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Re: I know what I'm getting...
Posted By: Funky J <funkyjrob@drunkenbastards.com>Date: 11/7/01 8:37 a.m.

In Response To: Re: I know what I'm getting... (Tobin)

: And it comes from Nintendo. If you want Halo, you can get the PC version,
: unless one of the Bungie guys wants to come out and admit it's not up to
: snuff...what with the XBox being much, much more capable of playing games
: than an Athlon XP 1900+ with 1 GB or RAM and a GeForce3 Ti500.

And since everyone obviously has a top-of-the-line computer. But you're right. I suppose we could all pay several hundred dollars to upgrade our PCs just for Halo. But what's that you say? "There will be more games on your PC that you can use the new hardware with." The same is true of the X-box.

: In two weeks I'll be happily playing Luigi's Mansion, Madden 2002, and Rogue
: Leader to get me started. I'll have an extra $100 in my bank account.

You'll also have less features and inferior hardware on your machine. Like Ferrex said up above, superior hardware doesn't guarantee good games, but it's an obvious advantage.

: I don't work for Nintendo, so I'm not paid to proselytize you with gibberish.
: S. Miyamoto doesn't develop games for the XBox, and he likely never will.
: You have seen with your own eyes the screenshots of GameCube games. Do
: they compare visually to XBox game screens? I think they do...I'd like to
: see side-by-side comparisons myself.

When I see the Gamecube doing DoA3, we can talk. Resident Evil for Gamecube? That's mostly static environments, even if they are 3D(which I'm not sure of). Based on my limited grasp of computers, this isn't as taxing on a CPU as it would be if it was required to make transformation calculations.

: I used to be a Bungie fanboy, but they haven't given me a compelling reason
: to buy the XBox. The Big N has given me more than enough reasons to remain
: a Nintendo fanboy. I'm not a complete Nintendo sycophant either. For the
: last generation of consoles, I went with the Sony Playstation instead of
: Nintendo 64. The biggest part of this decision was cost...the costs of
: buying N64 cartridges was a major barrier to entry...as was the storage
: limitations imposed by cartridges vs optical media.

: When you get a chance, go play with an XBox and a GameCube. Which one feels
: more like a console? Which one feels more like a PC? It all boils down to
: what you want. Do you want a crippled PC or do you want a modest console?

A crippled PC? It's more like an augmented console, in my opinion. It takes several positive aspects of convential desktop computers and combines them to create a superior console. It's funny; no one was complaining when Nintendo wanted to add a hard drive...

Oh, and I especially like Nintendo's choice of extremely nonstandard storage media. As Nerdshoe claims, "I tried to pick up the disc, but I mistook it for a contact lens."

: The only question I asked myself was Indigo or Jet Black? Indigo.


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Replies:

