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Stupid idiot wrote:
> And yes we do have the better games.
LOL "WE?"
Fanboys...when will they learn?
> And yes we do have the better games.
LOL "WE?"
Fanboys...when will they learn?
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Savatt -
www.cube-europe.com is back up and running if you want to check up on the release list, but unfortuantely it has not been updated since E3.
Nintendo aren't 'sneering' at online play. They are just taking it cautiously, because they see it as a risk, although they are well prepared.
www.cube-europe.com is back up and running if you want to check up on the release list, but unfortuantely it has not been updated since E3.
Nintendo aren't 'sneering' at online play. They are just taking it cautiously, because they see it as a risk, although they are well prepared.
Right I will give you my opinion, please read through it and understand why:
After gaming for over 10 years and owning most of the consoles I am expereinced in this field and I love to game and discuss in both reviews and discussions. At the age of 15 I am always looking for the next big thing in both gaming and sport. After owning a PS2 which was sold to buy my Xbox and having play tested the GameCube for over 6 months now I have come to the conclusion that I like the Xbox best out of all the 3 next generation consoles.
In the past I have enjoyed the pleasure Nintendo gave me, I have owned the NEZ, SNEZ and Nintendo 64 (Snez being my favourite) but after purchasing my N64 I lost faith in Nintendo as I felt that the console was a let down. I owned 007 Goldeneye (great game), Mission Impossbile, Diddy Kong Racing and Mario Kart 64 (great fun) but this was all I ever wanted to buy for the console. I know games like Perfect Dark and Zelda were superb additions to the console but I never got around to purchasing them. I sold my N64 3 weeks ago now and I will probably never buy a Nintendo product again. Nintendo do not appeal to my gaming nature and although they aim at casual games I want something more hardcore (stricktly gaming sense) that appeals to what I like, for this I found the Microsoft Xbox.
I know this may seem childish but I like to own what is the most powerful! The Xbox is this and although the console delivers the most advanced sytem in itself I feel that it also has the games to back it up. I won't list the games again as I am sure we are all aware of what is up and coming to the console and I feel that bench-mark titles are among them. One of the games that most excites me on the Xbox is 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell' which is a game derived from the PC and graphically enhanced for the Xbox. I am into first person, third person and driving gaming genres and after researching the console for over 3 months before purchase and analysing the games one by one I feel that the Xbox will give me all of what I want and more.
Being a very experienced and hardcore gamer, I have held almost every pad on the market and used most peripherals available for my chosen console. After play testing the GameCube pad and owning a PS2 one the Xox pad appeals to me more than ever! The sheer size of it makes my hands feel comfortable and the button positioning is great. For racing games the shoulder pads are used to accelerate and brake which I find the most innovative addition to a racer yet. The D-Pad and Analog sensitivity suits me greatly and so far it has worked superbly with the 5 games I have played with it. Alhough I am yet to test every genre out whilst using the game pad I am very confident that it will suit every game it plays with.
As well as being into games I am also a movie fan, I have 17 DVD's with an 18th coming very soon and without a DVD player in my bedroom all of these would go to waste. This was a very big help when desciding between purchasing an Xbox or GameCube as it would effect the way I used and played on it. Although the DVD playback is expensive I will be investing in it very soon to fill in my entertainment needs. Although facts and figures may seem irrelavant the DVD player in the Xbox is 4 times the speed of the PS2 DVD player and when watching such high quality material you can notice the difference greatly.
The Xbox is probably the size of your average VCR, but it needs to be as it houses the most complex and original system that no other console has done so far. In the centre of the console lies the famous "X" which makes the Xbox stand out and show people what it is! I really like the design of it and the colours really appeal to my nature, it is slick, futruristic and it looks powerful.
The console itself is home to 4 USB controller ports, front loading DVD drive and the standard eject button all on the front of it. The back of the console consists of your standard Audio/Video out port, the power supply outlet and a special digital port for HDTV.
