• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Xbox or Playstation 2, what to buy???

Page 4 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.


<< i bet a majority of ppl dont follow the directions to remove a game >>


The problem was not with following directions. The problem was with the PS2. When powered off, the motor did not slow down the discs spinning. Thus it kept spinning after the LED light was red and when it was ejected the disc spat out.

I have owned enough systems to know how to take care of one. The only systems that ever gave me problems off the bat were Sony Playstation, Sony Playstation 2, NES and Atari Jaguar. NES required the cartridge to be placed in a certain way. Playstation would only play upside down. PS2 spat out discs. Jaguar had a faulty laser

Other than that I have owned MSX, 2 Neo Geo Pocket Color, Neo Geo AES, Mega Drive (Genisis to some of you), PC Engine (Turbo Graphix to some of you), Turbo Express, Adam Colecovision, Sega Master System, 2 Sega Saturns, 4 Dreamcasts (2 american 2 japanese), Super Famicon, 2 Game Boy Advanced, Atari Lynx, Atari 2600, Commador 64, Xbox, Game Cube, Wonderswan, Texas Instraments TI 94/A and a GP32.

All of the other systems I have owned had zero problems until at least 4 years into their life span. My first Japanese Dreamcast is just into it's 4th year with no problems. My American Saturn only has problems with loading games that require memory cartridges (such as Groove on Fight, KOF 95-97, Samurai Shodown and other fighting games that need the ram cart). Atari Lynx has a fualty power connector so that the AC adaptor has to be taped down (don't bother using batteries with a Lynx. 🙂 ). To be honest I haven't loaded up the MSX, TI 94/A, Commadore, 2600 or PC Engine in years, but I'm 90% sure they will still work.

Xbox has had no problems at all when loading or playing a game. Only the Sony products have had problems from day one.
 
I own all the next-gen systems to answer a question for me above. I love the PS2 and Xbox, but I can honestly say the Gamecube is going the way of the Dreamcast. Sure SSBM is a great game...but only if you got a few friends over to play with. Super monkey ball brings me back to the days of Marble Madness. Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin, and Rogue Leader are also pretty good games, but not worth their $50 for 5-10 hours of gameplay...with little to no replay value at all. Those are the only Gamecube exclusives worth purchasing and they really aren't worth the cost of admission. I agree that the GC has the potential to be great a year down the road, but I've read several reports that we may not even see Zelda and Metroid until Early 2003! Sure, Resident Evil is coming out (which I hate anyway...archaic controls, inventory system, and save game function)...and down the road in late summer/fall we'll see Star Fox and Mario. I really don't see the value in that though. Work in a video game retailer for a month and you'll realize what I mean when I say Nintendo owners = brainwashed. That doesn't follow on all Nintendo owners, but the ones who own just the Gamecube tend to show rather scary tendencies. They can't realize the truth...

As for the defective argument. By no means are these solid OFFICIAL numbers, because we don't keep track, but I see many PS2s (usually 2 come in...many more phone calls)come in every week as defective. I've seen quite a few people just trade in their PS2s for Xbox or GC because of the disc spinning problem, DVD-read error, and CD read errors. Xbox on the other hand has given us very few problems. About half as many as the PS2 in the same timespan. Most PS2 owners tend to see their problems approxmately a year down the road from when they purchased. Luckily, many of them purchase extended warranties with their systems from EB and other retailers, but most of them are SOL and end up paying sony $130 for "repairs".

I'll have to give Nintendo credit for making the most well-constructed systems on the face of the earth, even if they can't bring out many worthwhile titles. I've NEVER seen a defective Gamecube or Gameboy Advance...and only two N64's. Same goes for the older Nintendo systems as well.

I apologize for the car wreck comment(although the mods don't seem to like the guy...baaha) and my comparision might have been off, but I'm not a car fanatic either...I've seen new Mustangs for $20,000 and even less at some places, although they may be 2000 models instead of 2002 or 2003. Sentras about the same (~$17,000-20,000).

The way I see it... Super NES > Dreamcast > Xbox > PS2 > Gamecube 🙂

 
PS2. With the dismal Xbox sales in Japan, I expect it to do a Dreamcast by next year. Halo is coming out in better form on the PC (better gfx, kb/m, etc.) so there is little or no reason to own an Xbox at this point.
 


<< PS2. With the dismal Xbox sales in Japan, I expect it to do a Dreamcast by next year. Halo is coming out in better from on the PC. >>



I still think XBOX. Microsoft refuses to lose, even if they lose money. And they have plenty of that.

Plus, great titles are still coming to the XBOX. Have you read about Project Ego yet? That is the reason I bought the XBOX (not Halo, though that is a great game).

 


<< Plus, great titles are still coming to the XBOX. Have you read about Project Ego yet? That is the reason I bought the XBOX (not Halo, though that is a great game). >>



Argh, I will never buy another Peter Molyneux game again. They sound great on paper but they really suck when they come out.
 
I just finished playing my bro and a few of his friends on Xbox using xbconnect, and I must say that is simply awesome...no lag at all, and simply the best game I have played on a console period!!

that game alone makes the Xbox worth it.
 


