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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: PS2Fanantic on May 21, 2002, 07:02:11 PM
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Just wanted to say hi to everyone here.
I traded my Xbox and games which I had since one week after launch for a new PS2 and GT3 which I pick up tomorrow.
IMO the Xbox is over-hyped and other than Halo and Rallisport Challange the games fall short on gameplay.
With poor Xbox sales in Japan and the UK combined with MS having to drop the price just six months after launch, the Xbox may just be the next Dreamcast. Consider me converted to PS2 and I can\'t wait to get it.
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Me thinks you should have just saved up 200$ and bought a PS2...
Oh yah, Hi!!
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Originally posted by Rikku
Me thinks you should have just saved up 200$ and bought a PS2...
Oh yah, Hi!!
I could have done that but I just bought a car so money is tight until I figure out a thing called budgeting.
Actually in Canada the PS2 just dropped from around $450 CDN to $299 CDN and the games are around $70 and taxes. Still pricey and I was so let down by the Xbox it was better to get rid of it. BTW thanx for the welcome.
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Your welcome!!
Anyway, I didn\'t know they were still so pricey up there...
I have a PS2 and Xbox...I almost traded my PS2 for GC about a month ago. I\'m glad I didn\'t...GC is going down to 150$ and PS2 games are going down to 40$. With the Greatest Hits line and a pretty good lineup of games, you made a good choice for now.
Maybe you can pick up an Xbox when it goes down in price and gets more games on it...
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DIE NINTENDO DIE!
ooops sorry, wrong thread
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Originally posted by Rikku
Your welcome!!
Anyway, I didn\'t know they were still so pricey up there...
I have a PS2 and Xbox...I almost traded my PS2 for GC about a month ago. I\'m glad I didn\'t...GC is going down to 150$ and PS2 games are going down to 40$. With the Greatest Hits line and a pretty good lineup of games, you made a good choice for now.
Maybe you can pick up an Xbox when it goes down in price and gets more games on it...
I can\'t believe I bought GT3 for $30. In my city a pack of 25 smokes is almost $10. The $10 price cut on games will hopefully apply to Canadians.
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Canada is good for female strippers.
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Originally posted by PS2Fanantic
Just wanted to say hi to everyone here.
I traded my Xbox and games which I had since one week after launch for a new PS2 and GT3 which I pick up tomorrow.
IMO the Xbox is over-hyped and other than Halo and Rallisport Challange the games fall short on gameplay.
With poor Xbox sales in Japan and the UK combined with MS having to drop the price just six months after launch, the Xbox may just be the next Dreamcast. Consider me converted to PS2 and I can\'t wait to get it.
I like this guy already. :D
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Smart move, pal. Welcome to the forums. :)
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Originally posted by mm
DIE NINTENDO DIE!
ooops sorry, wrong thread
:D :)
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the Xbox may just be the next Dreamcast. - PS2Fanatic
And umm... what\'s wrong with that? Sure the Dreamcast was short lived.. but it was an excellent system by most gamer\'s standards. I don\'t really think any of the three companies out there now could have done so much with so little as Sega had.. and there\'s still a ton of top-notch games available only for it which people now are fighting and bickering against each other over whenever a certian console is confirmed to have one being ported.
The DC was a pretty damned good system in and of itself. To be compaired to it by any of the three consoles out (Game & Gameplay wise) I would think is an honor.
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I like this guy....good choice!
Welcome to the Brotherhood of PS2 Owners!
:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
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Originally posted by SonyFan
And umm... what\'s wrong with that? Sure the Dreamcast was short lived.. but it was an excellent system by most gamer\'s standards. I don\'t really think any of the three companies out there now could have done so much with so little as Sega had.. and there\'s still a ton of top-notch games available only for it which people now are fighting and bickering against each other over whenever a certian console is confirmed to have one being ported.
The DC was a pretty damned good system in and of itself. To be compaired to it by any of the three consoles out (Game & Gameplay wise) I would think is an honor.
I have played games on the Dreamcast system. My intent was not to say anything negative about it. All I was saying is that I paid about $1000.00 CDN for my Xbox and games and if I didn\'t trade it I would have probably ended up with a $1000.00 DVD player as the Xbox will more than likely go under. BTW I pick up my PS2 in 3 hours. YESSS
Just look at the Xbox history
-Xbox launches in North America with some defective consoles and poor customer service.
-Games like WWF Raw, Shrek, Wreckless, NBA Inside Drive, and others all look good but are huge disappointments in terms of gameplay.
-Xbox launches in Japan and bombs. Some consoles scratch CD\'s.
-Xbox launches in the UK and sales are poor.
