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i'm gonna have a spare $200 in the next couple weeks, and i was thinking about getting a console system (i have a Dreamcast, but it doesn't get touched too much anymore). i keep seeing all the "new crazy" x-box games coming out, but they are like 329483720 years away. then i saw a bundle at EB that was a refurb PS2+ Sons of Liberty for $189. all of my friends have PS2's, so i could borrow tons of games from them, but only 2 of my friends have X-Box's, and the only freaking good exclusive game right now is Halo (in a little while splinter cell will be out for it, so it will then have 2 good exclusive games). does everyone agree that right now the PS2 sounds better? i can always get an X-Box in the future....
P.S. Vice City also sweetens the deal for PS2
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The only reason I ever even wanted a PS2 was for Sons of Liberty, seeing as how the original Metal Gear Solid was like, cool as hell.
Personally, I'm waiting until they go down in price to less than a hundred dollars. That should happen late next year.
They're probably going to lower the price again in a couple of months, though, for Christmas.
You might want to hit a pawn shop, if you can bear to get one that isn't perfectly new. I've gotten my last few videogame systems at pawnshops and used electronics stores for pretty damn cheap: I got my Dreamcast at one for forty dollars, and this was back when they were still 150.00 at the stores.
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Another thing you might consider is XBox Live vs PS2 HDD. The XBox Live is a broadband adapter for the XBox that allows you to transfer data and play games online. The PS2 HDD adds both a large Hard Drive for the PS2 to store large amounts of stuff as well as a broadband adapter along with 56k line (for those not blessed with cable/DSL) for playing games online.
PS2 HDD is for sale now, XBox Live is on sale in November.
Both PS2 and XBox have their exclusive games. PS2 has Sons of Libert, Gran Turismo series, Grand Theft Auto, XBox has Halo, and Gotham Racing.
Also, PS2 is still the leader among video game systems. Game Boy Advance 2nd, GameCube 3rd, and XBox bringing up the rear in 4th. Therefore, you can be assured that PS2 has a future ahead of it. XBox is looking shaky right now. XBox has had the most returns out of all 3 of the big systems, so people must be thinking they aren't getting what they planned for.
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a friend of mine is a beta tester for X-Box live, and i haven't been too impressed so far. i play my online games with my PC anyway, so the internet capabilties of either system are not much of a concern to me. my biggest beef with the X-Box is the lack of games. how long ago was Metal Gear Solid 2 for X-Box supposed to have been out? it still isn't. yeah, Halo 2 looks cool, but it is a year away. Onimusha 2 is out for PS2 now (and it is sweet as hell), but it won't be out for X-box for a while.
i thought the PS2 hard drive was going to come out in the spring. i still can't find one for sale anywhere, except as part of the Linux for PS2 kit. i see plenty of stand alone ethernet adaptors, though.
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PS2. Better games, and a whole lot more of 'm.
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Also: Sony has released the source code to the playstation...some really diehard codeheads have already gotten their P2's to run linux, and in the not so distant future it's likely you could use your Playstation as a back up 'puter.
Not that this is a selling point or anything, but I thought it was gnarly.
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quote:Originally posted by Free ThoughtCrime America: ...some really diehard codeheads have already gotten their P2's to run linux, and in the not so distant future it's likely you could use your Playstation as a back up 'puter.
you can actually buy a ready to go Linux kit for the PS2.
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According to rumor, back in the 90s there was a Playstation shortage because Iraq was purchasing them (there being no ban, supposedly, on video games and machines to run them) and reworking them to operate as missile guidance systems.
I know a girl who worked for Microsoft over the summer, playtesting X-Box games. She'd probably tell you to buy a Gamecube, but I think her Nintendo loyality might be unduly influencing that recommendation. She does say that Halo is the only game that really stood out.
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Gamecube has even fewer games than X-box. about the psx's being used by Iraq, i wouldn't be surprised if Snopes had an article about that.
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The Starwars Rogue Leader game for Gamecube looks good. I don't have ANY platforms, except for playing them in the stores - and I still like the PS2. Tekken 4 looks really good. There is the Buffy game on X-box, but I don't know if it is JUST for the X-box.
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I've got a PS2 I love a lot. There are a lot of games for the PS2 and more on the way. Sony has established relationships with the video-game designers, and although it's never a straight shot, getting a game to production via Sony is a well worn path. The X-Box is a new platform, and has a lot of potential. What I'm concerned about is M$ofts bullying tactics in this industry. I don't think that is really going to lead to more and better games. I'm still mad that they bought Bungie and that the Mac release of Halo was pushed back as far as it was despite promises from M$ and Bungie. That was a ruthless and some might say brilliant move on M$'s part, because if you ask me, Halo is the only thing the X-Box has got going for it. I mean it's all pretty cutthroat, but M$ has repeatedly illustrated it's willingness to use its OS dominance to buffalo smaller software makers.
So I'd say go for the PS2 and swap games with your friends. Just don't put your PS2 upright. Even though you are suppposed to be able to that, the mechanism gets worn out that way and it's expensive to get it fixed.
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