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X Box vs PS2 vs GameCube vs PC

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X Box vs PS2 vs GameCube vs PC

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I figured to start another "vs" thread because the last one was fun!

So...

1) What is your favorite system, no matter how old?
2) What is your favorite game?
3) What would you like to own as a dream game system?
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Reply #126 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Who cares if Gamecube plays DVDs or not. If you want to watch DVDs then use a DVD player. PS2 use to be my DVD Player but I later got a real DVD player because gaming consoles suck for DVD. Gaming consoles do one thing well and that is play games.
Reply #127 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ummm, you really can't go wrong with either Nvidia or ATI. Try to say otherwise.

And word has it Microsoft is goin with ATI for Xbox2 (or whatever it's gonna be called).
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #128 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Who cares if Gamecube plays DVDs or not. If you want to watch DVDs then use a DVD player. PS2 use to be my DVD Player but I later got a real DVD player because gaming consoles suck for DVD. Gaming consoles do one thing well and that is play games.



Got to look at the big picture brother. Some people can not afford a video game system and a DVD player.

Some people just want to waste money on Mario Bros....
Reply #129 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#126 by Tech Cat - 7/20/2003 7:36:42 PM Who cares if Gamecube plays DVDs or not. If you want to watch DVDs then use a DVD player. PS2 use to be my DVD Player but I later got a real DVD player because gaming consoles suck for DVD. Gaming consoles do one thing well and that is play games.



No doubt, and I don't use the Xbox as a DVD player, but there are people out there who can't afford it.

Just another feature Gamecube lacks. That's all. So you never heard about Xbox Connect? Free. I'll be playin on broadband (for free) while you're on 56k in which you payed 35 beans for it. If you won't watch DVDs on your Xbox, then there's no need for a DVD remote.
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Reply #130 from WinCustomize Forums Top
...and I don't want to pay extra for a built in DVD playback that is crappy especially if I already have a DVD player. Gamecube would cost more if they had built in DVD playback. Nintendo made the right decision when they decided they are a gaming company not a home entertainment center company.

Check out how crappy PS2 and XBOX DVD playback is http://dvd.ign.com/articles/315957p1.html
Reply #131 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ummm, you really can't go wrong with either Nvidia or ATI. Try to say otherwise.


that is certainly true.

Check this out:
http://www.epinions.com/game-Hardware-Consoles2-All-Dolphin/skp_~1/linkin_id_~/sp_~/search_vertical_~all?search_string=game+cube
So yes, it might be cheper compared to:
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Consoles-Microsoft_Xbox_Console/skp_~1/linkin_id_~/sp_~/search_vertical_~t11244928?search_string=xbox
But read the reviews....
GAME CUBE falls short!
Reply #132 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"I'll be playin on broadband (for free) while you're on 56k in which you payed 35 beans for it"

I don't play online games so which ever system does online better does not effect which system I favor more. I just like to play games. That's all I expect of a gaming console.
Reply #134 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#130 by Tech Cat - 7/20/2003 7:44:29 PM ...and I don't want to pay extra for a built in DVD playback that is crappy especially if I already have a DVD player. Gamecube would cost more if they had built in DVD playback. Nintendo made the right decision when they decided they are a gaming company not a home entertainment center company.Check out how crappy PS2 and XBOX DVD playback is Link



Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, stop it. Big list for the Xbox


The only way you will be able to tell the difference with it really mattering is compared to progressive scan and a HD tv (but they're not mainstream, correct?) Right, the Xbox is sooooo much more expensive with a DVD drive compared to the Gamecube without one.

Reply #135 from WinCustomize Forums Top
not to mention they have a hard drive....

hey tech here is something else that sucks...
http://www.nintendo.com/news/news_articles.jsp?articleID=6282
Reply #136 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did you even look at the compatability list. Look at all the problems PS2 has with DVDs. XBOX has a few too. Funny it has the same problem with Snow White that XP had before a patch was released on Windows Update.
Reply #137 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Also, the Xbox supports HD and also in-game.
Reply #139 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And what sucks about your link Kona? You are a real Nintendo hater aren't you.


