StormHammer Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Well...go on then. Let's hear your arguments for the brick, and tell me why it's in my best interests to get one - keeping one factor in mind: I probably wouldn't use one for first person shooter type games, because I'm used to the hair-trigger response of a mouse/keyboard combo. The reason why I need input is because I've been eyeing up games like Prince Of Persia, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Alias etc., and these type of games usually have a 'console control' feel to them - i.e., character moves towards camera, and you have to pan camera, etc. Is it worth it? Are certain games better suited to the console rather than the PC - even if they are available on both? Should I wait for the Xbox mark II, or dive in and get the first one while it's cheaper? Should I just get a gamepad for these types of games on the PC? Go on...convince me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDove Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Get PS2 or Gamecube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 You won't be able to play xbox games on the xbox2 so if you wait for it you're gonna miss out on some really good games. The xbox is also having a price drop very soon as well. Emperors Tomb was poorly executed. I really enjoyed the Buffy game they made with the Slayer engine but it was just severely screwed with Indy. Prince of Persia is a masterpiece and the controls are great on the Xbox. I'd rather play it on the Xbox over the pc. There's quite a few I'd rather play on the Xbox. Morrowind, GTA, Fable (I hope it rocks!), etc. One of the big selling points of the Xbox for me was the fact that it didn't require save cartridges. Just save all ya want and never worry about. Another big thing for me was the fact that I can't run many of the new games very well on my current system. I don't know if you have a killer system or not. Then there's the dvd feature. You may already have a dvd player for a tv but it's nice to have the option to play them at another tv. The PS2 is extremely overpriced now. The Gamecube is quite cheap now but it may not have the type of games that you like and I, personally, hate the controller for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 I heard microfosts calling the xbxo2 the neXtBOX. They're so creative... :sigh: I've been thinkin gabout getting one as well. Whens the price drop rhett? That way ill buy a used one for dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 They make really good paper weights, And you know you want to give M$ more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckcsaber Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 I plan on buying one just for Halo 2. Yes, the controls are not as good as the mouse and keyboard, but you eventually master it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 it's bulletproof! http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6084935.html here's a little excerpt... According to the police report, Kersey emerged from his bedroom at 2 a.m. brandishing an automatic pistol. Rather than shoot his roommates, Kersey took aim at the offending Xbox and fired a single shot at the console. While the bullet's impact disabled the Xbox, its thick plastic casing deflected the 9mm round, which ricocheted away harmlessly. Other than the Xbox, no injuries resulted from the incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 I've heard rumors about the price dropping as low as $99 by the end of the summer. If (and when) it does I'll get one. When the XBox2 hits the first gen games will get cheap cheap cheap too. Hard to go wrong. Hey! Now I'm actually looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassup Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Originally posted by Lightsaberboy it's bulletproof! http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6084935.html here's a little excerpt... And MS is not marketing on this yet!? I can just imagine it on the box... "XBOX - The ultimate in gaming and personal defense." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Oh Dear, Its only a matter of time until ET sees this, he gets very excited by the mean green machine..... anyways, hello Stormie...... well Indy is a "scheisse" game..... I was quite excited about it, thank The Maker that I rented it first....... nothing special about it all..... worthy of a humungous MEH...... I dont know anything about the Alias game.... So, the decision depends on this.... what *other games* do you intend to play..... I myself am a big Final Fantasy Fan(can you tell ?), so I couldnt have gone without a PS2, to play the old and new FF games... I do have a GC now too, which I bought much cheaply, and play the Rogue Squadron games and the new Final Fantasy games on it...thats it..... Things like the 'Return of tke King' game is better on the console IMO.... and the other saving grace of all consoles vs PC are .... SPORTS GAMES.... If you're the type of person who likes to have friends pop in and have a geat game of football/soccer/golf whatever, than consoles are very cool for this... I have weekly match days of FIFA soccer 2004 with 4 