Ohmigod, here we go again...
The HDTV support is built into the XBox. Game developers can create games to take advantage of this. Maybe not many developers Today take advantage of this, but they will one day soon and as an HDTV owner that is rather exciting. My whole point about this was that XBox is looking ahead moreso in my opinion then PS2.
IMHO, this HDTV support is a joke. PS2 supports it too (however no games at the time) - and up to my knowledge, DoA3 is one of the only games that really makes good use of HDTV support. What other games do you know of that take advantage of it? Just name me a few, or is it just another feature that you\'re proud of but isn\'t really there?
As far as the hard drive goes, not having to spend $40 on a memory card is a very nice perk. That $40 can be put towards a game or something else. Also, most PS2 owners quickly find themselves needing more then 1 PS2 memory card. XBox owners dont have this problem.
If this is your arguement, then I would rather buy a
cheaper PS2 and use the rest of my cash towards game, rather than a system that is more expensive.
Also, you cannot say that PS2 has equivalent graphical capabilities as XBox because the hardware speaks for itself. XBox\'s GPU runs at 233mhz whereas PS2\'s runs at 147mhz. Maybe the XBox games are not presently taking complete advantage of the XBox\'s hardware, but I am sure they will soon. Afterall, XBox just came out late last year.
The fact that you try to impress me with the better numbers (that Xbox admitedly has), just shows how little you know about specs and performance. Or should I be impressed that the Pentium is clocked at 733 MHz compared to the slow and underwhelming 300 MHz of the EE? You should be ashamed of yourself. I can very well say what I want, since I have seen and played both systems. I judge the graphics on what I see on my television - not on the spec sheet like you.
Also, about the Linux PS2 kit which sells for $199. What a waste of money. You do realize of course that this kit will not feature most of the PS2 development SDK? Also, you realize that you need a lot more than a development kit to develop games that will look anything like the ones you buy in a store. The "real" PS2 development SDK costs thousands of dollars.
That\'s not true. The PS2 is a very powerful hardware and gives you a lot of freedom by being able to directly access the main hardware components. Again shows how little you really know. The Ps2 can indeed compile it\'s own code very well and has the potential to deliever Dreamcast style graphics. You should do a little more research.
- XBox\'s sound card features 256 voices whereas PS2 only features 64. This means XBox\'s games can be programmed to have superior sound quality.
Wow, do you hear a difference?
- XBox\'s games can be programmed to support Dolby Digital 5.1. PS2 only supports Dolby Digital 5.1 in DVD movie\'s and FMV sequences, not in gameplay. If you have a surround sound system then this is a really nice feature.
Funny, you don\'t seem to be on track to well what news is concern. Maybe my own dolby digital receiver is bull****ing me with my 5.1 channel sound while playing (ingame) some of the latest EA games... :rolleyes: Oh wait, now how is that possible?
- Even after PS2\'s Hard Drive comes out, developers will be slow to create games to support it simply because it is an expensive add-on. XBox\'s hard drive is built in so XBox developers will be more willing to create games to take advantage of the hard drive because they know every XBox owner has the built in hard drive.
What advantages? Please tell me a few, I am really interested.
I dont get the sarcasm or the need for it? I think my points were valid.
What I really find laughable about your opinion, is that you point out things that you see in the spec sheet but don\'t find it on your tv. What use are those 256 voices if you don\'t even hear a difference to those 64 of the PS2? You also try to make a point about the graphics (or the potential) by just posting spec numbers - which mean absolutely nothing btw. Seems to me, you are more excited about the great spec sheet Microsoft posted instead of the system itself - or why else would you always refer to the specifications?
