^ thats why you use a switch and some cat5 cable, and use SYSTEM LINK and play on different tv's. PS2 has like 2 games that use system link, XBOX has a lot lot more, just off the top of my head HALO, mechassult, ghost recon, return to wolf, unreal, all the tony hawks, clone wars, brute force, midnight club 2, midtown madness 3, nfl fever, time splitters 2, SOF2, and i know there are more....Seriously, xbox is quite functional in its multiplayer abilites.
Im suprised noone has mentioned the 4 controler to 2 controller thing. Fuck buying a multi-tap.
Also, i don't know about you guys, but when i get 7 friends together, we can play for upwards of 6 hours of halo, straight, and i dont see you playing any ps2 game w/ friends for 6 hours straight.
Also, the Controller S is a pretty good controller, i think for halo, its better than the ps2 controller would be.
I have a PS2, but honestly, i havent touched it for over 6 months, and the next game im looking forward to, is MGS3, and GT4, other than that, they aint got shit. RPG wise, xbox is really moving up, fable, is going to be a godly game.
Jedi academy, the sonic game, COUNTERSTRIKE (
) and Halo 2, soul calibur 2, ninja gaiden, Starcraft ghost, rainbow 6 (3), and freedom fighters, are all games that are going to rule.
Overall, in the long run, long long run, i see sony/M$ outlasting the big N, but i dont think M$ is getting out anytime soon, and the quality games are coming, and a lot are already here.