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ps2rookie
09-06-2002, 04:56 PM
Hey guys couple of questions. I have a PS2 and don't play allot. I use it for DVD and games once a week or so. I keep hearing the graphics are so much better on XBOX.

I also heard the price will drop to $150 is this true?

I'm concerned about lack of game support for the XBOX but i only buy the really good games or one every few months anyway...

Anything you can say to convince me to pick one up? How much would it cost me to get it playing dvd's...I hear there is a rebate or something.

Also I don't think i'd pay to play XBOX live but i saw you can hook up through gamespy.com with some software...do many people play online this way or is it hard to find online players?

My problem is i'm thinking of upgrading my PC for games, but i prefer to play on the couch and if the price goes to $150 it is very tempting.

Thanks for the help

Revit_X_man
09-06-2002, 05:18 PM
Originally posted by ps2rookie
Hey guys couple of questions. I have a PS2 and don't play allot. I use it for DVD and games once a week or so. I keep hearing the graphics are so much better on XBOX.

I also heard the price will drop to $150 is this true?

I'm concerned about lack of game support for the XBOX but i only buy the really good games or one every few months anyway...

Anything you can say to convince me to pick one up? How much would it cost me to get it playing dvd's...I hear there is a rebate or something.

Also I don't think i'd pay to play XBOX live but i saw you can hook up through gamespy.com with some software...do many people play online this way or is it hard to find online players?

Thanks for the help

1) The graphics are better than the Ps2, take Wreckless for example.
Xbox:http://www.xbox.com/cms/images/games/wreckless/sim-wreckless-0013.jpg

PS2:
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/playstation2/wreckless/wrk_screen001.jpg
2) Buy a Xbox get the DVD remote free(mail in rebate)
3)Games like, Halo, Project Gotham Racing, DoA 3, Rallisport, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dead to Rights, Enclave, Sega GT 2k2, JSFR, Morrowind and many others.
4) Harddrive and ethranet built in.
5) HDTV and DD 5.1 for all games
6) FOUR controller ports
7) System Link to hook up mulitple Xboxes.
8) Games that are comming soon, MGS 2 :Substance, Unreal, Mech Assualt, Blinx, Tork, Panzer Dragoon, Ninja Gaiden, DoA XVB and many more by this fall.
9) And of course Xbox Live for 50 for the first year.

DZNUTZ
09-06-2002, 05:21 PM
welcome to xba:)
i own all the systems and xbox is easily my fav

1. yes their is a mail in rebate for the dvd remote
2. it is rumored that their will be another price cut
3. graphics are much better
4.i like the current line up of games much better then ps2's
5 i'm a xboxlive beta tester..and belive me when i say..it kicks ass.
6. xbox has 4 controller ports compared to ps2's 2
7. xbox has built in harddrive- and its massive
that means no memorey cards to buy, and listening to your own ripped music while playing select games
8 xbox has built in ethernet port
i could go on and on..those are some reasons.
this being an xbox box site i'm sure you'll get many responses just like mine

just let me tell you..i've been gaming for almost 20 years now....xbox is deffinately the best console i've had the pleasure of comming across.

WOWSY
09-07-2002, 12:45 AM
I copied this from a members thread at dvdtalk.com. It should help you make your decision. You can't see the green text below for online games so I suggest you go here: http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=155931

to see it.

Latest News:

Pro Race Driver will include XBox Live support.
Auto Modellista announced with XBox Live support
_____________________________________

09/04/02: Added a link to 3 media versions of the Halo 2 trailer.

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Recently Released Games:

Blade II........47%
Sega GT 2002........82%
The Thing........62%

Current Release List through 2003:

green text = online play
* = Console exclusive to the XBox

09/10/02: 1 Title

Eggmania: Eggstreme Madness

09/17/02: 8 Titles

Barbarian
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Kelly Slator's Pro Surfer
Myst III: Exile........Trailer
NHL Hitz 2003
*Quantum Redshift
Taz Wanted
Terminator: Dawn of Fate

09/19/02: 1 Title

David Beckham Soccer

09/24/02: 10 Titles

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance........Trailer
Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver
*DeathRow
Loons - The Fight for Fame
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring......Trailer
Lotus Challenge
Nascar Thunder 2003
Raymen Arena
Robotech: Battlecry
WTA Tennis Tour

09/30/02: 2 Titles

Conflict: Desert Storm........Trailer
Dynasty Warriors 3

TBA Q3 2002: 11 Titles

Call of the Dragonfly
Chris Edwards Inline Skating
Curse: The Eye of the Isis
Duality
Galleon.......Trailer
Good Cop Bad Cop
Largo Winch.........Trailer
Legion: Legend of Excaliber
Loose Cannon
Warcaster
*Xavier Fox: The Lost City