Only becase 80% of the games are for kids and the hardware is limited to what I need. Get real. I can not take my PS2 and DVD player to work... to much of a hassle.

So let me get this straight. You are so niave. You hate:

Nvidia
Intel
PC Games (although no video game matches Quake 3)
Xbox
Playstation
Windows
Microsoft

If you hate all this stuff you need to go somewhere else. Rather you want to admit it or not, Nintendo is light years behind Xbox and evn Sony in terms of technology.

I will give you this... a gamecube would make a nice doorstop. Even has a handle so it would make a great frisbee to.
Reply #140 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I hate Nvidia, Intel and Microsoft. Even though I hate Microsoft I like XP.

I am sick of arguing with naive Nintendo haters. How can a Mac lover hate a gaming system that is similar to Mac in hardware? Enjoy your XBOX although it is actually a Windows 2000 PC that connects to your TV.
Reply #141 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Enjoy your XBOX although it is actually a Windows 2000 PC that connects to your TV.


don't have a Xbox. guess again. try Sony.....
Reply #142 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well enjoy your craptacular PS2 and if you don't have one then I have one you may be interested in purchasing. Sony makes excellent electronic products, but when it comes to Playstation 2, Sony really screwed up.
Reply #144 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Um it's a PS2. Works fine just that it is a PS2 and as such has collected dust since I got myself a Gamecube. I got an XBOX later on but that couldn't get me to abandon Gamecube. I have have played and own all three systems and to me Gamecube is best when it comes to games and the quality workmanship of the controllers and accessories. Whatever you call kid games are not just for kids. I enjoy Mario Sunshine and Zelda Wind Waker as well as Star Fox Adventures and Resident Evil. I want to get Resident Evil 0 next.
Reply #145 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#138 by Tech Cat - 7/20/2003 7:57:22 PM You are a real Nintendo hater aren't you.




I think you are an Xbox and Ps2 hater. Why? Because you blindly look past the facts and are maybe just biased on the Gamecube side. You say, "the only thing Xbox has goin for it is online play" which is just ignorance and completely wrong.

If Gamecube had a DVD player, you would be like "Gamecube has it too". But it doesn't so you go on about how it sucks. What do you want for the price?!

If it supported high definition, you would be like "Gamecube has it too". But instead you say High definition tvs are not mainstream and bull like that.

If it had a hard drive, you would be like "Gamecube has it too". But instead you say "Hard drives break down".



I could go on....you don't have to hate on features one console has that another doesn't.

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Reply #147 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I could go on....you don't have to hate on features one console has that another doesn't.


don't bother... he likes his gamecube i guess to the oint he hates all else.. i guess he got brainwashed.

if he wants to sell his PS2 I will take him up up on that offer.
Reply #148 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think I will keep my PS2 since there are exclusive games I will miss such as Jak and Daxter. I will keep my XBOX for the exclusives too. I own each system for their exclusives but if I had to choose just one system it would be Gamecube.

"If Gamecube had a DVD player, you would be like "Gamecube has it too"."

No I would still stand by my all in one machines suck statement. I still would say I prefer real DVD players.
Reply #149 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No I would still stand by my all in one machines suck statement. I still would say I prefer real DVD players.


isn't your PC a all in one thing to? whats next? you gonna say they suck to?
Reply #150 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#148 by Tech Cat - 7/20/2003 8:28:32 PM "If Gamecube had a DVD player, you would be like "Gamecube has it too"."No I would still stand by my all in one machines suck statement. I still would say I prefer real DVD players.




I will say it again: what do you want for the price?

A console not really made for playing DVDs costs under $200. Buy a $300 DVD player. Now do the math. To think they would be equal would be foolish.

The Xbox IS a nice entry level DVD player. To think anything more is ridiculous. In another situation, you got a nice DVD player downstairs. Hook up the Xbox upstairs where on this tv there is no DVD player. At any time, you could pop in a DVD which is convenient.

Understand? These nice DVDs players are VHS compared to progressive scan.