jux

well, i'm not gonna go with any of the poll options. when i first saw this thread i thought i was refering to current consoles. we'll here's my opinon and breakdown.

Xbox
it is well known (i think) that xbox is more powerful in performance than ps2 and gabecube. MS really did their homework before they put this one out on the market. if you look at games that span all the current platforms (the same game on ps2, gamecube and xbox) the xbox is far more superiour. ti comes with a hard drive, no memory card required unless you wanna share with your friends. it comes online play ready, although a credit crard and a periphial is required. xbox really tries to sell it's online capabilities. it's good to play together i think the xbox is great if you wanna play the console online. but the damn thing is still pricey $129 or $179 < with out of the box online play.

PS2
sure it isnt as powerful performace wise as the xbox but the sheer mulititude of titles surpasses that meager detail. you won't see ffx on an xbox. gt3 and vice city came out first on ps2. yes you can get online but you gotta spend a lotta extra cash to be able to do so. recently with the introducion if it's HD, which is a little pricey (if you include the price of the ps2 consoles itself with the price of the HD and the network adapter you have to buy aswell) sony is trying to push it's capabilities with downloads, memory card saves and such. in short if it's a game you want to play it's probably gonna be on the ps2. the ps2 compete with xbox as pricing goes. you can even find ps2 on ebay for $99

Game cube
GC is way down on the list in terms of hardware performace. the damn thing doesn't even play dvds. but the inclusion of it's nintendo only titles will make it a must buy for fanboys. besides it's ubercheap. it's only $99 US. you won't see windwaker and mario on ps2 or xbox. GC is last on to the race of onlineness. many of their titles do not promote online play.

PC
i'm not gonna get into this much. I've noticed with the new games you need an uber pc just be able to play these new games. yes the PC does have good tiltles and excellent online capabilities, but if your willing to shell out the large amouts of cash. cash not only for the games but for hardward specs and such. i mean c'mon do you really play everquest with the minimun requirements? so in order to enjoy the game you gotta buy $500 video cards and overclock your pc. i feel like these all the new pc games that have yet to come out (doom 3) will require large amounts of proccessing speed and top of the line graphics cards. it almost seems like they do it just so you'll have to buy the next generation graphics cards.

i still do to play emulated nes and snes games for nostalgic purposes. ahh i remeber those days. it's like my dad with pinball.

Azlex

I don't think consoles should have online stuff on it, that is what a computer is for. A person must already have a computer to get online with any system, you can't just plug up a phone line and be good to go.

Xbox can only get online via broadband modems, sorry dial up people.

And jux, i think you are a bit mistaken on the hardware specs. The GC is more powerful than the PS2. Sony makes their own graphics cards, but Nintendo has ATI making theirs, while Microsoft has Nvidia making theirs. The GC has a faster processor than the PS2 as well.


Why does everyone burn on the Cube for "not having good games" when it just lacks GTA games and a mass quantity of RPGs? I never really understood the infatuation of those GTA games anyway. I didn't really like them at all.

jux

you may be right, i don't know the exact specs. i probably have it mixed up with quality of the graphics. in my opinion GC has more family friendly titles, but they do have a great games, particulary windwaker, metroid prime, mario kart, mario sunshine to name a few. games that unfortunately won't make it onto other consoles. unless of course nintendo pull's a sega.

Azlex

Nah, Nintendo will never pull a Sega. Nintendo has been around since the late 1800s making card games. Everyone knows who Nintendo is and it doesn't seem Nintendo's momentum is slowing anytime soon. Also, last I heard since the Gamecube's last price drop, GC was leading in the console wars. That is consoles sold, not based on games sold. I haven't checked that in a while though, its been a couple of months

Cyra

Yeah, around Christmas time, the sales for the Gamecube were much higher than those of the Playstation 2's and Xbox's. I think they sold around 500,000 Gamecubes, don't remember entirely..but it raked in a looot of money for Nintendo thanks to I'm guessing that Mario kart Double Dash game. I was one of the few who bought it and didn't like it apparently..traded it to EB games for 20 dollars store credit. I hate trading in games (which is why I do more research now so I won't lose money again..like the $200 I lost due to trading in/selling last month)

Enemy

aaahhh the good graphics...i still enjoy playing the classics.. they rule

Azlex

Indeed, fun factor over graphics anyday.

image_keeper

SNES and PS2. Both have great games and those are the two I play the most. The other consoles are ok though.

Cyra

just thought i'd mention this (since this is mostly about more retro stuff)..i got the Namco Arcade Classics TV Games Video Game System today. $18.77 at Wal-Mart, not too bad. Pac-Man, Rally X, Galaxian, Dig Dug, and Bosconian. pretty fun actually, except when you hit the Reset button by accident. they did an alright job bringing this back since all you do is plug the A/V cable into the tv and put 4 AA batteries in. it doesn't beat any systems but it's a contender i guess somewhat just for the fact that it's got great classics on it that makes is retro.

but still, the SNES was the one mainly for me..

Azlex

There are a few new consoles to add into the mixes that were announced at E3.

First off is the PSP, this is a hand held gaming machine from Playstation. It seems that it has more hardware "wows" than software. It is an mp3 player and all kinds of stuff, but the only decent game that I have seen that is to be released on it is Metal Gear Acid. The screen is quite large and the graphics look great. Not sure of the price of this.

Nintendo is kicking it with more hand held systems. They announced the DS, which stands for Dual Screen. This is aimed more for new gamers that are afraid of playing due to all of the buttons on other systems. The bottom screen is touch sensitive and comes with a stylus, this makes for some really new and cool games. The way the games are done is on a cartidge with the technology to fit more than 1 gig of information onto one cartridge. This technology is also less expensive than previous cartridges. This system is also rumored to have a digital camera built in. One of the games that I know of is a version of Metroid Prime, and everyone knows how good that looks. I think that this can play Gameboy and GBA games as well, not certain on that though. This is going to retail for 199.99

Nokia is making another mistake in remodling their N-Gage which was a super flop last year. I haven't heard of anything good about it other than that it is going to be 20% smaller than the previous model, which is good because it doubles as a cell phone and the other one looked plane goofy held up to your ear.

Now for the new console entering the console wars, The Infinium Phantom. This system sounds pretty neat so far. The system will cost about 200 bucks, but to play it, it will cost 30 bucks a month, a huge drawback to any system. All the games will be played by access from the internet. The games will download to your system on command, then you can play them. The pros: can play games early and don't have to go anywhere to get them. Cons: must have internet access; monthly payment for playing. Doesn't sound like this will do that well on the market, but here is a link for anyone who is interested:
http://www.infiniumlabs.com