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"Is the Xbox just a mid range pc in disguise?"

I think the Xbox is just a PC in disguise and therefore has all the problems associated with pc gaming. Has anyone noticed how the replays are very glitchy with bad frame rate. Then there's that stupid dashboard which keeps going wrong not to mention the way you have to reset the time and date when ever you turn the power off.

Also if the Xbox is so easy to program for why are'nt there loads of pc games out there for it or being developed. The fact of the matter is that the PS2 has more pc converstions in development than the Xbox, you also have to consider that many console game developers, have not designed for pc's anyway.

At least he can tyrpe properly.




Damn my gimpish fingersd

Can you say the word BORING?

Sounds like you need to go to the doctor.

Finally, an original and entertaining post.









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Well, as with so much other stuff. The race is as much to do with commercial success as actual hardware. PS2 already has almost all the market. X-Box and GameCube will just be out in the cold. PS2 was out first, and is not that far behind in terms of power, etc, so people with a PS2 find it hard to justify changing to another box so soon, especially when the improvement is not that big. Remember the jump in quality from PS1 to PS2. Most people would see the gap from PS2 to X-Box or GameCube as much less.

The X-Box with built in digital tv hard drive recorder will be expensive, and is likely to require a digital tv signal (not everyone has that). Anyway, adding other major features like this could confuse the brand. If there were a really big commercial push on it, people might think that is was the only X-Box available, then see the price and turn to a more "predictable" system like PS2 or GameCube.

Putting the broadband inside the X-Box is fine, but loads of people can't get the signal. It's a complete waste of time for me, as my area is unlikely to ever get broadband. Perhaps in 5 years if we are really really lucky. I don't like 56k dial up anymore than the next person, but it's all i can use here. I don't want to play games on it, but email + web would be nice. But X-Box doesn't support 56k modems!

The X-Box supports HDTV as well (with the right cables). Great, so why do you have to pay extra for the remote control/decoder thing?

I don't want to totally bash X-Box here. It's ok, it is a bit more powerful, and there's a lot of stuff in there. But there are so many "port games", and not enough native/exclusive software.

I don't think Techno Freak is doing a very good job of making friends.

Also, I think that this may have been a GAD attempt.
Scary

WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> ===SONICRAV---wrote:
> go away and write something original!
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> I vote we adopt that as the slogan for these forums.
>
> All those in favour say "Aye!"

Aye!

How about we renain FOG 'Spot the Fan Boy Posts' though spotting them won't exactly be hard.

Sounds like a load of old toilet to me Armitage Shanks, mind you you do sound about as interesting as Bill Gates, a relation is he?

WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> ===SONICRAV---wrote:
> go away and write something original!
>
>
> I vote we adopt that as the slogan for these forums.
>
> All those in favour say "Aye!"

Won't that kill the forums off altogether?

I thought it was a unwritten FOG rule that original topics would go ignored, until they were spammed off the bootom of the page by newbie spam?

The tumbling tumble weed.

Please I have a dreamcast sorry pc which intel chip does it use.