Beltruckus

there is a Rainbowsix 6? or is RS6 something else?

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Wombat

I own all of them. Xbox wins for me.

sixate

That's the problem. I have all of those, and I don't need three consoles laying around to clutter shit up even more.

ADM

As a whole I'd say that I like the PS2 better, although my favorite games are PC. So..

NeverBorn

Man..you cannot do a thread like this. Its just not poissible to discuss consoles with some of the people that haunt this board. It leads to rampant fanboyism. All the systems are great..everyone last one. If it plays and does what you want it to..then great.

Lasereth

Yep.

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Dwarf020

PC owns. the PS2 is a fine piece of electronics too, though.

Azharen

For gaming solely, I love my GC. But I'm totally addicted to NWN and that's PC, but it's like one of the few games I play on the PC so GC is my vote.

-Azh

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LNCPapa

Out of these four I was forced to choose the PC. Actually, my fav gaming machine ever was the Sega Saturn. Import games were arcade perfect and with a few joysticks and some multi taps it was a better-than-arcade experience (due to my stereo and better video equipment than an arcade.)

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heccubusiv

does SNES count? The sports graphics are awful and Madden 93 is impossible but the role playing games are unmatched. No system has as many solid role playing games.

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sartan

I have to go with PS2 cuz it has more of the game I like to play.

losthellhound

Xbox! (just bought one for a christmas-present-for-myself)

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heccubusiv

i have a great video card in my machine so every game just looks better on my pc than it does on my x-box or ps2

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Mr.Deflok

Shut up, Mega Drive II 0wnz j00!

charlesesl

I have a few questions:
1. Don't you have to solder on the mod chip? Aside from having to buy a mod chip, the soldering a bit difficult. I hate to wast a new counsle just becuase I soldered the mod chip wrong.
2. How do u install these tunneling softwares onto an xbox. I never owned a cousle so I never knew how that was possible.
3. If you own a moded xbox then you probably download the games off the net. Factor in the dvd burner and dvd disks costs I am pretty sure that goes well over $200 in any currency.

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junglistic

No most definitely not. They have 'solderless pogo pin' style mod chips ( LINK ) They can be installed/removed in minutes.
First you need to have a network connection between your xbox and pc. Xbox allows for DHCP, so you simply hook it up to your router. Then, load up a game onto your xbox, have it waiting at the ( searching for network game screen). Then load up the tunneling software (xlink, xboxconnect, i beleive they've hacked gamespy to allow xbox games now too? cant confirm tho), type in your xbox's IP address and then just find the game you want to play, and its that simple.
Well, i guess this is sort of subjective, you definitely dont need a dvd burner. I dont have one. If someone 'was' to download xbox games off the net for trial or backup purposes, then they definitely dont need to burn the game. You could download it, unrar, de-iso, etc.. Until you've got the game fully extracted, (you need the default.xbe file), then just FTP into your xbox, and upload the game into the directory specified for games. Honestly, its that simple. Thats what having a big HD is for. I have tons of divx/xvid movies and about 40 or so games stored on my hd. Its so much faster in both load time, and having to switch discs. No need to worry about scratching discs, i have all my movies and games stored safely away, (some still sealed).

H12

Gamecube > X-Box > Playstation 2 > PC.

Easy.

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Lasereth

It's not "easy" if you can't give reasons or back up your reasoning!

-Lasereth

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Chilly McFreeze

GBA! But seeing as that's not an option, I'll go with PS2.

Semi-Normal

I don't get the argument about consoles having the advantage of not having to be upgraded to play the latest games. Instead they just go obsolete and people stop making games for them, and if you want to play new console games you have to buy a new console. What's the difference?

Personally I like PCs better simply because the games tend to have much more depth. Console games are generally more arcade-style than PC games, and therefore much simpler. I've owned a couple of consoles and my brother has an xbox, and I could probably count on my fingers the console only titles that have held my attention for more than a few days.

That said, I don't dismiss consoles out of hand, they can be fun, and sometimes I'll want something simple I can veg out and play, but overall PC games beat console games hands down.

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Lasereth

The average console lasts 5 years before a successor is launched. PCs that are 5 years old will not play today's PC games. Consoles continue playing the games designed for them with the same performance as day 1.

There aren't many games on console that reflect that. Some arcadish games can only be found on console, but that doesn't mean that consoles are lacking in depth. There has yet to be a racing game on PC that even rivalled Gran Turismo. The average console RPG is as deep as a PC RPG. Action/platformers on console are the same as they are on PC. The only real advantage that PCs have is control, and only in RTS and FPS games. Everything else is fair and square when it comes to computers vs consoles, especially in the depth/complexity department. Maybe your brother has a lot of arcadish games? I won't say they aren't out there, but there's nothing wrong with arcade-type games, and they're certainly not the majority of games on consoles now. Maybe 10-15 years ago, but not now.

-Lasereth

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Semi-Normal

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that. As I said, I myself have owned several consoles and have played games on several others; I'm not just going by my brother's games.

As for upgrading, I've had mine for 4 years now and have spent less than the average price of a console on upgrading it, and I haven't had any problems running any recent games at all.

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Kllr Wolf

The main issue for me is the graphics. TVs including the HDTV cannnot produce the same quatlity as the PC. It also seems to be a wider choice of games for the PC. Yes it does cost more than a console but it also does a lot more. I still play console games but prefer to use the PC.

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a_divine_martyr

This thread makes me cry.

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Mr.Deflok

Why's that? All the arguing and bloodshed too much fffor ya?