September NPD

[GmanJoe]

At this stage of the PS2, it\'s only natural that Xbox gains a few inches on the PS2. In some markets, PS2 is saturated and so naturally, they\'ll choose either Xbox or GC as their next console.

Still, Xbox will never out sell the PS2 unless you break it down to monthly sales.

I don\'t think it\'s only natural that a console would outsell PS2 now because otherwise GC would be doing it too.

It\'s the fact that people are choosing to buy an Xbox to go along side their PS2, it\'s gaining ground in the industry...something alot of people said wouldn\'t happen.

have you considered the fact that ps2 might have way more good games?

A fact?  Really...

Anyway, the good news about that is it encourages 3rd party developers to make games for Xbox as well as PS2.

2 seconds?  now your acting irrational just to backpeddle

a split second will make the difference between being killed and not being killed.

2 seconds? now your acting irrational just to backpeddle

a split second will make the difference between being killed and not being killed.

but if everything is happening at 30fps then how does this matter?

The framerate drops in HALO aren\'t even that serious. This is like the only forum where I still see it being brought up regularly.

HALO isn\'t a twitch FPS. It moves at a fairly slower pace than what most are used to. The aim also isn\'t nearly as strict as most other FPS(giant reticles, aim-assist)...

When there are some hiccups in the action, it hardly ever effects the outcome

The framerate drops in HALO aren\'t even that serious.

lies

HALO isn\'t a twitch FPS. It moves at a fairly slower pace than what most are used to.

exaggerations

Seriously, I didn\'t notice any framerate drops until the final stage and it seemed to be random.  Sometimes I would have a perfect run without a single hitch and other times it repeatedly dropped.

Oh, for those who care, OXM gave Halo 2 a 9.7. I believe that\'s a point or two higher than they gave the original game.

Originally posted by mm
lies

I guess it\'s kind of subjective. But the framerate dips never got so bad, or lasted so long that I couldn\'t tell what was going on.

A more consistent 30fps would\'ve been nice. A consistent 60fps would\'ve been perfect. But honestly, not necessary. At least, not for the majority.

exaggerations

Not at all. I don\'t even see how this can be argued.

easy, the game consistantly had framerate issues

30 is fine IF it is locked

Originally posted by mm
easy, the game consistantly had framerate issues

30 is fine IF it is locked

Have you played the new one?  Oh, case closed.

actually mr. smarty pants, i have

halo 2 is not locked at 30fps

case open?

is it 90% of the time at steady framerates?if yes then no problem.The game is adjusted to play well at 30fps so its no big deal.Halo1 didnt feel like the choppy FPS that are supposed to play at 60fps but have often frame drops due to hardware limitations.

halo 1 and halo 2 DO NOT perform at 30 fps (or even close to it) 90% of the time.

more like anytime your looking into a corner

Originally posted by mm
actually mr. smarty pants, i have

halo 2 is not locked at 30fps

case open?

I don\'t hold it above you to lie so......NO.  And if you have then it really shows how desperate you are to trash anything xbox.

or to show how desperate you are to attempt and counter anything i say

nice try tho