Get a decent PC instead. I built mine for $700 and it would destroy any Dell, HP, or Sony that was under $2,000 at the time. Anyone could easily build a great gaming computer for around $500 without a monitor. Blink, there are dozens of excellent Xbox games, tell me what genres you like, and I can recommend some games.
I looked at compbrain's site, man he has a lot of computers. Did he build any from the ground up? :biggrin: I am just learning about servers. I want to make one of my own using one of my dad's computers that he doesn't need anymore. Can you recommend any books or stuff that would tell me about making a secure server and site hosting? Thanks in advance.
Back to the debate, no one should knock the Xbox who hasn't played it. If you do, then you're just repeating what some fanboy or magazine said about it. Ever since they made the better S controller, I haven't had much of anything bad to say about the system. It IS the BEST console system for online gaming. Gamecube is a joke in that department and the PS2 doesn't have a hard-drive here in the US or nearly as many good online games. And like cmonkey said, the hard drive means no load times. And that means a lot when you play online. And broadband is a must for online games, especially frag games. PS2 idoes embrace most online users today since most have 56K. But I think the Xbox is looking at tomorrow's users and pushing online game forward by making it enjoyable and stable with the forced bb connection. I used to play Unreal on the Dreamcast using 56K and got owned by guys using bb. So, back on the DC I got broadband and haven't looked back since. This is wherethe Xbox shines.
I must admit, at first I believed the Nintendo hype because it had the known franchises (but we know how I feel about that now) and for the most part loving the PS2 more because of the sheer number of games. But now that I think about it, and since someone did mention it before, more doesn't mean better. I just have an affinity for the PS2 because it plays all those RPGs I had for my original playstation and for games like grand theft auto vice city. I am pressed to retract my statement that if I could have only one system it would be the PS2. It's kinda of a tie with PS2 and Xbox. I just know that with both being $179 now, I would choose one of them over the $149 Gamecube any day.
I would recommend: halo, morrowind, madden 2003, phantasy star online, star wars galaxies (when it comes out), midnight club 2
steer clear of Enter the Matrix (its horrible on any system) and Azurik
Oh, like the Gamecube, but imo it doesn't hold a candle to the other two, even though it has some better specs than PS2. I just wonder if Nintendo, a 100 year old company, is intentionally trying to sabotage it's longevity in the console business by not having a real online plan and if they are going to pull a Sega and turn into a software only company with continued hardware devlopment for the GBA (their best selling machine).
sorry for the long post.