-Seamus Blackley leaves MS. He was there from day one. The reason given is that he started a gaming company with others.
-Xbox lowers the price in Japan and the UK. Just after launch.
-Xbox lowers the price in North America six months after launch.
Through all of this the PS2 continues to outsell the Xbox by a huge margin. MS is spending about one billion $ on online gaming. Question is will people be willing to pay for it and will MS screw this one up too. I don\'t consider this to be Xbox bashing as of of this has happened.
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What game are you going to get first?
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Originally posted by Clowd
What game are you going to get first?
I\'m going to get Gran Turismo 3 first. Then Fifa 2002. I like mostly sports games. I have to build up my game library again slowly. I had 5 Xbox games that I traded in with my console, and $50 DVD remote. All for a new PS2 and GT3.
I had Rallisport Challange but GT3 is supposed to be better as it is deeper.
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You wont regret you descision. How many people do you see coming to this board talking about getting rid of their PS2 for an x box?
yeah, none.
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Originally posted by Clowd
You wont regret you descision. How many people do you see coming to this board talking about getting rid of their PS2 for an x box?
yeah, none.
I dunno, maybe because this site is called PSX2Central.com :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by Clowd
You wont regret you descision. How many people do you see coming to this board talking about getting rid of their PS2 for an x box?
yeah, none.
None. I\'ve heard people say that the have a PS2 and they are getting an Xbox as well but I don\'t know of anyone who actually sold their PS2 to buy one.
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Originally posted by \\/apor Snake
I dunno, maybe because this site is called PSX2Central.com :rolleyes:
I\'m sure you get people who own either Xbox or GC in here because Xbox sites get PS2 and GC fans debating in their console debate forums. People like to check out and "one up" the competition.
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We get fanboys, but they usually don\'t hang around long.
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Originally posted by mm
DIE NINTENDO DIE!
ooops sorry, wrong thread
:surprised
wasn\'t expecting that:D
Anyways, Im gunna get me a GC since i don\'t have one.
gotz to have Zelda, Metriod,Mario.:shy:
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I finally got my PS2 last night and popped in Gran Turismo 3. I don\'t know why Xbox fans say that the PS2 has "Jaggies".
This game looks amazing. It is better than the Xboxes RSC. The graphics are great. Do most games look this good?
And when can I use standby? Isn\'t better to just shut the console off overnight?
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Originally posted by PS2Fanantic
I finally got my PS2 last night and popped in Gran Turismo 3. I don\'t know why Xbox fans say that the PS2 has "Jaggies".
This game looks amazing. It is better than the Xboxes RSC. The graphics are great. Do most games look this good?
And when can I use standby? Isn\'t better to just shut the console off overnight?
no, not all PS2 games look that good :) but some do
i use standby if im turning it off for maybe an hour or so..
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I actually think the jaggies might be a problem to many due to them having the contrast and sharpness turned way up which increases jaggies. Everyone can minimize jaggies by turning down the contrast and sharpness settings to normal and using good cables to connect the PS2 to the TV. On my monitor, even games such as Wipeout (which was said to be quite bad with jaggies) look awesome with almost no jaggies.
And about GT3 looking awesome.. hehe.. just wait till you see the wet-stages (in Rally-mode). Definately the highlight and some of the best visuals to date. (unless of course you\'ve already seen them) ;)
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Originally posted by PS2Fanantic
I finally got my PS2 last night and popped in Gran Turismo 3. I don\'t know why Xbox fans say that the PS2 has "Jaggies".
This game looks amazing. It is better than the Xboxes RSC. The graphics are great. Do most games look this good?
As with the PS1 only good developers make games with high quality graphics like GT3.
Its funny how x box fans say PS2 has jaggies when their own system has them.
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dont forget *shudder* blur, also
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I\'m kinda lucky since my wife and I each make $60,000 a year. So I can afford a PS2, XBOX, and Gamecube. If you make ****ty money you gotta choose one system.:p
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let\'s not brag...
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Welcome PS2Fanatic.:D
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Sorry! That was stupid of me!:(
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Originally posted by Zolar
I\'m kinda lucky since my wife and I each make $60,000 a year. So I can afford a PS2, XBOX, and Gamecube. If you make ****ty money you gotta choose one system.:p
Hey there fellow Canadian. Maybe you can adopt me? I\'m 36 years old, a few pounds overweight, and have bad gas 5-10 minutes after eating anything. On the plus side I haven\'t wet my bed in 4 months. Wadda ya say?
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Originally posted by Zolar
I\'m kinda lucky since my wife and I each make $60,000 a year. So I can afford a PS2, XBOX, and Gamecube. If you make ****ty money you gotta choose one system.:p
Same here! Though it\'s my parents though.:(