Instead of doing what other consoles have done to this date the Xbox has taken a brave and successful leap into adding an " 8GB Hard Drive " which neither the PS2 or Game Cube have done into the console itself to cut down on the loading times and make it easier for game saves onto the Xbox instead of the usual memory card, although the memory card can be bought if data needs to be transferred from one Xbox to another. The Hard Drive will also eventually be used to download extra characters, levels and gaming demos.
Microsoft have promised a $2 Billion invest into the future of the Xbox and with the games that are coming out it will really help to promote and advertise gaming worldwide. With this amount of finacial backing the future of the Xbox is set to be a solid a very successful one that will please gamers all round with the market having such prosporous investers which will help to give gamers world wide a better deal.
I am very impressed with the Xbox so far, load times have been superb, the graphics I have witnessed are the best I have ever seen and the speed at which games run at (frame rate) seems to be at least 60fps for all the games out/coming out on it. The sheer power of the console impresses me and with the gaming power to back it up I feel that the competition will have to really boost their ideas up otherwise the Xbox will conquer all!
I hope both the GameCube and PS2 can compete with the Xbox as it will make the gaming market a very interesting place to be around in the next few years. With award winning titles out and on the way I can only see one way forward for this console and it is >>>>>>!
I hope you have enjoyed reading my opinioin and feelings about the Xbox this Cyclone, Sibs and anyone else who thought I was just a stupid fool that spammed just to annoy, I want to get on with people on here and I resorted to stupid tactics which I was condeming in the first place! I will change from now on and not react as quickly to fools that do not know what they are talking about in the first place.
Thankyou for taking the time to read this!
After gaming for over 10 years and owning most of the consoles I am expereinced in this field and I love to game and discuss in both reviews and discussions. At the age of 15 I am always looking for the next big thing in both gaming and sport. After owning a PS2 which was sold to buy my Xbox and having play tested the GameCube for over 6 months now I have come to the conclusion that I like the Xbox best out of all the 3 next generation consoles.
In the past I have enjoyed the pleasure Nintendo gave me, I have owned the NEZ, SNEZ and Nintendo 64 (Snez being my favourite) but after purchasing my N64 I lost faith in Nintendo as I felt that the console was a let down. I owned 007 Goldeneye (great game), Mission Impossbile, Diddy Kong Racing and Mario Kart 64 (great fun) but this was all I ever wanted to buy for the console. I know games like Perfect Dark and Zelda were superb additions to the console but I never got around to purchasing them. I sold my N64 3 weeks ago now and I will probably never buy a Nintendo product again. Nintendo do not appeal to my gaming nature and although they aim at casual games I want something more hardcore (stricktly gaming sense) that appeals to what I like, for this I found the Microsoft Xbox.
I know this may seem childish but I like to own what is the most powerful! The Xbox is this and although the console delivers the most advanced sytem in itself I feel that it also has the games to back it up. I won't list the games again as I am sure we are all aware of what is up and coming to the console and I feel that bench-mark titles are among them. One of the games that most excites me on the Xbox is 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell' which is a game derived from the PC and graphically enhanced for the Xbox. I am into first person, third person and driving gaming genres and after researching the console for over 3 months before purchase and analysing the games one by one I feel that the Xbox will give me all of what I want and more.
Being a very experienced and hardcore gamer, I have held almost every pad on the market and used most peripherals available for my chosen console. After play testing the GameCube pad and owning a PS2 one the Xox pad appeals to me more than ever! The sheer size of it makes my hands feel comfortable and the button positioning is great. For racing games the shoulder pads are used to accelerate and brake which I find the most innovative addition to a racer yet. The D-Pad and Analog sensitivity suits me greatly and so far it has worked superbly with the 5 games I have played with it. Alhough I am yet to test every genre out whilst using the game pad I am very confident that it will suit every game it plays with.
