Console Debating is a personal choice

I have been an avid gamer since 1980 (Atari 2600 woot!) and find debating the Xbox and the PS2 pretty pointless.  I bought a PS2 about 4 months ago and at first I was really worried that I might have made the wrong decision.  Today, I am confident I made the right one for myself.  Having 6 consoles (PS2, Dreamcast, Saturn, TurboDuo, Sega CDX and the original NES) I have a wide variety of games to play not to mention all of the PC games I have.  Prior to buying the PS2 95 percent of my gaming time went to the PC.  Basically, I had pretty much given up on consoles.  Now 80 percent of my time is spent on the PS2 with 15 percent on the PC and 5 percent on the TurboDuo.  

The change came when I bought Devil May Cry.  It really opened my eyes back up toward console gaming.  Since then I have been heavily involved with Baldur\'s Gate (which I played on the PC and never finished) and really surprised me.  I have 20 PS2 games and am building a nice PS1 library as well!  

I have never played the Xbox and I had the opportunity to purchase it this weekend, but after thinking about it, the only game I REALLY want to play at this point in time is Halo.  I couldn\'t justify spending $300 for the system for one game.  Though, this may change in the near future.

Basically, I have never been more pleased with a system other than my TurboDuo (I still love that system) than I have with the PS2.  This is my personal feeling and over the past month I have put to rest my fears that maybe I bought the wrong system.  Heh, this may sound like a rant to some that I am reassuring myself of my purchase, but honestly I haven\'t had gotten this much enjoyment out one console in years.  I am not saying the PS2 is better than the Xbox, because I wouldn\'t know.  What I am saying is that it is a personal choice and I took a gamble and came out happy.  That is what gaming is all about!

Yeah, I totally agree. If a console isn\'t offering me enough fun factor, I go to the PC. And vice-versa.

As for the Xbox/PS2 debating, what bothers me is that people don\'t debate about the GCN in comparison to those two. What, it\'s not good enough to debate? :rolleyes:

I agree with about everything you said there - but just to answer your question: debating is fun. It not only makes it interesting to visit these forums often but you can also learn a lot too. I think there will be always debates because not everyone has the money to spend on two or more consoles. I would be one of them and even if I had the money, I would invest them in more games than a different console (especially if the other one doesn\'t have enough to offer for that price). I don\'t get offended if someone enjoys a different console more than the one I do - what gets to me is when people make unfair comparasments or bash a console without the knowledge to do so.

Welcome to the forums btw.

I like what you had to say but I gotta agree with seven, debating is fun when you get caught up with your friends. I\'ve learned a lot from the debates and hope that they get better. As for the GCN, It\'s a good system, but some people think that the system numbers are a bit low. Graphically it\'s got b**ls but the medium in which Nintendo chose to bring their games to the market is a bit poor (memory wise that is compared to the DVD capabilities of the other systems).

I have a question.  What is a TurboDuo?  Is it a Trubo Graphics 16?   I don\'t like to debate on anything, I just like to post stuff let gamers see what\'s new.  

it was a turbografx 16 [which i own] and a turbocd addon [which i own] in one unit like so:

bad pic but u get the idea


instead of something like i have

[BizioEE]

Videogames are what make me happy...err...well...my girlfriend shouldn\'t be happy to hear that...

...and what I don\'t like are blind fanboys who don\'t accept the evidence:D

Yea, console debating is great as long as u dont have ppl coming in here like duh.....this system is better because it\'s prettier :nerd: . Leave stupid sh*t like that out and I see know problem w/console debating.

[Bobs_Hardware]

Originally posted by Blade
As for the Xbox/PS2 debating, what bothers me is that people don\'t debate about the GCN in comparison to those two. What, it\'s not good enough to debate? :rolleyes:

its become pretty much a non-issue in gamers.  considered to be catering for a different market, and considered to be not even really a dominating factor.. by many.. not all

plus most Nintendo fanboy\'s are much more lax than PS2 fanboys (like me) and XBox fanboys (like you )

people will say something about the GC and theres not much to debate..

sad when Nintendo arent considered in this sort of discussion

Keep telling yourself that.

To add to what mm posted...  I think the TurboDuo/TurboGrafx 16 aka PCEngine in Japan was the best of the 16bit era IMHO.  The main problem was NEC\'s and later TTI\'s lack of marketing and the choice of imports NEC chose to use from Japan.  The US missed out on some fantastic games like Strider, Macross 2036 - great shooter btw, Dracula X (considered the best in the Castlevania series), Sapphire... I could go on and on.  The great thing though is that anyone who owns a Duo can play pretty much any imported PC Engine CD/Super CD without a converter!  

Believe it or not there is a place that still sells BRAND NEW TurboDuos, TurboGrafx 16\'s and Turbo Expresses along with new accessories and games.

http://www.tzd.com

They basically took over when TTI pulled the plug here in the US and up until May of 2001 (I could be wrong about the date) only repaired Duos and TG 16\'s.  Now you can buy a brand new one from them.  Granted some the games are expensive and the TurboDuo alone is $199.00, but for me it was worth it.  To relive the games I played in my youth on a brand new system is invaluable!

I think you made the right decision for the time being. Buying a console at or near launch is very risky. Not only are hardware/software bugs which slipped through QA more likely to adversely effect a system, but launch games are typically rushed and look less than stellar... not to mention that there\'s not exacly like you have a lot of games in the first place. Give it a year or 18 months and I\'m sure the Xbox will be more than worth your $300. Of course, you made the smarter decision by buying PS2 now since it\'s library of games is fairly large and it\'ll continually provide new and excellent titles in the time you spend saving up for an Xbox. Hopefully by the time you buy one, M$ will have dropped the price as well.

Giga: Dracula X? The same Dracula X that came out for SNES in \'95? Prequel to SOTN?

Bleh, it was okay.. I wouldn\'t call it the best in the series though. It\'s far off from that mark, many would agree.

Uh no not the Dracula X for the SNES.  The Dracula X for the PC Engine aka TurboGrafx.  It was import only and is the true  prequel to Castlevania SoTN for the PS1.  Even the first part of SoTN (Prologue?) has the very last part of the PC Engine Dracula X!!!  

Dracula X for the PC Engine is considered the best Castlevania to date.  It is very rare here in the US, just check out the prices on Evil Bay.  Personally I wouldn\'t pay that much for a copy of the game, but thats just me.

Interesting!

So there\'s no relation, eh? Totally different game? The SNES version isn\'t even a messy port?

Edit: Yeah, I just read that the SNES version is like a semi-port.. just some graphics and the name. In fact, SNES\'s DX = DX2. While Rondo of Blood is the PC-Engine version. Damn, now I want to play it! It\'s just like Castlevania 2.. and that\'s my second favorite CV game.