Will you buy the XBox?

<b>Will you buy the XBox when it's released?</b>
-MP Jesse

I've got mine reserved.

"Signatures Still Suck"

I agree. It looks marginally better than the Dreamcast- if not the same.

-MP Jesse

"Signatures Still Suck"

Same here, no x-box for me. My system serves my games just fine. Don't need no stinking console.

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agreed, PC games are just fine. I used to throw my money away on consoles. Bought the Sega CD when it first came out and payed 300+ dollars for it and it was a flop from the beginning .

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I'm gonna get one. But I haven't reserved it. Mainly cos I live in two places at once. My own place + my parents place. The XBox will stay in my parents place. I do have a comp there aswell, but I have all these pesky kids as relatives and when they come, I lock my room. So, when the xbox arrives, they can annoy anyone else with the xbox.

BTW, does anybody know if anyone has any Linux plans for the XBox? I know MS will try to restrict any third party development to games and stuff only authorised by them. They'll also probably try to restrict hardware development such as mice and keyboards. But, they will have to give in, cos internet connection using gamepads will be crap!


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Look on my works, ye Mighty, and dispair!"</font color=red>

Because it sucks!
And will not be better than the PS2 and the X-box!
Want a third reason?
Because the games will come in a proprietary support! just like the other nintendos!

Damn! No fun being limited to only 100 char signatures !!

And you can't play dvd's on them.


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I also just read they pushed the release date back... AGAIN. It's supposed to be released about the same time as the XBox now.

-MP Jesse

"Signatures Still Suck"

Its microsoft we're talking about. They'll do something! They tried ever so hard to convince its not a PC in box for the living room. They'll try to make sure it stays that way, even if its only for a while.


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First, I'd like to say that it was actually the Genesis that was technologically inferior to the SNES. The Genesis used two 8-bit processors with 16-bit emulation. For 8-bit games (crappy graphics) it could run fast. For 16-bit games (decent graphics) it ran slow. Therefore, there were very few true 16-bit games for the Genesis. Most were written with 8-bit code.

The SNES on the other hand was a pure 16-bit system. It ran 16-bit games faster than the Genesis. Hence the vast majority of the games on the SNES had better graphics than games on the Genesis.

Second, and this is to the general public, I never said that the Nintendo Game Cube was the best thing in the world. I simply wanted to know why a PoS like the PS2 was listed in the survey, and yet the NGC wasn't. Just because a person does not intend to purchase an X-Box does not mean that they think the PS2 rocks. To be fair, all competition (including the PC) should be possable poll choices.

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...And replace M$ programmers with Linus Torvalds .

Beer! Good!
-James Hatefild

Did you know that Linus said the Mac Os X core was crap. The Macintosh guys were a bit pissed of especially cos they initially tried to hire him when they were planning the core. He's funny. I don't think he'll ever work for Micro$oft, though.


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Don't all of you that are putting down the PS2 realize the fact that PS2 can still play PS1 games(worth about $100 right there), includes a DVD player(again at least worth a $100), and also is fair amount more advanced than a dreamcast (oh and more upgradable, anyone notice that humoungous space left in it?)? Also most of you already have a computer plenty capable of playing the same games that will be made for the XBOX and also produced for the PC. Sure the XBox will most likely be gaurenteed to not crash, although now that it is running a M$ OS that thing might crash afterall. ;-) So anyway, I say keep your PS2 or buy one, its definitely worth it. Who wants a entire system designed by microsoft anyways? (i myself am not anti-MS btw, i dislike linux just as much lol, however i am anti-mac )

As part of Microsofts promise to Gamers, most Xbox games will be out well before the PC gets them. In fact some games designed initially for the PC are now coming to the Xbox first (Halo). They know their biggest mistake would be to allow massive ports of PC titles to the Xbox.

Sega, Namco, Konami, and Capcom. All these companies are making Xbox titles. I have rarely seen these companies games show up on the computer.

Sure the PS2 is upgradeable, but the simple fact is while people will be dropping their hard earned cash on upgrades for the PS2, most of that is included in the Xbox already.

Xbox has 4 USB ports (High potential for peripherals here)
10gig HD
Ethernet port
8MB memory Card.

The only thing you will have to buy is additional controllers and the DVD remote control. (Same as the PS2)

The only thing I am sceptical about is the Japanese support of the Console and the Windows OS running inside of it. I seriously doubt it will crash, but still it's Microshaft.

Sony expects people to buy thier system, buy a 4 port controller expansion, buy the extra controllers, buy the dvd remote, buy the console verticle stand, buy the broadband adapter, buy the dial-up adapter...am I dont yet?
Nope buy the future hard drive expansion and buy memory cards for saved games.

Damn, well you could get a pretty sweet gaming PC for the cost of that or a Xbox and 10 games.

I am a PS1 owner and I was severly dissapointed with the whole PS2 fiasco, I can imagine someone who spent 500-700 dollars for that thing on ebay. They would have been better off delaying the console than releasing it and not even being able to supply those that even reserved it!

If you take a truth and follow it blindly, it will become a Falsehood and you a Fanatic.

But the correct answer is ...... None of the above.

Every working computer must be improved .... or replaced ...