As well as being into games I am also a movie fan, I have 17 DVD's with an 18th coming very soon and without a DVD player in my bedroom all of these would go to waste. This was a very big help when desciding between purchasing an Xbox or GameCube as it would effect the way I used and played on it. Although the DVD playback is expensive I will be investing in it very soon to fill in my entertainment needs. Although facts and figures may seem irrelavant the DVD player in the Xbox is 4 times the speed of the PS2 DVD player and when watching such high quality material you can notice the difference greatly.
The Xbox is probably the size of your average VCR, but it needs to be as it houses the most complex and original system that no other console has done so far. In the centre of the console lies the famous "X" which makes the Xbox stand out and show people what it is! I really like the design of it and the colours really appeal to my nature, it is slick, futruristic and it looks powerful.
The console itself is home to 4 USB controller ports, front loading DVD drive and the standard eject button all on the front of it. The back of the console consists of your standard Audio/Video out port, the power supply outlet and a special digital port for HDTV.
Instead of doing what other consoles have done to this date the Xbox has taken a brave and successful leap into adding an " 8GB Hard Drive " which neither the PS2 or Game Cube have done into the console itself to cut down on the loading times and make it easier for game saves onto the Xbox instead of the usual memory card, although the memory card can be bought if data needs to be transferred from one Xbox to another. The Hard Drive will also eventually be used to download extra characters, levels and gaming demos.
Microsoft have promised a $2 Billion invest into the future of the Xbox and with the games that are coming out it will really help to promote and advertise gaming worldwide. With this amount of finacial backing the future of the Xbox is set to be a solid a very successful one that will please gamers all round with the market having such prosporous investers which will help to give gamers world wide a better deal.
I am very impressed with the Xbox so far, load times have been superb, the graphics I have witnessed are the best I have ever seen and the speed at which games run at (frame rate) seems to be at least 60fps for all the games out/coming out on it. The sheer power of the console impresses me and with the gaming power to back it up I feel that the competition will have to really boost their ideas up otherwise the Xbox will conquer all!
I hope both the GameCube and PS2 can compete with the Xbox as it will make the gaming market a very interesting place to be around in the next few years. With award winning titles out and on the way I can only see one way forward for this console and it is >>>>>>!
I hope you have enjoyed reading my opinioin and feelings about the Xbox this Cyclone, Sibs and anyone else who thought I was just a stupid fool that spammed just to annoy, I want to get on with people on here and I resorted to stupid tactics which I was condeming in the first place! I will change from now on and not react as quickly to fools that do not know what they are talking about in the first place.
Thankyou for taking the time to read this!
All my friends that have a comp have broadband now and I'm getting it myself this week. As its been said, dial up connections are crap for online play. If Microsoft took that route then a big area of their future plans is already dead.
Broadband is not a big thing over here yet, but it seems to be picking up. As garb said, in America, theres few households that haven't got broadband now so over there, Microsoft's online ideas have more support. I bought the X-Box because of the potential it has and the games that are out and coming out. When I heard its plans for online play I was pretty excited cause I love online gaming.
I think online gaming is definatly an area that should be explored with consoles as there are so many games players around the world now. The chance to play against people from other countries among other things is great and I'm glad Microsoft are really putting a lot of effort into it. Nintendo might pretty much sneer at online gaming but they've been wrong before (i.e - sticking to cartridges over disks).
Broadband is not a big thing over here yet, but it seems to be picking up. As garb said, in America, theres few households that haven't got broadband now so over there, Microsoft's online ideas have more support. I bought the X-Box because of the potential it has and the games that are out and coming out. When I heard its plans for online play I was pretty excited cause I love online gaming.
I think online gaming is definatly an area that should be explored with consoles as there are so many games players around the world now. The chance to play against people from other countries among other things is great and I'm glad Microsoft are really putting a lot of effort into it. Nintendo might pretty much sneer at online gaming but they've been wrong before (i.e - sticking to cartridges over disks).
