what pressies u all get

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:58 am

i had a ferarri driving day thing, xbox and a load of games, clothes and a few hunderd quid to blow on getting legless. woooohooooooo

Post by **Lyndon** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:44 am

yet another person with good taste in consoles

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:45 am

lyndon u got 1 as well i take it? i know u have broadband are u live yet? i should be soon.

Post by **Lyndon** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:48 am

lyndon u got 1 as well i take it? i know u have broadband are u live yet? i should be soon.

yeah i've had one from day one

not gone live yet waiting for more games to support it first, it should really kick off in march (i think) when it's fully launched

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:10 pm

yea thats the problem at the moment. its meant to have no lag at all as well. cant wait. halo2 is gunna be live

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TheMinel · Post by **TheMinel** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:17 pm

not to start off a debate, but what's the point of buying an Xbox when you can play all its best games on PC and at a better resolution ? ok fair enough you need to have a PC "with balls" so to speak but really i don't see the point of an Xbox.

1. worse graphics than PC
2. multiplayer aspect on the net just started and very limited
3. games cost tooooo much compared to PC (roughly 50%more)
4. all the best games will be or are already on Pc
5. can't upgrade its hardware (you are stuck with it until the Xbox 2 comes out)
6. a JOYPAD even for first person shooters (too bad)

I was tempted to buy 1 when Halo came out, but then I regained sanity and Halo will be out for PC in the next 3 months, Splinter cell is coming out at the end of Jan for PC (played the demo, veeeeery cool)

Of course if you have a PC with a 4Mb graphics card and windows 95 on it then buy an Xbox (not a PS2)

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:44 pm

rrrrrrrright.......

metriod prime to kick the crap outta halo 1 and 2

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 2:17 pm

because its portable for a start. it wont crash. and they are only 150 quid. plus u dont get any lag playing online.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 3:59 pm

I was also considering buying an X-Box to play HALO but like The Minel, thought I'd wait until it came out on PC, cos I've already got a PS2.

Probably why sales of the other non PS2 consoles have lagged.

Robbie.

TheMinel · Post by **TheMinel** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 5:53 pm

stephen: you still have to be able to play online! PC was playing on the net since DOOM days! and... lag? what's lag? god bless ADSL (or cable)...what is it supposed to crash? I can not remember last time my PC has crashed in ANY application (nevermind any game), tnx windows Xp and the NTFS file system!
ok it's only 150Â£ but consider the games you have to buy.... 45Â£ each! (pc Â£30 max) and again, you are stuck with the same hardware with NO possibility of upgrading! (apart from an extra memory card)

erm: gamecube better left where it is (shelf) only pro is that it is cheap like the ppl that play it

(and I bought a N64 only to play Zelda so i am a nintendo fan, really) and again 1 game =Â£45!
ok I read some reviews of metroid prime .... looks good but unfortunately it's only got that 1 game worth! And NO HALO is much better game and it won't ever come out for GC (unless they completely reprogram it since the GC hardware wouldn't be able to run it properly)

TheMinel · Post by **TheMinel** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 5:55 pm

oh 1 last thing: FPS are MUCH better played on a mouse + keyboard combination. No joypad would ever be any closer to the above gamestyle

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 6:54 pm

yeah everyone he is right about everything......

he is the all knowing master of the universe.......wotever he says goes

can ya sense the sarcasm?

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 7:27 pm

He's right about the mouse+keyboard thing though

Post by **Lyndon** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 8:34 pm

yep keyboard and mouse are excellent but it only took me a few goes on halo to get used to the pad

the games not as fast paced as UT/UT2003/Quake3 etc etc etc

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 9:47 pm

Thanks Matt - I love it!