Every next thread in this forum is called "PS2 vs. DC" or something similar to that. People writing these threads usually start off with a couple of good points but the almost all answers posted by others are like "Yeah, Sh*tstation 2 sucks, DC rules!!!" or vice-versa. I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion, so here\'s mine...
Throughout the last week, I\'ve had face to face encounters with both platforms mentioned above...
Long-term gaming on a DC pad can get painful (9 straight hours in my case) whereas the Dual Shock 2 stays comfy and has rubber sticks for better grip, the DC pad seems a bit more slippery to me...
DC makes a sh*t-load of slight noises, whereas the PS2 stays quiet and to my surprise, also plays more smoothly. After loooong running time, the DC got more heated and started to loose frames while the PS2\'s cooling system did well in keeping the little machine\'s "internal organs" at a normal temperature. DC was tested with Sonic Adventures and PS2 with SSX as those games have pretty high frame rates.
Also, DC does have great graphic capabilities and sweet texturing but as I compared Soul Calibur and Tekken Tag Tournament, I found that the main objects (obviously the characters) looked better and more realistic in TTT....I was astonished to see that in Soul Calibur, pixels were much more visible.
People have to take in mind that even though PS2 is on the market since March 2000, it\'s game development is still in it\'s starting/evolving phase, and the DC has been around for a while...I think games that come to Sega\'s console now are already juicing it pretty bad while games out for PS2 currently aren\'t really making use of all the platforms capabilities.
In my country in Europe, PS2 costs three times what DC costs, that\'s why my friends who bought one got theirs from the U.S. When it comes to games, for almost every DC smash hit, PS2 now has at least one very good game of the same genre...
An additional function allowing people to watch and listen to digital versatile discs speaks for itself.
I tested both consoles for about a week and know now that the better long-term investment is in my humble opinion a PS2...A year ago, I would\'ve probably bought a Dreamcast but I don\'t regret I didn\'t...
Write your views and experiences on both platforms...
PeAcE!!!!!