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Having never seen a game on the X-Box or never having seen a proper ' in-game' screenshot, it's impossible to say how good it'll be. As has been discussed before Stats mean very little and poly counts are just hype from the manufacturer.
The real problem for the X-box may be the fact that it is so similar to a PC. The architecture is almost identical and it runs useing a version of Windows. Potential crashes and 'errors' aside, the issue of games will make or break this console.
Due to the similarities between the X-Box and PC the flood of simple ports is inevitable. This may not be a bad thing as many consoles have benefitted from PC ports (Quake III)
But what is Important is that if it is easy to transfer a PC game to the X-Box it mught not take agvantage of the console's potential and look and play exactly the same as the PC version. This would be a bad thing.
Consoles benefit greatly from having exclusive games - Gran Turismo, Shemnue (???) mario etc. If the X-box doesn't have these why would you buy it?
As has been said before games make a console and that's exactly what the X-Box needs - High quality, exclusive titles. However I feel that these will be few and far between....
The real problem for the X-box may be the fact that it is so similar to a PC. The architecture is almost identical and it runs useing a version of Windows. Potential crashes and 'errors' aside, the issue of games will make or break this console.
Due to the similarities between the X-Box and PC the flood of simple ports is inevitable. This may not be a bad thing as many consoles have benefitted from PC ports (Quake III)
But what is Important is that if it is easy to transfer a PC game to the X-Box it mught not take agvantage of the console's potential and look and play exactly the same as the PC version. This would be a bad thing.
Consoles benefit greatly from having exclusive games - Gran Turismo, Shemnue (???) mario etc. If the X-box doesn't have these why would you buy it?
As has been said before games make a console and that's exactly what the X-Box needs - High quality, exclusive titles. However I feel that these will be few and far between....
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ERrrrrrr... the Xbox won't have these problems. The DC uses MS Windows CE. Does it crash? No. The Xbox will also use a different OS. Will it crash? No. The reason is due to the way the platform is the same for every single Xbox, unlike different PCs. As for the comment about your PC- my PC is v. old with Win 95, and I hardly have any problems. You obviously have an odd set up, or have options set incorrectly.
SonicRav
SonicRav
Pssssst SonicRav i hate microsoft because windows has so many problems with crashes and illegal operations which are a daily if not twice or three times a day thing, do you really expect me to buy one if my computer has all those problems? I would prefere they make there computers work first before going into the console market!
I think people who say the Xbox has problems are just like Sony fanboys. "The PS2 is good because it is made by Sony" = "The Xbox is bad because I don't like microsoft."
The fact is that we live in a capitolist society in which Microsoft has every right to control the market. If you don't like it, become a communist!
SonicRav
The fact is that we live in a capitolist society in which Microsoft has every right to control the market. If you don't like it, become a communist!
SonicRav
The PC's architectire will already be familiar to developers, also the 8086 chip series is pretty well established, NVida are also known for making cards that are easy to code for, and with Windows API there will be NO problems coding...
The system should be fairly stable, MS seem to be fairly competant at making stable cut down versions of Windows... equally, as I said before because the devlopers will know the excat spec of the system, there code will be a lot tighter, with a lower number of bugs
-- Is it possible to be totally partial.
The system should be fairly stable, MS seem to be fairly competant at making stable cut down versions of Windows... equally, as I said before because the devlopers will know the excat spec of the system, there code will be a lot tighter, with a lower number of bugs
-- Is it possible to be totally partial.
The Xbox is based on PC archetecture. So is the Dreamcast- and development for it is sooo hard that we are still waiting for great games.
The Xbox uses windows, and so may crash. The Dreamcast uses windows too, and I see them crashing all the time.
The Xbox will usffer from too many ports. The Dreamcast has suffered from too many ports- clearly the fact games are licenced for consoles doesn't make any difference.
The Xbox doesn't have high quality exclusive titles. Bungie, who are making Halo, for example, have not been bought by MS.
The fact is, the Xbox is a great set up. It was made by games developers who worked with MS to get every feature they needed. The reason for the PC style archetecture is that that is what developers wanted! It's far easier than something like the PS2s unique (ie poor) dev kits! It is also v. similar to what Sega did with the DC- an easy to develop platform that developers love.
SonicRav
The Xbox uses windows, and so may crash. The Dreamcast uses windows too, and I see them crashing all the time.
The Xbox will usffer from too many ports. The Dreamcast has suffered from too many ports- clearly the fact games are licenced for consoles doesn't make any difference.
The Xbox doesn't have high quality exclusive titles. Bungie, who are making Halo, for example, have not been bought by MS.
The fact is, the Xbox is a great set up. It was made by games developers who worked with MS to get every feature they needed. The reason for the PC style archetecture is that that is what developers wanted! It's far easier than something like the PS2s unique (ie poor) dev kits! It is also v. similar to what Sega did with the DC- an easy to develop platform that developers love.
SonicRav
More information than I enjoyed! :) ...
Dont do drugs kids... it effects your ability to speel :)
I did once get kicked out of an IRC room for advertising! :)
-- I discovered today that goldfish do not like jelly.
Dont do drugs kids... it effects your ability to speel :)
I did once get kicked out of an IRC room for advertising! :)
-- I discovered today that goldfish do not like jelly.
Thanks for that info MD..... I'm not sure if we really all needed to know that though.....
flying pig wrote:
> you spell it:
Armitage Shanks
It's funny, because I noticed that the other day, but soon forgot about it, as the auto flush came on the urinal, and as it was flushing, and filling up, I was also still filling it up. You can't easily start once you stop see, and I'd already started before the flush kicked in. So anyway, there I stood, at the urinal, watching as the level of water was ever rising. I wasn't sure how much longer the flush was going to last, but my bladder must have contained around a gallon, as it didn't show any signs of subsiding either! Anyway, just as I thought that I was going to get wet shoes, the flush slowed down, and as a result, the water began to disappear. So thankfully I was able to finish my business, and get back to work. As a result of all of the excitement I'd forgoted my initial Armitage Shanks spelling thought.
> you spell it:
Armitage Shanks
It's funny, because I noticed that the other day, but soon forgot about it, as the auto flush came on the urinal, and as it was flushing, and filling up, I was also still filling it up. You can't easily start once you stop see, and I'd already started before the flush kicked in. So anyway, there I stood, at the urinal, watching as the level of water was ever rising. I wasn't sure how much longer the flush was going to last, but my bladder must have contained around a gallon, as it didn't show any signs of subsiding either! Anyway, just as I thought that I was going to get wet shoes, the flush slowed down, and as a result, the water began to disappear. So thankfully I was able to finish my business, and get back to work. As a result of all of the excitement I'd forgoted my initial Armitage Shanks spelling thought.
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