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Smolek

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Originally posted by: masterxfob
Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Xbox: play games in surround sound and Skoorb likes it better than his PS2!

you think skoorb would mind if you gave me his ps2 :p

His ps2 was broke and instead of fixing it/getting a new one he got an xbox.
 

DorkBoy

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go to the "for sale" forums


why are the PS2 owners looking to sale/trade for a XBox ?

:)
 

dude

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You must remember, if you decide to play the Xbox online, you cannot use a modchip on your xbox, as it'll become blacklisted and you won't be able to log on!
 

TallBill

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Originally posted by: dude
You must remember, if you decide to play the Xbox online, you <STRONG>cannot </STRONG>use a <STRONG>modchip</STRONG> on your xbox, as it'll become blacklisted and you won't be able to log on!

all you gotta do is switch it off :p just leave the case open like me
 

TrueBlueLS

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Look for the Ninja Gaiden screenshots. That's more than enough to say I'm happy with my purchase of a XBOX. Sega GT 2002, MotoGP, Ghost Recon, and NHL 2K3 are sweet.
 

datalink7

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Originally posted by: Rent
Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Ameesh
how many times has this same thread been done.... the answer is xbox, ps2 is a old piece of junk on its way out.

I agree, although I don't know why anyone would get an x-box... aside from halo, it has the worst games ever. And halo was only a clutch move by MS when they bought out bungie... They stole our PC gaming goodness! And unlike those cool guys at Rockstar, they have absolutely no intention as far as I know of letting us PC gamers have a bite of Halo. That sucks!
MS doesn't have a clue what they are doing with the XBOX... they're like prez Bush and this country! Ah well, both will be done after 4 years, and ready for the next iteration of their respective succeeders! Heh heh.

You could be considered legally retarded.

LOL! No kidding.

Did you not know that Halo is coming out for the PC sometime next year? Of cource, Halo 2 is coming out for the XBox around the same time.

And no good games besides Halo? WTF are you talking about?

Splinter Cell = AMAZING. Can't stop playing this game. Best graphics ever.
Mech Assault = Just plain good old destructive fun online. And there is NO lag with XBox live.
NFL 2k3 = Great to play on XBox live.
Deathrow = Great sports/action title. Some don't like it but most do. Great fun with a lot of drunk friends :D
Steel Batallion = Only for hardcore mech players. But if you are one there isn't a better title on any gaming platform, including PC.
....more I am not listing at this time.

And there are many more great titles to come (BC, Fable, Halo 2, DOA Extreme Beach Vollyball ;):D, etc.)
 

FrozenYak

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Originally posted by: Rent
Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Ameesh
how many times has this same thread been done.... the answer is xbox, ps2 is a old piece of junk on its way out.

I agree, although I don't know why anyone would get an x-box... aside from halo, it has the worst games ever. And halo was only a clutch move by MS when they bought out bungie... They stole our PC gaming goodness! And unlike those cool guys at Rockstar, they have absolutely no intention as far as I know of letting us PC gamers have a bite of Halo. That sucks!
MS doesn't have a clue what they are doing with the XBOX... they're like prez Bush and this country! Ah well, both will be done after 4 years, and ready for the next iteration of their respective succeeders! Heh heh.

You could be considered legally retarded.

personally i cant stand MS and bill gates and how theyve managed to accumulate so much cash....but after owning an xbox you have to admit, MS did an excellent job - anyone who sits there and bashes it is likely another one of those ps2 kiddies who refuses to believe there is anything better out there.
 

Smolek

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The majority of complaints about XBOX come from people who never played it and like to speculate on it.
 

Ameesh

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Originally posted by: Smolek
The majority of complaints about XBOX come from people who never played it and like to speculate on it.

or have an irrational hate of microsoft.
 

Rent

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Originally posted by: FrozenYak
Originally posted by: Rent
Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Ameesh
how many times has this same thread been done.... the answer is xbox, ps2 is a old piece of junk on its way out.

