PS2, GameCube or XBox

macfenianmacfenian
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
People,



I could do with some advice. I´m going to buy a game console. The question is...which one.



The most important thing for me is smooth graphics. Secondly, FIFA 2002 and onwards should be available for it. I kind of like racing as well so it needs to have at least one decent racing game. Preferably Formula 1. I don´t care too much about shoot em up games so that´s not an issue. Other than that, I have a DVD ROM on my PB G4 so DVD playback is not important either.



Can anyone offer me some advice?
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  • Reply 1 of 27
    masterzeusmasterzeus Posts: 111member
    I really love my gamecube and highly recommend it. But if a specific kind of game ( like F1 racing ) is important to you, you should probably go PS2. I say this because they currently have the largest collection of games so you are bound to find the one you want.



    Then again, you can't get some really good games for the PS2 like my personal favorite, Super Monkey Ball. It may look kiddie but it is very fun and very addictive. Especially in multiplayer mode. Metroid, Mario, Mario cart and :cool: Super Monkey Ball 2 :cool: are coming out "soon" so you should keep that in mind too. Many sports and racers come out for all platforms, but Mario, Zelda, Sonic ( so far ), Star Fox, Monkey Ball and many others are nintendo exclusives.
  • Reply 2 of 27
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    I have them all, and here's the deal.



    Xbox right now is good for Halo. They have some good games coming out, as well as the $2 billion Xbox Live online system. Unfortunately, the lack of games hurts the system.



    PS2 has a lot of 'great' games as well, but the graphics on the system aren't as nice as the GCN or Xbox.



    The GameCube has all of the Nintendo games, with a lot of third party support as well. E3 is this week, and I reccomend looking at all of the choices of the consoles AFTER this week.
  • Reply 3 of 27
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Personally I'd go for the PS2.
  • Reply 3 of 27
    masterzeusmasterzeus Posts: 111member
    [quote]Originally posted by Fran441:

    <strong>...as well as the $2 billion Xbox Live online system.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I heard they are going to make you pay about $20 a month to use it. The gamecube one is supposed to be setup by the game companies so they can charge money if they want or not. Tune to E3 today and tomorrow to find out all the details.
  • Reply 5 of 27
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    You should really get a PS2 AND a GameCube!

    PS2 was just dropped to $199 and GameCube to $150.



    If you bought the PS2 one month ago it would have cost you $299. With the price cuts you can get 2 systems for what one would have cost (plus 50 bucks) one month ago.

  • Reply 6 of 27
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    [quote]I heard they are going to make you pay about $20 a month to use it. The gamecube one is supposed to be setup by the game companies so they can charge money if they want or not. Tune to E3 today and tomorrow to find out all the details.<hr></blockquote>



    The Xbox Live system launches with a game- Revolt. Buy Revolt for $50, and get one free year of Xbox Live and the Xbox voice communicator headset.



    Sega is charging for use of their PSO servers for that particular game on the GCN. No one can say for sure what's going to happen with them online. But one thing's for sure- the GameCube is worth buying for Metroid Prime alone. That game looks awesome!
  • Reply 7 of 27
    crawlingparanoiacrawlingparanoia Posts: 443member
    I have a GameCube and absolutely love it, and the price certainly can't be beat. Ultimately it comes down to which system has the games you want to play, and whether you need the DVD player or not.
  • Reply 8 of 27
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    <a href="http://www.nintendo.com/contents/gamepage/gamecontent/images/e3/super_mario_sunshine/e3_mariosun_gcn_trailer.wmv"; target="_blank">Super Mario Sunshine</a>



    <a href="http://www.nintendo.com/contents/gamepage/gamecontent/images/e3/metroid_prime/e3_metroidprime_gcn_trailer.wmv"; target="_blank">Metroid Prime</a>



    <a href="http://www.nintendo.com/contents/gamepage/gamecontent/images/e3/zelda-gcn/e3_zelda_gcn_trailer.wmv"; target="_blank">Legend of Zelda</a>





    Three great reasons to buy a GameCube
  • Reply 9 of 27
    mikey offendermikey offender Posts: 412member
    My PS2 will knock the shit out of those other consoles in a one second smack down. I am victorious!
  • Reply 10 of 27
    convertconvert Posts: 27member
    PS2, but only cause I don't really care for nintendo games(was on the sega side in the eighties). Plus there is a cool thing called linux for PS2 coming soon.



