Playstation 2 Vs Xbox

[Weirdy]

just save up some more money for a 120gb hd and a mod chip and get an xxx-box

[Prican25]

well all next-gen systems aren't due till 2006 so you got plenty of time to wait for those.

 

i own both systems and the way i look at is this:

 

PS2 - definitely has plenty of games over xbox and a bunch more to come this year. its too bad you can't do so much with it as you can with a modded xbox but the quality of the games out for ps2 out does many xbox originals.

 

XBOX - it does in most cases get the same games as ps2 but this is one of the most bad things for it as it to me looks like xbox gets sloppy seconds to what ps2 already had (gta's, tom and jerry and few others). in some cases tho the games are improved like in gta3/vc where it even beats the pc version.

 

the best thing for xbox tho is to mod the xbox since there are many apps/games/emus you can add and also be able to put in a bigger hdd to load up games,vids,music and whatever else (very helpfull if you wanna put a system in your car )

 

xbox does have a slight lack of support in some genres (rpg being the biggest problem and i highly doubt fable would make a dent) and also some companies still stick to the ps2 for exclusives like konami making mgs3, capcom street fighter aniversary + sf3 (usa exclusive), rockstar gta:san andreas, and just annouced ea battlefield. also online gaming seems more on ps2's side then xbox since sony allows 3rd parties to use their own servers where m$ runs the live servers and some companies don't agree with that (ea for one).

 

tough choice but to sum it up:

 

PS2 for games

XBOX for mods to allow apps/emus/games

[Mr.X]

Personally, I use :

 

PC => emulation on a 17'' screen ;

 

X-Box => emulation on TV + Media Player on TV too, commercial games on HDD ;

 

PS2 => PS1 & PS2 commercial games ;

 

DC => the last Capcom Arcade games + other commercial games ;

 

GC => Nintendo & RPG games.

[Wizard]

Mr.X summed up pretty much everything there.

 

S-Video adaptered Video Card with computer with HDTV cababilities = the own.

[Cominus]

xbox does have a slight lack of support in some genres (rpg being the biggest problem and i highly doubt fable would make a dent) and also some companies still stick to the ps2 for exclusives like konami making mgs3, capcom street fighter aniversary + sf3 (usa exclusive), rockstar gta:san andreas, and just annouced ea battlefield. also online gaming seems more on ps2's side then xbox since sony allows 3rd parties to use their own servers where m$ runs the live servers and some companies don't agree with that (ea for one).

You can get online with a special cable(forgot name) and use game spy to play multiplayer games like halo, it may be a little bit laggyer or laggy than xbox live but it's free.

[-VIOLENCE-]

Neither.

 

Upgrade your PC and stop using consoles.

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[Madi]

xbox because u can run emu's on it and i think its cheaper at the moment..ps2 has crappy loading times not to mention graphics as well

[Prican25]

ps2 loading times are bad due to the fact that it has no hdd but now there is a hdd out so future games will support it (the new resident evil does)

 

ps2 gfx aren't that bad if they do it well enough as i can see in some half-ass port they'll do it badly (sonic heros for example was bad on all but gc) yet some of the latest games the quality is damn near xbox's.

[Agozer]

Prican, you're speaking my language.

[Shibathedog]

PS2 probably has the most great games

 

Xbox is best for modding/FPS games

 

Gamecube is best for arcade style games that arent trying to be ultra realistic and all that nonsense, just plain fun

[Prican25]

fps is best on pc, if you meant console wise then definitely xbox

 

i can't say gc for arcade style games but would say for "nintendo type" games fit it cuz thats what it has mostly.

[N3oGhost]

if were not talkin about MODDING a console..........and to choose between the two........then PS2 all the way.

 

If Modding comes to play, then most definately XBOX simply because of all that it can do for you in terms of emulation, media playback, customization, etc.

 

Since this is not a Ps2 vs Xbox vs PC thread.......i wont get into PC and why it PWNS!

 

lol

[veristic]

PS2, is more popular n sells more than both GC n Xbox.

 

And by A LOT. I believe I read somewhere before that it sells more than both sysem's sales combined, so saying it's been on the market longer wont dispute that fact entirely.

[ForceX]

I agree with everything you guys are saying....

 

But the great thing about xbox is Xbox Live....and once Xbox Live 3 gets released you will be able to verus people who have the same game but on the PC...

 

e.g.

 

UT2K4 for Xbox vs UT2K4 for PC

[Shibathedog]

well yeah, i meant excluding PCs