I could say the same about any PS2 game coming out, however you\'d quickly point out to me the developer track record. If I said DMC will suck, you would have laughed at me because Shinji Mikami is a great developer. Ego has Peter Molyneux behind it so it has as much a chance of sucking as the next Mario or Gran Turismo game.
While I don\'t know this Peter guy, I do know that the game is developed by the same guys that gave us that "brilliant" and "masterpeace" black & white, right? A game that was hyped bad, should have been revolutionary but failed to deliever. I am not saying though that it was a bad game though, it just didn\'t live up to what they initially promised us.
Faulty reasoning.
Actually, I am in with Watchdog. Might be a bad reason to prejudge a game, but I can hardly show much anticipation for a Bruce Lee game. Sorry, but it just doesn\'t get me excited.
So, you interpreted me as saying that the PS2 won\'t have any games coming out next year? That\'s funny since I probably know the PS2 release list better than you do. I was saying how that when it comes to quality games next year, PS2 and Xbox will be on equal ground.
Exactly. I\'ve yet to hear these PS2 groupies address this question without saying, "What\'s coming out for Xbox after May?" That\'s irrellevant because even if Xbox titles are not that top tier (I can name a dozen that are, but for the sake of subjectiveness, I\'ll refrain) it still puts Xbox and PS2 on equal ground software-wise. In that case, better hardware should be the deciding factor. With that said, I don\'t see any PS2 games next year that can compete with PS2\'s fall 2001 lineup. After that, it\'s all subjective. Of course, there\'s always the inevitable Gran Turismo and Final Fantasy updates (yawn!), but I\'m talking about stuff that can compete with the likes of touted killer-apps such as Project Ego, Shenmue II, Bruce Lee: Quest for the Dragon, Panzer Dragoon and Brute Force. Even if some of you say that these titles aren\'t all that great or that I\'m being WAY too optimistic, can you name a PS2 game coming out next year that is equal or better than the ones I listed for Xbox? If they\'re just equal, then I\'m sorry, Xbox wins because better hardware then becomes the deciding factor. If you think PS2 looks bad this year, wait until next year when Xbox and GCN games start pulling away.
Actually, equal games is not neceserally better for Xbox. The people who own a PS2 won\'t need to buy a Xbox just for the *slightly* better graphics. You can point me out how much better Xbox\'s hardware is, but if it only looks *slightly* better makes your point absolutely irrelevant. Anyway, that\'s pure speculation, we\'ll see when we get there. And pleaaaase! what\'s more important to you, the
exclusives or the
hardware?
As for Altered\'s question what games are coming to PS2 after May 2002, here\'s the answer:
1. The Getaway (2002 -> should be a blast)
2. Tomb Raider Next Generation (Tomb Raider
)
3. Test Drive (will be on Xbox too)
4. Stuntman (look at those graphics)
5. Need for Speed: HP2 (Should be good fun aswell)
6. TimeSplitters 2 (should be great, considering part 1 was awesome)
7. Tribes: Aerial Assault
8. Collin McRae Rally 3 (should be great aswell thanks to Codemasters, to bad it\'s a Ford
)
9. Tekken 4 (should be a blast for the Tekken fans)
10. Wipeout Fusion (it\'s out here in Europe soon, but I guess it will be mid 2002 for US)
11. Soul Calibur 2
12. Dino Crisis 3
13. Outcast 2 (look at the graphics)
14. Primal (Europe release will be first, so I guess later in the US)
Does that answer your question? I am very aware that a few of those are also coming to Xbox, but again, *slightly* better graphics won\'t be an issue for me. I can also see at least 5 exclusives, 4 of them that will be worth every cent (Wipeout, The Getaway, TS2, Primal, Tekken 4).
