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Eunoia
Joined: 06 Jul 2003
Location: In a seedy karakoe bar by the banks of the mighty Bosphorus
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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:27 pm Post subject: X-Box vs. PS2 |
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| Which one do people generally prefer, and why? What are the features that make you choose one over the other? |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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the best part is there are about a billion games on ps2 compared to xboxs 4. Seriously x-box is the better machine, but the games are holding it back. If you want to play halo buy an xbox. But xbox doesnt have GTA baby......
Also I like to be able to buy my games on the blackmarket  xbox games are less likely to be sold as copies than ps2.
besides gamecube is better than xbox....... go mario |
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Dan
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Sunny Glendale, CA
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| there are lots more games now for the xbox. beyond developers owned by Sony, every game that comes out for the ps2 comes out for the xbox. and between the same game, the xbox is always the better quality. |
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Gord
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| komtengi wrote: |
| But xbox doesnt have GTA baby...... |
You've been living in a cave I see.
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| every game that comes out for the ps2 comes out for the xbox. |
As someone with a tiny bit of experience in the retail side of the gaming industry, I can safely assure you that you're mistaken.
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Hank Scorpio
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Dan wrote: |
| there are lots more games now for the xbox. beyond developers owned by Sony, every game that comes out for the ps2 comes out for the xbox. and between the same game, the xbox is always the better quality. |
It's also broadband ready, and XBox Live is the very best online game service I've ever seen, period. Nothing else touches it.
I personally think that the added hard drive, the slew of great games that have come out for it recently, and the fact that the PS2 is already looking long in the tooth steers me towards the XBox.
There's also the added fact that if you throw a $50 solderless mod chip in there you've got a pretty badass DivX/Emulator machine all ready to go with a hard drive that can store those movies/roms/mp3's, unlike the PS2. Much easier than slapping together a mini-ATX rig with TV out. |
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ed
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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on a side note:
I bought my ps2 in Canada along with 2 games.
I have gotten bored of the games and recently bought a game here which didn't work because the games here are only made for korean machines.
now I don't know what to do. any suggestions? |
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nolin nae
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Location: ���ֹ�
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| now I don't know what to do. any suggestions? |
yeah, you have to get a mod-chip installed. if you had a korean machine it'd probably be a little easier, but you should be able to get a hold of one for your machine in yongsan electronics market. there are a few threads in this forum that address this. do a search for "ps2" |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
Location: The Beyond
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought that you couldn't get a mod-chip installed in North American machines, only in Japanese ones. |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Decide what games you want to play and pick the machine that has them.. keep in mind that PS2 has alot more variety of games to choose from.
History is littered with powerful games machines with cool add-ons & stuff.. but if they don't have a big library of big games they are screwed.. |
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Walter Mitty
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Tokyo! ^.^
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| buddy bradley wrote: |
| I thought that you couldn't get a mod-chip installed in North American machines, only in Japanese ones. |
You can put a modchip in any PS2 system - Japanese, Korean, North American - what have you. |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: standing right behind you...
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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A buddy of mine modified his Xbox and now he has a library of some 40 movies which he has downloaded and can watch at the push of a button (or two). Super. Sweet. Not to mention the fact that he downloads most of his games for free and stores them on that wonderful hard drive. No. Discs.
The games may sukk, but the machine is brilliant. |
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ryleeys
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Columbia, MD
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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I bought an Xbox earlier this year after living with a friend that had one for a year... I couldn't go a week without it (of course, that's before I blew it up here). The graphics and general things that the console has control over are far superior. I'd say that once Xbox has been around for another year or two, it'll put a Microsoft size b***h slap on Sony's sales. You simply can't compete with Microsoft when they decide they're gonna make a move in any given market.
I eat, sleep, and breath High Heat Baseball 2004 and Madden 2004 when my xbox is alive... |
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Gord
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| ryleeys wrote: |
| I bought an Xbox earlier this year after living with a friend that had one for a year... I couldn't go a week without it (of course, that's before I blew it up here). The graphics and general things that the console has control over are far superior. I'd say that once Xbox has been around for another year or two, it'll put a Microsoft size b***h slap on Sony's sales. You simply can't compete with Microsoft when they decide they're gonna make a move in any given market. |
This is a common misconception. MS has done wonders when they tie in a developing market with their existing markets. Their track record on entering markets from scratch has been far from stellar.
"in a couple years" the next generation consoles will be out. Unless Sony does a collosal screwup to alienate everyone, the PS3 will be the console of choice simply because everyone will know about it and bought PS2s already. It's the way the market works.
Speaking of slapping, Sony is bigger than Microsoft. Plus when Matsushita was trying to pimp out the 3DO player they made, they were bigger than Sony and still failed spectacularly. Size is helpful, but does not mean automatic success.
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| A buddy of mine modified his Xbox and now he has a library of some 40 movies which he has downloaded and can watch at the push of a button (or two). Super. Sweet |
This feature will be sold as part of an Xbox upgrade, ironically. Basically it will let the Xbox access any movies/music found on a PC in "My Shared Files" on the local network. I don't know the codecs and details, but that's a general overview. |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:05 am Post subject: |
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One thing that people tend to ignore is the controller, and PS2 has this over both of the other consoles. If I wanted to use a keyboard to play a game, I'll use my pc not an xbox.
As for microsoft kicking arse?? Gord mentioned about microsofts position in the market, however in the Korean market Xbox is taking a right royal arse kicking. Xbox cant even ship their units, while PS2 is just flooding the market. If you're outside of Korea or gonna buy your games online... go for it. But dont even jump on board here.
On a side note all consoles can be chipped, all regions and systems can be done. |
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ryleeys
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Columbia, MD
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:07 am Post subject: |
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| Ack... I should have mentioned my comments applied to the American market since I admittedly know nothing about the Korean market. |
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