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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~~

Tóm wrote:
> I'd be interested to know what's in it, as
> there's also another rumour I heard that they'd be starting to phase
> in the Controller S by including it in the pack.
>
> Just interested to know what's true, and what people have made up.

It is true that they are bringing in the S controller as the standard one with the console. Some MS exec said that the S controller has outsold the normal one by miles, so they're bunging that one in instead...well, in executive language. :)

Belldandy wrote:

> Well theres been very little about it in the PS2 mags, just vague
> notions its coming out. Besides it's not just Splinter Cell, its Xbox
> Live, Ghost Recon, buffy, Halo, GT2002, Unreal, PGR, DOA3 and a few
> more. Graphics on Splinter Cell will probably look best on Xbos
> anyway, gameplay is most important though.

You mention some games there that are fairly old, are there no old PS2 games to interest you?

>
> The point was Belldandy said there were no games that looked good on
> PS2, but Splinter Cell is on PS2.


You said is that is present tense so I did read you didn't proof check :D

Silent85 wrote:
> want me to check it out tommorow tom I will have a peek?

Hehe. Yeah, ok. Thanks, I'd be interested to know what's in it, as there's also another rumour I heard that they'd be starting to phase in the Controller S by including it in the pack.

Just interested to know what's true, and what people have made up.

Blank wrote:
> 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.

Well theres been very little about it in the PS2 mags, just vague notions its coming out. Besides it's not just Splinter Cell, its Xbox Live, Ghost Recon, buffy, Halo, GT2002, Unreal, PGR, DOA3 and a few more. Graphics on Splinter Cell will probably look best on Xbos anyway, gameplay is most important though.

~~Belldandy~~

I know Splinter Cell is exclusive at the moment, but not for long. Is it really worth slashing out on an Xbox for a game you could get in a few months anyway?

By the way, we already said this, so read the previous posts Silent85!

want me to check it out tommorow tom I will have a peek?

By the way, apparently, Gamestation will sell the Sega pack for £149.99. £10 cheaper than the RRP.

Also, from what I've heard, the two games will come on one single disk. So no trading them in :-)

It aint at this moment in time it is exclusive at the moment

Silent85 wrote:

> There are others

The point was Belldandy said there were no games that looked good on PS2, but Splinter Cell is on PS2.