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RE: [PLUG] OT: Xbox or Playstation2
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(First off, I do own an XBox, and not a PS2, so you can take this with a
grain of salt)
A couple of things... I believe the XBox online kit comes with a headset
for in-game VOIP, and the $50 it is includes a year of online
services... (Later $5/mo, I think...) (Link:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/product.asp?pf_id=223878
)
Re: DVD's, the XBox DVD capacity is much better than the PS2's. And
here I am a video snob, and I still use my XBox for DVD's. (it looks
great on a nice Sony 32" Vega XBR HDTV) In the end you can kick it's
ass with a good top end dvd player ($1K +), or match it with one of the
new cheap progressive scan DVDs if your TV can use it...
And, also if you have HDTV, you do get support on a game-by-game
basis... Dragon's Lair will be the first that uses the full 1080i
(DROOL), but Test Drive and some NBA game already use 720p...
However, the PS2 does have things like Socom Navy Seals, Final Fantasy,
etc... so if you are sold on those franchises, or have a big investment
in PS1 games, it's not a bad idea.
-Steve
My intelligence insults itself.
-----Original Message-----
From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
[mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of sean finney
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:17 PM
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT: Xbox or Playstation2
having played both systems, it's a tough decision. here's the plus's
and
minuses as i see 'em:
ps2:
+ plays old ps1 games.
+ plays dvd's
+ better controller
- a little older
+ more games
+ GTA 4 (if you haven't played 1, 2, or 3, you've been missing out)
- Britney (Spears)'s Dance Beat
+ usb ports
+ linux port
- no (built in) hd
- no built in broadband
- extra hw needed for > 2 controllers.
xbox:
- doesn't play dvd's (without some $$$ for an add-on, right?)
- controller is friggin huge
+ a little newer
+ graphics perhaps a touch nicer (i don't think i've seen any fair
comparisons)
+ halo 2 (oh.....)
- turok: evolution
± linux port (that doesn't quite work iirc)
+ built in broadband
+ built in hard drive
+ 4 controllers
- xbox live
some of these are more subjective than others, obviously. overall, i'd
reccomend the ps2 above the xbox (though halo 2... oh...)--if only on
the
"I-don't-like-hard-wooden-objects-shoved-up-my-bum-by-microsoft"
principle.
rant follows.
the xbox live looks to be very promising for an easy way à la battlenet
for
folks to get their online gaming fix. on the other hand, it's
going to be a pay service, even though folks are probably going to have
to
host their own servers (so then what are they paying for?). Plus just
because you pay for the service doesn't mean you'll get to play your
new game. you may _also_ have to pay the video game developer
something monthly as well, or maybe only for the right to new 'maps' or
'models'. sony, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be trying to shake
down its customers for anything more than the $39.95 that it costs to
buy
the adapter add-on. it doesn't take a math wiz to see that on one end
you're paying $40, and on the other you could be paying the same price,
every month! maybe i'm being overly paranoid, and microsoft will be
benevolent enough to not charge people up the yin-yang for their
"services". then again, as in other niches, maybe it's just the first
one that's free...
--sean
On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 05:58:30PM -0400, Naresh wrote:
> Let me first apologize to the group, for sending this offtopic
message! I
> was planning to get one of these gaming consoles (PS2 or Xbox), but
not
> sure what to really get. From my research I found out the Xbox has a
HD,
> and a onboard NIC, which is pretty sweet. However the PS2 seems like
it
> has a better processor (the MIPS 233Mhz). Anyone here have any of
these
> systems and what do you think of them?
>
>
> Thanks.
> Naresh
>
>
>
>
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