Once and for all...which sytem is the most powerful?

Ok. Now I know this topic has probably been beaten to death however I\'m confused. My God, I must say that I\'m very impressed with recent screenshots of Rogue Squadron 2 for GC. But I had no idea that the GC could manufacture such visuals. What else does GC have in store? I guess I\'m left asking the question, "How dey do dat?!" I wonder how easy (or hard) it would be for the PS2 or X-box to create these Rogue Squadron 2 visuals?

Its way to early to tell completely

but IMO What you see on GC at E3 will represent 80% of its  true ant total power.  There will be improvements but it will be small and steady for the rest of its life


Xbox is just getting its final kits  so  we won\'t know  what to really expect till Late SUmmer early fall,  and after release it too will show off 80% of its power in  generation 1


The PS2 is just a huge mystery, simply because nobody truly knows.  I think it will take 2-3 generation to get games up to 80% of its power and alot of dev\'s will just not be able to grasp it while others will excel  beyond expectation


In the end all will have strengths and weaknesses all will have good and great games and all will be worthy purchases for those who want them.

Shouldn\'t the question be, "Once and for all, Which system is the most fun?" Besides, who cares what system is the most powerful if it\'s games don\'t intrest you?

Unfortunately, the answer to that question depends on personal taste. Sorry, no easy answers here.

The problem with your question is that they all have differences.  How do you define power?

Mhz?
Polygons per sec?
Memory?
Textures?

Each console will win in some areas and lose in others, no one dominates the range of important criteria.  If you try and make an "overall" rating for the system, you get into things way to complicated to figure out.  Different types of RAM, ease of programming, effects, output to screen quality .... to much stuff to make an "overall" judgement.  

Power at this point doesn\'t even matter that much.  These consoles are all capable of producing graphically spectacular games.  It will come down to gameplay, stories, characters, and so forth with this generation.

i too am impressed with the new Rogue Squadron 2 pics (over any competing Xbox game pics at this time) but i still see that it can be done on all next gen consoles. so like most here have said,no one knows for sure and the definition "most powerful" is unclear,and to add to the scenario,power isn\'t everything...sometimes it\'s just the developer or the type of games you prefer on a selective system. others like brands,familar names,etc. personally from my opinion,going by spec\'s,X-box seems to be most powerful,but also seems less innovative of the 3 systems.

Originally posted by MeTaL=DeaTh
personally from my opinion,going by spec\'s,X-box seems to be most powerful,but also seems less innovative of the 3 systems.

Hmmmm? Nothing against the GC (it\'s gonna be awesome), but I really don\'t see where the GC is more innovative than the XBox!!!

I agree Yassam, but come on people who really cares what console is more powerful, etc.etc....

There is plenty of games to go around on each system, so ENJOY, have fun, it\'s all good.

The most powerful system is without a doubt my 5 year old PC

Originally posted by ddaryl
Its way to early to tell completely

but IMO What you see on GC at E3 will represent 80% of its  true ant total power.  There will be improvements but it will be small and steady for the rest of its life


Xbox is just getting its final kits  so  we won\'t know  what to really expect till Late SUmmer early fall,  and after release it too will show off 80% of its power in  generation 1


The PS2 is just a huge mystery, simply because nobody truly knows.  I think it will take 2-3 generation to get games up to 80% of its power and alot of dev\'s will just not be able to grasp it while others will excel  beyond expectation


In the end all will have strengths and weaknesses all will have good and great games and all will be worthy purchases for those who want them.

The % figures ddaryl ballparks are naturally bound to bounce around but his view of where things stand IMO is extremely solid and well stated. So early in the game and so close to E3, trying to go further on the merry go round seems even more pointless than usual.

The most powerful console is PS2, not the specs, but it has something that is equally or greater than specs, it´s the name Playstation, this is one powerful thing that can´t be denied.
If Sony wins the war, they will do it because of the name playstation. I wounder what name is most powerful, MC´donalds or Playstation?

Originally posted by Bossieman
The most powerful console is PS2, not the specs, but it has something that is equally or greater than specs, it´s the name Playstation, this is one powerful thing that can´t be denied.
If Sony wins the war, they will do it because of the name playstation. I wounder what name is most powerful, MC´donalds or Playstation?

If I changed my name to Thor or Magnus would I be more powerful than the PS2? I hope so cuz I am off to change it right now.
FROM HENCEFORTH I SHALL BE KNOWN AS, THOR MAGNUS McPOWERFUL III

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Me: PS2 you have offended my honor, and I challenge you to a duel. (Smacks PS2 w/ a dueling glove)

PS2: (Opens disk tray)

Me: (Screams, Runs in the house and SLAMS the door.) Go away.
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I hate being at work on a nice Friday afternoon.

The Playstation brand is strong indeed, but the
McDonald\'s brand is stronger to ppl who love fastfood.
Also don\'t underestimate the Nintendo brand which stands for Mario, Donkey Kong, Pokemon etc.. They appeal to huge younger audience.
As for PS2 technically being a huge mystery like DDaryl
said, it makes it sound like a bit of gamble.
Knotter8

Originally posted by Dr Yassam


Hmmmm? Nothing against the GC (it\'s gonna be awesome), but I really don\'t see where the GC is more innovative than the XBox!!!

the gamecube is using a new type of ram that is on the cutting edge of technology...

oh yeah, 2-3 generations until ps2 will be at 80% of power? whhaaaahoooooooO!!!!!!! (gt3 looks great right now.... but it took them awhile to make the game, i think they had gotten a good grip on the systtem to do do that..)

the gamecube is using a new type of ram that is on the cutting edge of technology

Yeah and, your point. I might as well say XBOX is using the most power and innovated GPU in the world, which it is. yadaa, yadaa, yadaa Who cares.

Buy what ever console fancy\'s your taste.

iwas just trying to clarify that the gamecube is technologically on par with the other consoles..
by having this "new" ram, it can perform better...
its innovative, thats the point.

p.s or you can buy them all;)