I agree, although I don't know why anyone would get an x-box... aside from halo, it has the worst games ever. And halo was only a clutch move by MS when they bought out bungie... They stole our PC gaming goodness! And unlike those cool guys at Rockstar, they have absolutely no intention as far as I know of letting us PC gamers have a bite of Halo. That sucks!
MS doesn't have a clue what they are doing with the XBOX... they're like prez Bush and this country! Ah well, both will be done after 4 years, and ready for the next iteration of their respective succeeders! Heh heh.

You could be considered legally retarded.

personally i cant stand MS and bill gates and how theyve managed to accumulate so much cash....but after owning an xbox you have to admit, MS did an excellent job - anyone who sits there and bashes it is likely another one of those ps2 kiddies who refuses to believe there is anything better out there.

Very true. I see it everyday at my store. PS2 fanboys are some of the most annoying people on the planet.
 

LeStEr

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Originally posted by: Rent
Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Ameesh
how many times has this same thread been done.... the answer is xbox, ps2 is a old piece of junk on its way out.

I agree, although I don't know why anyone would get an x-box... aside from halo, it has the worst games ever. And halo was only a clutch move by MS when they bought out bungie... They stole our PC gaming goodness! And unlike those cool guys at Rockstar, they have absolutely no intention as far as I know of letting us PC gamers have a bite of Halo. That sucks!
MS doesn't have a clue what they are doing with the XBOX... they're like prez Bush and this country! Ah well, both will be done after 4 years, and ready for the next iteration of their respective succeeders! Heh heh.

You could be considered legally retarded.

LOL!

 

Kevin

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You can't compare the two systems, its almost impossible. Its like comparing a Ford to a Chevy. Some people worship their Fords, others their Chevy's. Its an argument that can't be won. What is important is that you enjoy your console. It doesn't matter how powerful a system is, if you don't enjoy yourself then it means nothing. Take Counter-Strike for example. I know loads of people who love game and play all the time. I on the otherhand don't like it. Just because I don't like it doesn't make it inferior or sh-t. I like play Baseball games, others hate it. Does that mean baseball games suck? No because its fun to me and that is all that matters. WHAT IS FUN TO YOU...
 

Noriaki

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xbox.ign.com
ps2.ign.com

Go to those 2 sites, look at the game lists, and see which one you like better.
Buy that console.

I'd like to consider an XBox but as yet there are to many PS2 exclusive titles I like, so it's first on my list.
XBox has it's share of good games, and I'll get one eventually, but at present I can't afford both, and PS2 is taking priority because from my perspective it's got better games.

I find it amusing how the XBox fanboys are claiming that PS2 fanboys are the most annoying people on the planet, when they are just at retarded and irritating.

XBox fanboys = PS2 fanboys = Annoying idiots.

Both consoles have good exclusive titles, if you can't see this then you fall into one of the previous two categories. You have make your own decision on which titles you like the most, other people can't tell you that.
 

Ferocious

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I own neither the PS2 nor the Xbox.

But I have played both quite a bit.

If I were to buy one for Xmas....I'd have to still choose the PS2.

 

OREOSpeedwagon

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Originally posted by: Noriaki


I find it amusing how the XBox fanboys are claiming that PS2 fanboys are the most annoying people on the planet, when they are just at retarded and irritating.

Very true. But I'm proud to say that I'm an annoying XBox fanboy :D

 

FredFredrickson

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Originally posted by: Rent
Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Ameesh how many times has this same thread been done.... the answer is xbox, ps2 is a old piece of junk on its way out.
I agree, although I don't know why anyone would get an x-box... aside from halo, it has the worst games ever. And halo was only a clutch move by MS when they bought out bungie... They stole our PC gaming goodness! And unlike those cool guys at Rockstar, they have absolutely no intention as far as I know of letting us PC gamers have a bite of Halo. That sucks! MS doesn't have a clue what they are doing with the XBOX... they're like prez Bush and this country! Ah well, both will be done after 4 years, and ready for the next iteration of their respective succeeders! Heh heh.
You could be considered legally retarded.
Legally retarded? what the hell are you talking about...? i am sure you are aware of the fact that the xbox team had to redesign their controller after a lackluster response overseas, since they were too big...
Oh yeah, they know what they are doing alright.
I don't think i should be called legally retarded by someone who is braindead enough not to even explain why they would say something so stupid.
 

