XBOX and GCN could use some fixin...

[SC2]

I was reading my Volume 169 Nintendo Power (NP) and I came across a section that was entitled: "Top 10 Reasons GCN Beats the pants off PS2 and XBOX!".
Even though I am a devoted GCN and NP subscriber for many many years they said some bad stuff about Xbox and PS2, I sat there and thought, "Hey GCN has a few things wrong with it too", so I started this topic. Here's a few things about Xbox from the list:
1. The handle ( on the GCN ) ok it's kinda goofy but imagaine trying to take your Xbox over to your friends house! You'd need a industrial sized crane and a Parking Permit.( OUCH ) lol
Ok it is pretty heavy eh? I agree with this one !

2.It's more powerful than PS2 ( nope not X box )its slower has a bad Processors and its graphics are worse!
Ok Xbox is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more powerful then GCN and I accept that, but some of GCN games are pretty damn amazing.

3. Experience. Nintendo has consistentle produced the highest quality video games for more than two decades dating back to Donkey Kong. You can bet that Nintendo will continue. Twenty years ago, Sony was making Betamasx tape machines and Microsoft hadn't even come up with windows. What will they be doing tomorrow?
Mostly true, but NP started off softly making one of the first video games ever! But Xbox went off with a BANG!
4. (lastly) Controller design. Enough said.
I agree Xbox controller takes a little getting used to.

I'd say GCN and X Box both have bugs, and PS2 , well that'll be another day.

-------YumYum

[Wufei]

The size of the Xbox isn't a very hindering aspect of it. The Gamecube has a handle? Whoop-dee-doo. I rarely use the handle on my Gamecube. I just shove it in my backpack with my Xbox whenever I go over to a friend's house.

About the controller ... all new Xboxes ship with the new small controller, which is basically the smaller controller that was originally intended for people in Japan. It came with my Xbox and it's just as comfortable for me as the Gamecube controller is.

[CivX]

Actually, all 3 systems are about equal in power.

[SC2]

Yeah this would all be new to me due to the fact I do not own a X box, but glad to get a post thanks

[Kanore]

On 2003-07-04 12:30, YumYum_thats_good_rappy wrote:
But Xbox went off with a BANG!

That's because Video Gaming was never THIS popular back then... -_-;

[SC2]

But when GCN came out there was like 3 sports games and "Luigi's Mansion" XBOX had Halo a incredibly good game!

[Wufei]

Halo was the only decent Xbox game for a LONG time.

[RedFox]

On 2003-07-04 13:05, Wufei wrote:
Halo was the only decent Xbox game for a LONG time.

and it still is the only decent xbox game

[Shattered_weasel]

Halo is only decent i found nothing great about it...

[Captain_Dude]

On 2003-07-04 12:42, CivX wrote:
Actually, all 3 systems are about equal in power.

Yeah, and my 256 meg ATi Radeon 9800 is about the same in strength as a GeForce 3.

While I find my Xbox and my Gamecube to be rather close in graphic qualities, I gotta say the Xbox sure as hell loads quicker. And to save the few PS2 fans out there I'll try not to bash it's graphical qualities too much.
But man, PS2 hardware is pretty lousy compared to 'Cube and 'Box, and believe it or not, even the Dreamcast was a more powerful machine.