In responce to Phillip, I see what you mean about the modem thing. And a lot more than half the people won't even use it, I agree with that. So for them, it would be a waste of money (although this money saved, wouldn't get passed down to the customer)
BUT like I said earlier, the modem probably only cost them about 2 or 3 quid. So if they didn't include it, they wouldn't charge the RRP as £197. They would still charge £199. So, in a way, it's free.
Besides, the modem is also used to link up Xbox's, so they've used something they would have needed anyway, nice money saver there.
But you could say about the paying for stuff you don't need on other consoles. PS2 has two USB ports, and a firewire port, right? Well I've only used one of these for my G-Con 2. So that's a second USB port, and a firewire port that I've paid for, but I don't use.
GC has two expansion ports. I think this is, one for a modem (56k) and one for broadband. Now you will only ever use one, so you are paying for an extra connector that you won't use.
There is always a little thing included that most people won't use. There was even a link up plug for the Playstation 1. Hardly anyone used it, so they removed it for the PSone.
It's not just the Xbox that has this problem.
BUT like I said earlier, the modem probably only cost them about 2 or 3 quid. So if they didn't include it, they wouldn't charge the RRP as £197. They would still charge £199. So, in a way, it's free.
Besides, the modem is also used to link up Xbox's, so they've used something they would have needed anyway, nice money saver there.
But you could say about the paying for stuff you don't need on other consoles. PS2 has two USB ports, and a firewire port, right? Well I've only used one of these for my G-Con 2. So that's a second USB port, and a firewire port that I've paid for, but I don't use.
GC has two expansion ports. I think this is, one for a modem (56k) and one for broadband. Now you will only ever use one, so you are paying for an extra connector that you won't use.
There is always a little thing included that most people won't use. There was even a link up plug for the Playstation 1. Hardly anyone used it, so they removed it for the PSone.
It's not just the Xbox that has this problem.
Oh well, at least Halo does and that will be awesome! I can't wait for Dead Or Alive 3 to come through tomorrow, then Halo and RalliSport by weekend and then Commandos 2 when it comes out next friday! I am really pleased with the colection that I am building up even though I only have Max Payne at the moment (all time favourite game). Are you going to get Commandos 2? Lokks amazing and I have completed Commandos 1 and the add on pack on PC can't wait for the Xbox version though.
garb - I don't think DOA3 supports the surround sound mate. Sounds like a nice set up your getting together there. ;-)
Be nice to have all that along with the head set when the console goes online. :-) Games like Halo 2 will make you feel more in the battles than when your playing on the likes of PC's. It'll be nice to use that head set instead of trying to type and leaving yourself open to cheap shots by opponents. ;-))
Be nice to have all that along with the head set when the console goes online. :-) Games like Halo 2 will make you feel more in the battles than when your playing on the likes of PC's. It'll be nice to use that head set instead of trying to type and leaving yourself open to cheap shots by opponents. ;-))
Please would you all read my post in ' ALL XBOX FANS READ THIS ', it shows that I am not just a spammer or childish gamer but I do have reasons, it is not biased and I feel that you will enjoy reading it, all who have condemed my actions over the past 2 days please read it and then make your descions, thankyou!
Tóm wrote:
> Yes. I should be getting broadband in June.
Thats one person! The modem will benefit you, but now think of the thousands of people who won't get broadband because it is too expensive (like garbe123) they have now bought a piece of hardware that won't be beneficial to them at all!
Modem gameplay is crap, don't even try it!
> Yes. I should be getting broadband in June.
Thats one person! The modem will benefit you, but now think of the thousands of people who won't get broadband because it is too expensive (like garbe123) they have now bought a piece of hardware that won't be beneficial to them at all!
Modem gameplay is crap, don't even try it!
I might get broadband if it comes down in price or if I get a job!
Yes. I should be getting broadband in June.
Any more questions?
Any more questions?
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