Well said leather, but i think you should go with your gut instinct on this one.
Like what i did, i chose to go with the PS2 , not for the Graphics or Backward compatability, but for the simple fact this i actually got a chance to play it early on and was impressed with the gameplay, even in the launch titles.
After all is said and done it\'s the gameplay that makes you comeback for more even years after the original release. Why just look at the reason why people still play DOOM for example.
The PS2 has inovation in bucket loads ,and it still hangs on to the gameplay elements of the poriginal PSX to Boot.
if You want a Xbox then so be it, but that still dose not stop you from either buying or liking the Nintendo game cube or Playstation 2.
All three systems have great games for example
PS2
MGS2
ZOE
GT3
Getaway
XBox
Halo
Malice
(sorry don\'t know much about this one).
Gamecube
Zelda
Perfect Dark 2
Anyway enough of the consoles, WELCOME to the Forum LeatherHead.
Listen to the Wise members Like Samwise etc.
And ignore the total Gimps Like Jaggies who like to count Jaggie count rather than play a bloody game.