    <a href="http://playstation2-linux.com/faq.php"; target="_blank">http://playstation2-linux.com/faq.php</a>;



    One thing the xbox has going for it is progressive scan output option. Though I'm not sure if this is available yet or not.
  • Reply 11 of 27
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Out of curiosity, why does one want to run linux on a PS2?
  • Reply 12 of 27
    masterzeusmasterzeus Posts: 111member
    [quote]Originally posted by Convert:

    <strong>One thing the xbox has going for it is progressive scan output option. Though I'm not sure if this is available yet or not. </strong><hr></blockquote>





    Gamecube has this too. :cool:
  • Reply 13 of 27
    _ alliance __ alliance _ Posts: 2,070member
    [quote]Originally posted by M3D Jack:

    <strong>Out of curiosity, why does one want to run linux on a PS2?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    cause its...cool...? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
  • Reply 14 of 27
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    hmm. . . I have seen PS2 kicking on an HDTV, so that's good enough output for me.



    I would buy the PS2 if you had to pick one. . . why?



    - Gran Turismo 3

    - Grand Theft Auto 3

    - EA sports games

    - Metal Gear



    Those are the only games i have much interest in. I used to like Final Fantasy games, but I don't have the time for them anymore. I've been told that FF's are going to be coming for GameCube, not sure if they will be coming for Sony too, but I doubt they'll be coming for Xbox. The only merit of Xbox is the fact that MS owns Bungie.



    Other concerns: The PS2 controller is way better than the other two.
  • Reply 15 of 27
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Can the PS2 keep 30fps in HDTV resolutions? And which HDTV resolutions do they support? I heard the XBox does HDTV also, I'd like to play some of those on my plasma
  • Reply 16 of 27
    kidredkidred Posts: 2,402member
    [quote] hmm. . . I have seen PS2 kicking on an HDTV, so that's good enough output for me.



    I would buy the PS2 if you had to pick one. . . why?



    - Gran Turismo 3

    - Grand Theft Auto 3

    - EA sports games

    - Metal Gear <hr></blockquote>



    WHAT!?!? How can you mention Solid Metal Gear without mentioned part 2??!! Part 2 rocks, it's so awsome. not to mention-



    Max Payne

    Gand Theft Auto

    Tomb Raider(s)

    SpiderMan



    and many many more.



    For the racing game- the PS2 comes with optical digital audio out. So if you have surround sound, the racing games rock, also, you can get a converter for the PS2 that lets you hook up component cables to a HDTV and the picture rocks even more.



    PS2 all the way. X-Box sucks, breaks, is by M$, has no games, is over-rated, is M$, has no games, is over-rated, did I forget anything?



    The Game cube is pretty nice from what I hear, but you can't beat the game library of the PS2 not to mention backwards compatability to PS one.
  • Reply 17 of 27
    convertconvert Posts: 27member
    [quote]Originally posted by M3D Jack:

    <strong>Out of curiosity, why does one want to run linux on a PS2?</strong><hr></blockquote>





    Just for sh*ts and giggles. In other words for fun.

  • Reply 18 of 27
    rubberduckyrubberducky Posts: 59member
    FIFA 2002 looks best on the XBox.



    I also enjoy the XBox racing games, though there's no F1 that I know of. Project Gotham and Rallisport are quite fun though.



    If you do end up with an XBox, at least rent Halo and play some multiplayer with it even though you don't like shooters. It's an incredible game.
  • Reply 19 of 27
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    [quote]Originally posted by RubberDucky:

    <strong>FIFA 2002 looks best on the XBox.



    I also enjoy the XBox racing games, though there's no F1 that I know of. Project Gotham and Rallisport are quite fun though.



    If you do end up with an XBox, at least rent Halo and play some multiplayer with it even though you don't like shooters. It's an incredible game.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I don't really like Project Gotham. It's good, but GT3 is much better. I do applaud the company for putting in the Rx-8, but GT3 has the 8, 7's, mod 7's, and even the illustrious 787B. enough to keep a rotorite occupied for a while.



    When I said metal gear I was refering to the whole series.
  • Reply 20 of 27
    macfenianmacfenian Posts: 276member
    Thanks very much lads.



    I have managed to "narrow it down" to PS2 and the GameCube.



    I agree that the controller of the PS2 is the best one, well for me it is anyway.



    So on a fairly cheap telly, which has the best graphics output?
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