RaynorWolfcastle

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Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Rent
Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Ameesh how many times has this same thread been done.... the answer is xbox, ps2 is a old piece of junk on its way out.
I agree, although I don't know why anyone would get an x-box... aside from halo, it has the worst games ever. And halo was only a clutch move by MS when they bought out bungie... They stole our PC gaming goodness! And unlike those cool guys at Rockstar, they have absolutely no intention as far as I know of letting us PC gamers have a bite of Halo. That sucks! MS doesn't have a clue what they are doing with the XBOX... they're like prez Bush and this country! Ah well, both will be done after 4 years, and ready for the next iteration of their respective succeeders! Heh heh.
<STRONG>You could be considered legally retarded</STRONG>.
Legally retarded? what the hell are you talking about...? i am sure you are aware of the fact that the xbox team had to redesign their controller after a lackluster response overseas, since they were too big...
Oh yeah, they know what they are doing alright.
I don't think i should be called legally retarded by someone who is braindead enough not to even explain why they would say something so stupid.

I'll be the one to break it to you... The original XBox controller was designed to fit in the larger hands of North-Americans (as opposed to Asians who, on average have smaller hands). The S-Controller was then designed for the overseas market.

Without wanting to start a flamewar, I find that the PS2 controller is a little too small to my liking (I've got big hands)... Despite the time to market advantage they have over the XBox, Sony has yet to release an enlarged version of their controller AFAIK ;) :p
 

Rent

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Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Rent
Originally posted by: FredFredrickson
Originally posted by: Ameesh how many times has this same thread been done.... the answer is xbox, ps2 is a old piece of junk on its way out.
I agree, although I don't know why anyone would get an x-box... aside from halo, it has the worst games ever. And halo was only a clutch move by MS when they bought out bungie... They stole our PC gaming goodness! And unlike those cool guys at Rockstar, they have absolutely no intention as far as I know of letting us PC gamers have a bite of Halo. That sucks! MS doesn't have a clue what they are doing with the XBOX... they're like prez Bush and this country! Ah well, both will be done after 4 years, and ready for the next iteration of their respective succeeders! Heh heh.
<STRONG>You could be considered legally retarded</STRONG>.
Legally retarded? what the hell are you talking about...? i am sure you are aware of the fact that the xbox team had to redesign their controller after a lackluster response overseas, since they were too big...
Oh yeah, they know what they are doing alright.
I don't think i should be called legally retarded by someone who is braindead enough not to even explain why they would say something so stupid.

lmao

You still don't understand. Oh well...
rolleye.gif
 

spaceman

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i bought an xbox.
i have no games atm and it is sitting by the tv.didnt even power it on yet :p
oh well,its my second.
i refuse to buy a game for it til metroid prime is complete
 

mchammer187

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depends on what you are looking for

for online play get X-box
sports same
cross platform titles x-box will usually have the best graphics

PS2 is the only way to go for RPGs
PS2 has more exclusives

GC is good if you like nintendo exclusives


my opinion dont be fanboi get all 3 :D

if i had to own one it would be the PS2 because of the RPG's
all depends on what you want

if i didnt have a nice computer than it might be X-Box

X-box does currently have a better deal because it comes with a few games
 

UglyCasanova

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I can't decide whether or not to get up tommorow, go to WalMart, and get the Xbox deal or not. I already have a PS2, and this will be for my dorm so I can have both, but I can't decide whether it is worth $200. :confused: I hate making decisions :disgust:...