To many choices,lend your opinions please!noflamesMatt(Uh...#5) 11/6/01 1:17 p.m.
     PersonallyDarkSkies 11/6/01 1:30 p.m.
           Re: PersonallyJohnny Rotten 11/6/01 1:43 p.m.
                 LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?Matt(Uh...#5) 11/6/01 2:05 p.m.
                       Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?*Ar-Isildur of *WP* 11/6/01 2:41 p.m.
                             Bingo, you got it (nt) *NM*Miguel Chavez 11/7/01 12:00 a.m.
                             Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?Tobin 11/7/01 7:45 a.m.
                                   Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?Lophan 11/7/01 9:06 a.m.
                                         Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?Sam 11/7/01 10:28 a.m.
                                               Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?Nijhazer 11/7/01 11:14 p.m.
                                   Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?vector40 11/7/01 7:40 p.m.
                                         Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?MSN 11/7/01 7:45 p.m.
                                               Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?Tobin 11/7/01 8:04 p.m.
                                                     Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?vector40 11/7/01 8:43 p.m.
                                                           Re: LOL,thanks,any console guys out there?Tobin 11/8/01 1:17 a.m.
                 Re: Personallybeef 11/6/01 5:37 p.m.
           Re: PersonallyFerrex (Microserf) 11/6/01 4:12 p.m.
                 Re: PersonallyAchronos 11/6/01 10:36 p.m.
                 Re: PersonallyTobin 11/7/01 7:10 a.m.
                       Re: PersonallyFerrex (Microserf) 11/7/01 1:50 p.m.
                             Re: PersonallyTobin 11/7/01 5:21 p.m.
                                   Re: PersonallyTobin 11/7/01 8:09 p.m.
                                         Re: PersonallySam 11/7/01 8:13 p.m.
                                   Re: PersonallyFerrex (Dead) 11/7/01 10:10 p.m.
                                         Re: PersonallyTobin 11/8/01 1:43 a.m.
                                   Re: PersonallyLegend 11/7/01 11:09 p.m.
     I am getting an X-box because...carrim 11/6/01 2:17 p.m.
           All great points, keep em coming *NM*Matt(Uh...#5) 11/6/01 2:54 p.m.
           Re: Nintendo Third Party Support Sucks!!!!kayas 11/6/01 3:21 p.m.
     mario sunshine!!!!!!!!!!!!(?????)Nate 11/6/01 4:56 p.m.
     Re: To many choices,lend your opinions please!noflNate 11/6/01 5:10 p.m.
           its a geforce 3,athlon 1ghz(upgraded soon)gig ram. *NM*Matt(Uh...#5) 11/6/01 5:12 p.m.
                 Xbox is cool.Nate 11/6/01 5:22 p.m.
                       Re: Xbox is cool.slumbermonkey 11/6/01 6:14 p.m.
           Re: Well, hell, if he can afford both...Tobin 11/7/01 7:51 a.m.
     Re: To many choices,lend your opinions please!noflvector40 11/6/01 5:37 p.m.
           Re: To many choices,lend your opinions please!noflbeef 11/6/01 5:52 p.m.
                 Imagine thiscarrim 11/6/01 6:25 p.m.
                       That puts it all in perspective....Matt(Uh...#5?) 11/6/01 6:31 p.m.
                             Sure! It's in the mail right now... *NM*Fuolornis Fire Dragon 11/6/01 6:55 p.m.
                             You mean in the "mall"... *NM*vector40 11/6/01 8:08 p.m.
                       Re: Imagine thisEric Trautmann 11/6/01 8:31 p.m.
                       Re: Imagine thisLouis Wu 11/6/01 8:55 p.m.
           Re: Resident EvilTobin 11/7/01 7:54 a.m.
     Re: I know what I'm getting...Tobin 11/7/01 7:27 a.m.
           Re: I know what I'm getting...Sam 11/7/01 8:24 a.m.
                 Re: I know what I'm getting...Tobin 11/7/01 5:22 p.m.
                       Re: I know what I'm getting...Sam 11/7/01 8:55 p.m.
                             Re: I know what I'm getting...Tobin 11/8/01 7:17 p.m.
                                   Re: I know what I'm getting...Sam 11/9/01 6:49 a.m.
                 Re: I know what I'm getting...vector40 11/7/01 7:28 p.m.
                       Re: I know what I'm getting...Sam 11/7/01 8:10 p.m.
                             Re: I know what I'm getting...vector40 11/7/01 8:41 p.m.
                                   Re: I know what I'm getting...Sam 11/7/01 8:51 p.m.
           Re: I know what I'm getting...Funky J 11/7/01 8:37 a.m.
                 Re: I know what I'm getting...Tobin 11/7/01 5:27 p.m.
                       Re: I know what I'm getting...Funky J 11/7/01 6:45 p.m.
                             Re: I know what I'm getting...Funky J 11/7/01 6:50 p.m.
                                   Re: I know what I'm getting...vector40 11/7/01 7:31 p.m.
           Re: I know what I'm getting...Sam 11/7/01 8:46 a.m.
           Oh well, looks like the console wars have spreadMSN 11/7/01 5:48 p.m.
     An honest look at the Console offerings (pc's too!Sam 11/7/01 10:23 a.m.



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