Xbox or ps2???

[Arden]

Gamecube has the worst controller...

... on EARTH.

[JetwingX]

from what i have noticed,
PS2- a lot of RPGs
XBox- good online games
Game Cube- the clasic nintendo favorite good games (LOZ:WW, super smash brothers, etc.)

[MikeXpop]

Originally posted by arden
Gamecube has the worst controller...

... on EARTH.

Do you have elephantitus of the hands? It has the most comfortable controller...

... on EARTH.

[Arden]

Okay, maybe it's just me. I tried to play that James Bond game, and I simply could not get the hang of it. At least in Halo I get to change my control settings.

[The Memory Hole]

The gamecube may be comfortable, but it is seriously lacking... for instance, no two analog sticks (don't even try to argue that the C button is an analog stick... that thing is a joke). The Playstation 2 and Xbox controllers (the S-type anyway) are just fine though.

Here are some of the high profile games for the Xbox:
Halo
Unreal (not on PS2)
Medal of Honor
Splinter Cell (better than PS2 overall IMHO)
Metal Gear Solid Substance (same as PS2 version IMHO)
Soul Caliber 2 (claimed by EGM mag to be best version... haven't played it myself though)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Here are some of the high profile game for the PS2:
Grand Theft Auto 3 & VC(exclusive on the PS2)
Splinter Cell (not as good as Xbox, but has an extra level)
Soul Caliber 2
Madden NFL
SOCOM (awesome online game)
The Getaway
Final Fantasy series (pretty much exclusive to PS 2)

Onine gaming is more enjoyable with the Xbox in my opinion (more integration, easier finding friends, everyone broadband [that could be a bad thing actually])... but it is VERY expensive when compared to the PS2. The PS2 has less integration, but is considerably less expensive. It also claims one of the finer online games, SOCOM: Navy Seals.

Also, if you like modding your systems (which I doubt), get the Xbox. Since it has an internal HD (you may want to get a larger one put in... 60 GB?), people have hella hacked it and put OS's (Linux I believe) on it. More of a novelty in my opinion though (and kinda risky since it voids your warranty). Unfortunately, most mod it for warez purposes (I won't go into that here, but I think you can figure it out).

Okay, I think I kinda rambled. Sorry if this didn't help... I would put more detail in, and make this more understandable and to the point, but I got to go to work.

[Arden]

How is everyone having broadband bad?

I'd guess the Xbox will tend to have better graphics than the same games on PS2 because the Xbox has a better graphics processor.

And don't tell me the Xbox would have taken off as well as is has if Microsoft hadn't released Halo for it. That's the only reason I pay the Xbox any attention at all.

[JohnnyV]

I own an Xbox for pretty much one reason and one reason only:





HALOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!



Well, I also use it as an enterainment hub for my home theater. I put a mod chip in and a bigger hard drive, and now I can stream videos from m,y computer to my xbox and watch them on my tv. Also when the xbox is killed my M$ I have a nice linux server. I can watch dvds, play games, stream video and music, its very cool - and all without M$ software.

[Ricky]

I have a GameCube at home and I love it. I did have to send my first one in because the reader died, but it was still under warrantee. The second one hasn't had one bug.

I want a PS2 for Grand Theft Auto 3, but that's coming to GCN very soon.