Originally posted by KiLLa
I have researched this and found the following:
As mentioned before, DC is out of it, no chance, never had one.
Gamecube is NOT good, the controller is whacked! only plays mini-dvd\'s. How many mini-dvd\'s are available for hire at your local video store?
X-Box has a chance, although it is just a pc made especially for gaming (has windows interface)
PS2, the greatest of them all. The best developers, games, reputation of the lot. 1st choice!
I\'m not trying to flame you or anything, but it doesn\'t look like you researched this topic too deeply...
The DC has a chance (small, but it has a chance) to become very successful in this console war. They just need people to give them a chance, and if DC continues to do well next year I think that could happen.
LOL how can you judge a system that you haven\'t even played (let alone touched) before??? How is the controller whacked? Miyamoto could fit his hands easily around the controller, yet he is a small man, so please don\'t give me that "It\'s big and clunky" argument. I forgot the website (probably IGN), but they have comparison photos of the GC controller, and other controllers.
Originally posted by KiLLa
How many mini-dvd\'s are available for hire at your local video store?
That is a good question, but I wouldn\'t know because I don\'t look for mini-dvd\'s. But do me a favor and think a while back in the SNES vs. GENESIS days. How many CD\'s (for videogames, and this is before the SEGA CD), or DVD\'s were available for hire at your local video store?
Now the whole Mini-DVD "issue" has nothing to do with me or you. It has to deal with the developers. Instead of going without DVD\'s and with Mini-DVD\'s, Nintendo offers better piracy protection and faster loading times. The negative to this is that it only holds 1.5 GB compared to the DVD\'s 4.8 GB.
I\'m sure that you have a Playstation or a Dreamcast, but have you ever heard of something called a
"multi-disk" game? Now, I\'m sure developers had no problem with just going multi-disk last generation, so what is the problem now? Also, it will probably be a while before we see a lot of 4.8 GB games, so right now it isn\'t even an issue.
Originally posted by KiLLa
X-Box has a chance, although it is just a pc made especially for gaming (has windows interface)
Did you know that the PS2 has many components that are found in computers? Heck, that is why Suddam Hussein is importing them in from the U.S., so he can use them to guide missiles. Dreamcast has a form of windows also, but I don\'t see you making a big deal about that at all.
Originally posted by KiLLa
PS2, the greatest of them all. The best developers, games, reputation of the lot. 1st choice!
Do you mean the best
third party developers? XBox has gotten almost all of the big 3rd parties developing for it, and GameCube is gathering 3rd parties by the day.
Excerpt From IGN\'s GameCube FAQ:
What third-parties are supporting the console, and with what? Acclaim Entertainment -- Company president Greg Fischbach has already announced plans to support the Gamecube console.
Activision -- Has announced it will support Nintendo Gamecube.
Capcom Entertainment -- Working on a Gamecube version of Resident Evil 0.
Electronic Arts -- EA Canada has already received working development hardware and is benchmarking the Gamecube\'s performance. IGNcube can confirm at least two projects already underway by the company. Read about EA Canada\'s benchmark tests right here.
Factor 5 -- Has two Gamecube titles underway -- Thornado, a 3D action shooter, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron Cube -- click on the link and be blown away.
Konami -- Several projects underway for Nintendo Gamecube. Also has deal with Universal Interactive to release Gamecube titles based on The Thing, Jurassic Park III and -- believe it or not -- Crash Bandicoot.
Infogrames -- Has announced that it has more than five projects underway for Nintendo Gamecube, but has not commented on what they are.
Midway Games -- Currently in planning stages for Nintendo Gamecube project.
Paradigm Entertainment -- Has several projects planned for Nintendo Gamecube.
Titus Software -- Multiple projects underway for Gamecube, one of which is rumored to be a next-generation Robocop game.
Take-Two Interactive -- Has said it will support Nintendo Gamecube with software.
THQ -- Has already confirmed development of a Rugrats title for Gamecube. The firm is also working on Tetris and a new
WWF wrestling game for the system.
Ubi Soft -- Has announced it will support Nintendo Gamecube.
3DO -- Company president Trip Hawkins confirmed that the 3DO will be creating software for Nintendo\'s next-generation console.
http://cube.ign.com/news/23749.html#thirdpartyThis doesn\'t even include all of the developers that are under NDA contracts.
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