10/01/02: 10 Titles

BloodRayne.......Trailer
Fatal Frame
Freedom: The Battle for Liberty Island
Hitman 2........Trailer
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter.........Trailer
Moto-X
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
NHL 2003
Phantom Crash
Tom and Jerry: Whisker War
Total Immersion Racing

10/08/02: 5 Titles

*Blinx: The Timesweeper
NBA 2K3
NBA Starting Five
NBA Tip-off '03
Timesplitters 2

10/15/02: 9 Titles

Dragon's Lair 3D
Evolution Snowcross
Fuel
Grand Prix 4
Legends of Wrestling II
Nickelodeon Party Blast
Pac-Man World 2
Sea Dogs II
Transworld Snowboarding

10/22/02: 6 Titles

*House of the Dead 3
*NBA Inside Drive 2003
Sneakers
*Toe Jam and Earl 3
*Whacked!
X-Men: Next Dimension

10/29/02: 7 Titles

FIFA 2003
FILA Tennis Champions
Medal Of Honor: Frontline
Monopoly Party
NBA Live 2003
SeaBlade
Slam Tennis

10/31/02: 2 Titles

*Shayde: Monsters vs Humans
*Unreal Championship......Trailer

11/01/02: 7 Titles

Dead or Alive Extreme Volleyball.......Trailer
Freaky Flyers
Indiana Jones & the Emperor's Tomb
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
MX Superfly
Serious Sam
Vexx

11/05/02: 18 Titles

Back Pedal
Batman: Dark Tomorrow
* Brute Force........Trailer
Defender
Gothic
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Knights of Decayden
Metal Gear Solid 2: Subtance
Pelon
Reign of Fire
*Shenmue II
*Superman: The Man of Steel
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
Toxic Grind
The Unseen
Zapped

11/12/02: 10 Titles

Dr. Muto
*Kakuto Chojin
Malice: Kat's Tail
*MechAssault........Trailer
Minority Report
NHL 2K3
*Panzer Dragoon Orta........Trailer
Rally Fusion: Race of Champions
Rocky
*Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Whiteout

11/15/02: 5 Titles

Falcone: Into the Maelstrom
Risk
Shrek: Super Party
Sniper
UFC Tapout 2

11/19/02: 7 Titles

Colin McRae Rally 3........Trailer
Dark Angel
FireBlade
Frogger Beyond
James Bond 007: NightFire
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Steel Battallion

11/22/02: 1 Title

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance......Trailer

11/26/02: 3 Titles

BMX XXX
Black Stone: Magic & Steel
D & D Heroes

12/02/02: 7 Titles

Crimson Sea
Metal Dungeon
MicroMachines
Operation Flashpoint
Stake
Tom Clancy's Raven Shield
Top Angler

12/17/02: 1 Title

NCAA College Basketball 2K3

12/31/02: 1 Title

Haven: Call of the King

TBA Q4 2002: 16 Titles

Commanche
Fate
Knight Rider
Motorsiege
Phantasy Star Online
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown
Robot Wars 2
Rolling
Shaun Murray's Pro WakeBoarder
Shining Lore
Strident........33 meg Divx Avi Trailer
Tom Clancy's Sum of All Fears
Transworld Skateboarding
Ultimate Blade of Darkness
Warhammer
*Yager

TBA 2002: 25 Titles

Apprentice Knight
*Battlefield: 1942........E3 Trailer
*B.C.
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Deus Ex 2
Echelon
Giants
Internal Pain
Jackie Chan Adventures
Master Rallye
The Matrix
MLB Slugfest 2003
*Orchid
Pirates of Skull Cove
*Project EGO.......Trailer
Rally Trophy
SK8
Ridge Racer
Sam and Max
Soul Calibur 2
*Tekki
Thief III
U.S.S. Antarctica
Wolverine's Revenge
*Wrath

01/02/03: 6 Titles

Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis
Armada 2: Star Command
Jurassic Park: Genisis
Starsky and Hutch
The Last Ninja
Outlaw Volleyball

01/06/03: 1 Title

Half Life 2

01/15/02: 1 Title

NCAA College Basketball 2K3

01/21/03: 1 Title

State of Emergency

01/28/03: 2 Titles

Battle Engine Aquila
Jane's Attack Squadron

02/03/03: 7 Titles

*Dino Crisis 3
DroneZ
The Lost
Mercedes-Benz World Racing
Sergeant Cruise
RoboCop
XIII

02/11/03: 1 Title

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

02/18/03: 1 Title

Pro Race Driver

02/25/03: 1 Title

Mission: Impossible 2

02/28/03: 1 Title

*Midtown Madness 3

3/1/2003: 1 Title

WWE Raw 2

3/3/2003: 5 Titles

Chessmaster
Fighter X
Gladius
NBA Ballers
Top Gun: Combat Zones

3/11/2003: 1 Title

Mafia

Q1 2003: 2 Titles

Kung Fu Chaos
Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc

05/05/03: 1 Title

Ghost Master

Spring 2003: 4 Titles

*Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge.....Trailer
Heaven and Hell
*Ninja Gaiden.......Trailer
Psychonauts