<< Kent, where do you work at? PS2 has no problems? Heck, half of the people I know who have PS2's (about 25 out of 50 people) have had problems with them. Ejecting discs while they are still spinning. No longer able to read CDs or CD games. Overheating. Freezing in the middle of games. Scratching discs to the point that they need a game doctor and many other problems. I've only seen 1 person out of 15 people who have an Xbox who had a problem. His problem was a corrupt hard drive and that was replaced the same day for free. Fixing any of the PS2 problems costs $160 and shipping to Sony for them to fix it. That's why most people either deal with the problem (i.e. 5 of the people who have PS2s that don't read CDs just don't buy CD games and only buy the DVD games), or just buy a new PS2 and sell their old one of Fleabay. My PS2 had the problem where it would eject the disc while still spinning, but I bought an EB warrenty and replaced it right away. I know Sony makes crappy videogame hardware from experiances with the PSX so I didn't take chances. I still wonder where all of these people are that have never seen a defective playstation. >>



I didn't say that the PS2 wasn't without problems, I stated that I've seen a larger number of XBox systems come back compared to the PS2. I also stated that both systems are much more likely to have a problem then a Gamecube. I just wonder what your friends are doing to cause so many problems. Heck I know as many people that own both systems and I can't remember a single one of them having a problem.
 


<< buy american. buy x-box. >>



Actually, Xbox is made in Mexico and (I think) Hungary. Only thing American about it is Microsoft, which is not very American.
 
Actually, Xbox is made in Mexico and (I think) Hungary. Only thing American about it is Microsoft, which is not very American.

actually take no prisoners attitude is very american🙂

and theres nothing remotely american about either the ps2 or gamecube.
 
Ive had an x-bos since the day it came out. Here are the positives and negatives for me:

POS:
Never had a tech issue
Halo
Best controller ive ever used
Halo
Internal HD and ethernet card...those are extra with a ps2
Halo
Beat in class grapics and sound
Halo
User friendly interface
Halo
ou can put your own music in for games which really kicks ass when playing Project gotham
Halo

Dont judge the xbox on games that were not made for it. All the xbox exclusive games have higher graphic quality than games made for multiple consoles. Remember that the game code has to be written to take advantage of the x-boxs superior hardware,

Negatives:

Poor game support to date

Conclusion: If u believe that MS will significantly increase the no. of games for the xbox in the future, it is the better choice. If u dont, well, get both. After all, u need an X-box to play halo.

P.S. Did I remember to mention a plus in the form of a game called HALO?????
 
I have played pretty much every system but the Gamecube and I would have to say, go with the X-Box. With the money you have won, it is the best investment right now. The PS2's price will be dropping soon so why would you want to spend $300 on it now? Add in the fact that you'll have to spend extra money on broadband support, hard drive, memory cards, etc...the X-Box is the way to go since it has all that built-in. Not to mention the fact that the X-Box makes the better DVD player than the PS2.

The X-Box lineup is increasing as well. The 1st quarter is always poor for gaming on any system. But, after E3, you can expect to see a lot more games as well as a lot more X-Box exclusives. Just check any X-Box related site.

Despite what you hear, I truly believe the X-Box is the more powerful of the systems. The graphics are simply amazing and without any of the jaggies that plague the PS2. You can port pretty much any of the PS2 and Gamecube exclusives to the X-Box but you can not do the reverse. A good example is the Spiderman: The Movie game. It simply looks better and has more levels on the X-Box than it does on the PS2 or Gamecube.

My 0.02
 
I just bought myself an Xbox 2 days ago. After playing Project Gotham these past 2 days, I am VERY happy with my purchase. 🙂
 


<< Go away bickerford, aka titaniumdonut. Register again, and we'll ban your entire town.

AnandTech Moderator >>




BHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAA!!!

[baffled2]I spilled my coffee on my keyboard I'm laughing so hard!!![/baffled2] 😀
 


<< Ive had an x-bos since the day it came out. Here are the positives and negatives for me:

POS:
Never had a tech issue
Halo
Best controller ive ever used
Halo
Internal HD and ethernet card...those are extra with a ps2
Halo
Beat in class grapics and sound
Halo
User friendly interface
Halo
ou can put your own music in for games which really kicks ass when playing Project gotham
Halo

Dont judge the xbox on games that were not made for it. All the xbox exclusive games have higher graphic quality than games made for multiple consoles. Remember that the game code has to be written to take advantage of the x-boxs superior hardware,

Negatives:

Poor game support to date

Conclusion: If u believe that MS will significantly increase the no. of games for the xbox in the future, it is the better choice. If u dont, well, get both. After all, u need an X-box to play halo.

P.S. Did I remember to mention a plus in the form of a game called HALO????? >>



halo is overrated. after a solid 4-5 hours gameplay, i cant see myself really playing the game again. its not that it was hard. i get bored of the game. same thing over and over.
rolleye.gif
 
FYI:

Atlantean already bought an XBox!

For those who don't know already.



<< halo is overrated. after a solid 4-5 hours gameplay, i cant see myself really playing the game again. its not that it was hard. i get bored of the game. same thing over and over >>



Most single player FPS do get boring. Name one single player FPS that is still fun. Can't huh? It's all about the multiplayer 😀

 


<<

Most single player FPS do get boring. Name one single player FPS that is still fun. Can't huh? It's all about the multiplayer 😀 >>



true. i'm still playing UT. 100% meant for multiplayer.
 
I went on and bought PS2 🙂
this thing rules, I won't upgrade my PC for the next 2 years


such a cute little thing, 🙂 also noiseless,

I bought GTA3, GT3, Tonyhawk pro3, Tekken Tag tournament (is this Tekken 4???) DOA2, and few other games

reccomend me Tekken like games but with magic involved


the PS2 is a kickass thing, sorry I cant comment on the Xbox because it isn't available where I live, I only say it like a sample and it seemed to bulky to me.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top