friends on the ps2 multitap..... great fun and a good larf.... I dont picture you as a FF fan though Indy Jones is on PC too, looks better than console and not too awkward with a pc gamepad... KOTOR is on the XB, but its much better on the PC (IMO) and since you prefer the PC for FPS(and who wouldnt), I would only recommend a console(any console, let alone an XB) if there are very specific titles you want to play, *especially* multiplayer ones(usually sports games) that arent as fun on a pc.... good luck in making your decision ! mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 my gamecube will be fine for now, I'll wait til the price drops. What is the latest rumor on the date for the price drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 PS2: + selection of games, DVD feature out of the box = Controler, Multi Play, every one has it - ****y graphics, WAY OVER PRICED, almost to many games, only two player, and I think the controllers suck Game Cube: + Very cheap, some Cube only games rock, small, four player = ummm - crappy controller, kiddy games, no multiplayer, no DVD, very few games, and none to look for ward to XBOX: + Xbox Live, price drop coming soon, Halo and Halo 2, graphics and frame rate, four player, Hard Drive, controllers, many games that rock will be coming only on the xbox = Xbox live costs but I hear every one loves it, EA games are not Xbox friendly (No xbox live), DVD needs a controller - Big and heavy, but accualy it makes me feel like i have the 'Big One' Xbox is the way to go! Games: Halo 1 and 2, Morrowind, Half Life 2 (crosses fingers), Fable, Rainbow Six 3, Splinter Cell / PT looks best on Xbox (unless you have a beefy comp), Ninja Gaiden, JSRF, Mech Assault 1 and 2, Metal Arms (My favorite next to Halo), KotOR, Doom 3, Jade Empire, The Cronicles of Riddick, etc.... TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted March 27, 2004 Author Share Posted March 27, 2004 Thanks for all the responses, people. I'm teetering on the edge of getting an Xbox after holding out for so long. Just one more little shove... And thanks for clarifying that the Xbox 2 won't be backwards compatible, Rhett. Other games I'd be considering would be: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 LOTR: The Two Towers 007: Everything or Nothing I'm not really into sports games at all. I guess I'm looking more at 3rd person action/adventure, and RPG type games. Fable looks interesting, from what I've recently read and seen. Of course, Bioware's Jade Empire will be Xbox exclusive, and is definitely looking tempting... Darnit...I'm nearly talking myself into this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-st-carebear Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Don't ask me....I'm anti-Microsoft... get a PS2 or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Originally posted by -ST-i_stinks Don't ask me....I'm anti-Microsoft... get a PS2 or whatever I'm also an anti-Microsoft, though I use Windows ME, play AOE2TC, Flight Simulator, Own a Microsoft Mouse and Mousepad... Get a PS2, GameCube, N64 or just wait for XBOX2 (Also known as X2) XBOX is kinda growing old you know... Eh? Where are me dentures?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Eh? Getting old? It's newer than the PS2, sabretooth. o_O Heh. And I'd be anti-microsoft too if I used ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Uh, right, right. Xbox is newer than PS2, but uh, uh... *slithers away* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 the best thing about an xbox is you can mod it to play your backup games, and stick in a 160 gig HDD. also dongle free dvd players, stream media to it via lan, all kinds of great stuff i also am anti m$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Ummm...Am I the only one that thinks that if you're asking to be told to get one, your mind's already made up to get one?! Be a man. Make a big boy call all on your own, without a total strangers input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Oooooooohehehehe. Thems fightin' words. Challenge him to a duel, Storm. Pistols at dawn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Firearms are for pansies. Use rapiers. All the systems are on the verge of 'yesterday's system'. We got PS3, X2, and whatever POS Nintendo is gonna spit out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Perhaps a dual handled NGC? >_> /bitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Yeah Stormie, I thought you were cooler than that, coming into the murky depths of the swamp to pick our warped brains thus ...it seems you have made up your mind..... to me you do seem like an XB person..... Im too much a Final Fantasy fan to have not gotten the ps2..... *equips ruby and unleashes eidolon phoenix......Monster HP damage 9999* ...um ...yeah mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermie Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 reasons to get an XBOX: Halo out for PC KotORout for PC BMX XXX DOA beach volleyball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 I'm just gonna be repetive and say Fable... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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