusivity first, though.

Yep, so not really a good reason to buy an XBox. No one can be so desperate as to buy an XBox only to play a game a few months earlier.

Well nothing on Ps2 really interests me at the moment, apart from Timesplitters 2 which I could get on Xbox or my Gamecube anyway.

The Getaway will forever live in GTA Vice's shadow, and neither are really my type of game anyway.

~~Belldandy~~

Belldandy wrote:
> Well nothing on Ps2 really interests me at the moment, apart from
> Timesplitters 2 which I could get on Xbox or my Gamecube anyway.
>
> The Getaway will forever live in GTA Vice's shadow, and neither are
> really my type of game anyway.
>
> ~~Belldandy~~


I aint you but I think you will enjoy your xbox

Belldandy wrote:
> Well nothing on Ps2 really interests me at the moment

I thought you said you liked the look of Splinter Cell? That's only XBox exclusive for a short time before going to PS2.

As from Friday, you can get Xbox + JSRF + Sega GT2002 for £160. You will also be able to get Controller S for £25.

Perfect time to buy one, in my opinion.