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BMXman

BMXman

I wish I was Canadian
Sep 8, 2001
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Well I have a PS2 but I have been noticing that Sony comes out with a lot of games and most of them are craptacular. I friend of mine tells me the X-box is a superior system and the games are of higher quality all around. Does anyone have them both? or switched from one system ot another. I searched the forums but not much help there....D
 
binary visions

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
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golgiaparatus said:
Ps2 doesnt have Halo 2. Nor could it run a game like Halo 2 (so I have been told).
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Woo. Hoo.

I don't like Halo anyway, but a single game wouldn't cause me to switch between one system or another.

D, the only way you can really tell on this is to see if you can find a friend who has an Xbox and play a few games. I have been underwhelmed by the Xbox games I've played thus far, and I hate the Xbox controller with a passion (both the OEM one and a smaller aftermarket one). I like my PS2 - what types of games do you play?

edit: incidentally, I have a lot of playing time on both - I own a PS2 and my roommate owns an Xbox.
 
Lexx D

Lexx D

Dirty Dozen
Mar 8, 2004
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X-box=superior system(it's a basically a PC)
PS2= more and better games(but the load time isn't always best)

I'd stick with PS2 unless xbox has games you really want to play.
 
biggins

biggins

Rump Junkie
May 18, 2003
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get an x-box, mail it to me, i'll have my x-box jedi master friend set it with a 160 gig hard drive, you'll never have to buy a game again. x-box is sooooo friggin hackable. i have a friend that has well over 2000 different games saved on his polus lots of porn and movies. he surf the internet with it to.
 
binary visions

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
22,165
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biggins said:
get an x-box, mail it to me, i'll have my x-box jedi master friend set it with a 160 gig hard drive, you'll never have to buy a game again. x-box is sooooo friggin hackable. i have a friend that has well over 2000 different games saved on his polus lots of porn and movies. he surf the internet with it to.
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I read a recent article that said that suddenly a whole bunch of people with hacked Xboxes were banned from Xbox Live as soon as they tossed Halo 2 in and tried to sign on.
 
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binary visions said:
I read a recent article that said that suddenly a whole bunch of people with hacked Xboxes were banned from Xbox Live as soon as they tossed Halo 2 in and tried to sign on.
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Nerds are so smart. :D
 
Lexx D

Lexx D

Dirty Dozen
Mar 8, 2004
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NY
biggins said:
get an x-box, mail it to me, i'll have my x-box jedi master friend set it with a 160 gig hard drive, you'll never have to buy a game again. x-box is sooooo friggin hackable. i have a friend that has well over 2000 different games saved on his polus lots of porn and movies. he surf the internet with it to.
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:D my friend bought an xbox just so he could do that.
 
biggins

biggins

Rump Junkie
May 18, 2003
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binary visions said:
I read a recent article that said that suddenly a whole bunch of people with hacked Xboxes were banned from Xbox Live as soon as they tossed Halo 2 in and tried to sign on.
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what the hell is up the whole halo craze anyway, i have a playstation im trying to trade for a rear brake because the damn thing makes me feel like my brain is oozing out of my ears after about 20 minutes of downhill domination.
 
BMXman

BMXman

I wish I was Canadian
Sep 8, 2001
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Victoria, BC
I like role playing, first person shooter, driving, adventure games. I really like the Star Wars games and PS2 doesn't have them. I also really like the metal Gear series and X-box doesn't have those. I just went ot the electronic store last night...I noticed that most of the newer games I would buy were on the X-box system...PS2 had good games but X-box had more and the counter guy said the X-box is much more powerful system....D
 
Zark

Zark

Hey little girl, do you want some candy?
Oct 18, 2001
6,254
7
Reno 911
Grand Tourismo 4 is coming soon, that should be reason enough to keep the PS2 ;)
 
stosh

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
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NY
biggins said:
get an x-box, mail it to me, i'll have my x-box jedi master friend set it with a 160 gig hard drive, you'll never have to buy a game again. x-box is sooooo friggin hackable. i have a friend that has well over 2000 different games saved on his polus lots of porn and movies. he surf the internet with it to.
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not that you could build a computer for the price but why not just build a computer and do all that stuff.
 
zane

zane

Turbo Monkey
Mar 29, 2004
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Vancouver, WA
stosh said:
not that you could build a computer for the price but why not just build a computer and do all that stuff.
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A computer that would play equivilant games would be a lot more than 150 bucks, more like over a thousand (1G+ ram, 3G+ processor, at least a 9800 pro vid. card, 100G+ HD, software, the price just adds up quickly- and that's the minimum requirements for a game like doom 3). An x-box is a pretty good deal for what you get compared to a computer, but right now I like my PS2 a TINY bit more (I've owned both).

X-box has a lot of good games, but so does the PS2. And the games for PS2 are a lot more diverse- it's hard to find certian types of games for an x-box. Also, the controllers are WAAAAY better- I hate all x-box controllers on the market. Now, if a company came out with a PS2 style controller for an x-box., it might sway me back to the dark side......

I dunno, if you really want to mod the hell out of your game console then get an x-box and dump a few hundred more bucks into it- you'll make the money back in game costs (all you have to do is rent games and burn them to your HD). If you want something that's easy to use and has TONS of games available then go for the PS2.

If you couldn't tell, I'm not leaning very far to one side or the other. I have a PS2 now, but I'm pretty close to getting my x-box back from my little bro and buying halo-2. They're both good systems, you'll be happy with either.
 
highlander1

highlander1

Chimp
Sep 7, 2004
76
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Scotland
I have both systems, but to be honest the ps2 is gathering dust in the cupboard, the xbox is the system to have especially since halo2 has come out.

The only thing stopping me play that is Doom3 on the pc which is just amazing to play....
 
Ian F

Ian F

Turbo Monkey
Sep 8, 2001
1,016
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Philadelphia area
We have both (and both collect dust...) but if I had to chose between them I'd go with X-box. Solely because I only play driving games and Project Gotham I is hands-down the best driving game I've ever played and is X-box exclusive.

Shooter games and RPG's bore me to tears...
 
TheInedibleHulk

TheInedibleHulk

Turbo Monkey
May 26, 2004
1,886
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Colorado
Really, you need both. They dont mkae Halo or Halo 2 for PS2, and they wont make GT4 for Xbox. Since these are the only two games that matter, youre screwed.
 
Atomic Dog

Atomic Dog

doesn't have a custom title yet.
Oct 22, 2002
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BMXman said:
I really like the Star wars games...so I may go with X-box...D
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I bought an X-box mainly so I could play Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. It's a great game.

If you have any interest in platformer games, (Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank, etc.) PS2 has a lot more choices. And I highly recommend any of the Ratchet and Clank games. Tons of fun, and some good humor, too.
 
steve45

steve45

Monkey
Sep 30, 2003
483
1
Dundee, Scotland
i've got both, i get the best of both worlds, whenever there is a game i like and it comes out for both i will always get the xbox version, better graphics and it overall just handles the games better, best of all i got my xbox for free :thumb:

unfortunatly there are games i like that are ps2 only so i bought that just to play them, like GTA san andreas, GT4, final fantasy series, etc.

the xbox is hands down better in pretty much every way, but unless there are specific games that are xbox only that you just have to play, then i would just save your money and wait for the next generation consoles.
 
-dustin

-dustin

boring
Jun 10, 2002
7,155
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austin
had an XBox last year. eh. bought a PS2, and prefer that. PS3 is slated for release soon, i believe. at least, that's what i was told at Best Buy.
 
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