Summer 2003: 2 Titles

Nemo
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Fall 2003: 1 Title

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

10/2/2003: 1 Title

Fuzion Frenzy 2

11/03/03: 1 Title

*SWAT: Global Strike Team

Christmas 2003: 1 Title

Halo 2........Teaser Trailer

TBA 2003: 4 Titles:

Black Hawk Down
Driver 3
The Hulk
Tremors

Early 2004: 1 Title

Project Gotham Racing 2

TBA: 50 Titles

Amped 2
Asylum
Auto Modellista
Ballistic
Breed
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
Championship Manager
Crank the Weasel
Crazy Car Championship
Dominion
Doom 3
Druid King
E-Racer
E.T.
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick.......Trailer
Fantastic Four
Freestyle: MetalX
Full Throttle 2
Goblin Quest
Half Life: Counter-Strike
Hellraiser
Infiltrator: Shadow Wars
Jikkyou World Soccer 2001
Jonny Drama.......Trailer
Judge Dredd
Le Femme Nikita
Lost Continents
Lost Kingdoms
Microsoft Hockey
Mutant Chronicles: Warzone Online
Ninja Gaiden X
Ozzy's Black Skies
Race Nation
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Republic: The Revolution
Schwarzenberg
Shikami Castle
Spike Out X-Treme (Streets of Rage 4)
Spyro
Star Wars: Galaxies
Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
Thunderstrike Operation Phoenix
Title Defense
Tork
Tour de France
Tyco R/C
The Unholy
V.I.P.
Wiggles
X10
X Games Snowboarding 2

Current Game Library for the XBox: 105 Titles

Action:

Flight Shooter: Airforce Delta Storm, Jedi Starfighter, Starfighter SE
General: Batman: Vengeance, Blade II, Bruce Lee: Quest Of The Dragon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Enclave, Genma Onimusha, Gunmetal, Jet Set Radio Future, New Legends, Obi-Wan, Spider-Man, Spy Hunter, The Thing
Puzzle: Fusion Frenzy, Prisoner of War
Shooter: Dead To Rights, GunValkyrie, Halo, James Bond: Agent Under Fire, Max Payne, Turok: Evolution

Adventure:

Epic: Azurik, Nightcaster
General: Blood Omen 2, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy, Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat
Platformer: Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex, Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysey, Shrek
Survival Horror: Hunter: The Reckoning, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Fighting:

General: Dead Or Alive 3, Kabuki Warriors
Professional: Knockout Kings 2002, Legends Of Wrestling, Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing, UFC: Tapout, WWF: Raw

Racing:

Arcade: Antz Racing, Mad Dash Racing, Crazy Taxi 3, Simpson’s Road Rage, Wreckless
Motorcycle: Moto GP, MX 2002
Offroad: 4x4 Evolution 2, Test Drive Offroad
Professional: F1 2001, Nascar Heat 2002, Nascar Thunder 2002
Simulation: Burnout, Project Gotham Racing, Rallisport Challenge, Sega GT 2002, Test Drive
Vechicular Combat: Arctic Thunder, Blood Wake, Cel Damage, Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars, Smashing Drive, Totaled!
Water Based: Splashdown

Role Playing Games:

General: Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Sports:

Basketball: ESPN NBA 2 Night 2002, NBA 2K2, NBA Inside Drive 2002, NBA Live 2002, Street Hoops
Baseball: All Star Baseball 2003, MLB SlugFest 2003, Triple Play 2002, World Series Baseball 2K3
BMX: Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Matt Hoffman Pro BMX 2
Football (College): NCAA Football 2K3, NCAA Football 2003
Football (Professional): ESPN NFL PrimeTime 2002, Madden 2002, Madden NFL 2003, NFL 2K2, NFL 2K3, NFL Fever 2002, Nfl Fever 2003
Football (Arcade): NFL Blitz 2002, NFL Blitz 2003
General: ESPN International Winter Sports 2002
Golf: Outlaw Golf
Hockey: NHL 2002, NHL Hitz 2002
Skateboarding: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2X, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Skating: Aggressive Inline
Snowboarding: Amped, Dark Summit, ESPN Winter X-Games, SSX Tricky
Soccer: ESPN MLS Extra Time 2002, FIFA World Cup 2002, Red Card Soccer, Sega's Soccer Slam
Surfing: Transworld Surf

Other:

Puzzle: Tetris Worlds

EHWfedPres
09-07-2002, 11:07 AM
Here's another Wreckless comparison...

PS2...
http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/wreckless_051902_1.jpg

Xbox...
http://www.xboxaddict.com/screenshots/images/3196.jpg




I think its pretty obvious which system is more powerful...the Xbox is better than the PS2 in every aspect, except games, because that is simply a matter of opinion.