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  • #1

    The X-Box is here -- Are you ready? ;)

    X-Box is due out November 15th (less than 2 days from the time of this post).

    Are you making plans to buy it?
    I'm going to get it sometime before year end, almost certainly. I've read many articles on both the technical aspects and the commercial aspects...

    The initial onslaught of games look to be pretty much ports of PC games with some 'enhancements'. But looking at all of the roadmaps, after about 6 months the majority of all of the games being released will be original. And apparently the graphics will get better with later games also, as they were designed from the ground up to fit into the Xbox's hardware specs.

    But most importantly, this is what made my decision:
  • HDTV output (480p, 780i, 780p, 1080i): PS2 and Dreamcast only do 480i (regular TV). Gamecube can do 480i and 480p (progressive is better than interlaced). But Xbox can do that and more.
  • Dolby Digital 5.1: The only game console with Dolby Digital 5.1 Again, nearest competitor in this area is the Gamecube with Dolby Prologic 2 (still not as good).
  • Pure power: Immensly powerful design overall, from the shared memory architecture to the graphics chip to the state of the art sound chip.
  • Built in ethernet: Online gaming via broadband! Out of the box. Nearest competitors here are included 56K modems with extra ethernet kits.

    But really, what it comes down to is the games on the platform. For that reason, the Gamecube doesn't look too bad (even though technically it's inferior to the Xbox is nearly every way).
    But I'm thinking down the road: the Xbox's development is so much easier than any of the other consoles, I'm willing to bet that more games are going to be coming out on it than the other consoles fairly soon. And I'm ready for a change from my N64 and Playstation (I'm pretty bored of Mario, Zelda, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, etc.)

    You gonna get it? Or another console?
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  • #2
    well if it were ONLY ONE, it would be ps2, cause that's what i've already bought. i do also plan on buying the gamecube as well though. MAYBE the x-box too, we'll just have to see.
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    • #3
      What about for those of those who can't afford this Xbox ??? Revolution against greedy rich

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      • #4
        You should be thankful that Microsoft is losing $110 on every Xbox sold, then.
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        • #5
          Re: The X-Box is here -- Are you ready?

          Originally posted by Asher
        • Built in ethernet: Online gaming via broadband! Out of the box. Nearest competitors here are included 56K modems with extra ethernet kits.
          • Online gaming on a console? :Shudder:
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        • #6
          Think of the LAN gaming possibilities also.

          I'm a fan of online gaming as well as "real life" multiplaying on traditional consoles. Having both is a definite plus for me.

          Rumor has it you can take advantage of the Xbox's built in 8GB HD plus the broadband to download game demos and add-ons.
          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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          • #7
            Does anyone know where I can find a fair, unbiased comparison of the X-Box & Game Cube?
            I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
            For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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            • #8
              This is a hardware comparison chart of Xbox vs. PS2 vs. Gamecube:
              http://videogames.about.com/library/weekly/blxboxspecs.htm
              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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              • #9
                Hey! I already have a Xbox Thread! Over in "Other Games", where it belongs!
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                • #10
                  Xbox isn't just a game, though.
                  It's a gaming system, and belongs here more than anywhere else since it's talk about hardware.
                  "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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                  • #11
                    If I bought one, it'd be the X-Box. The games will likely be more to my liking, because I'm hoping the computing market will bleed over onto this computer market. I'd have to have a mouse though. I don't see how one could ever play fps's effectively without a mouse (007 makes due with limited movement range and ridiculus auto-targeting). Plus, the X-Box is far and above the technology leader.

                    Edit: Just read X-Box doesn't play DVD's outta the box. That sucks. They're really damn expensive.

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                    • #12
                      Originally posted by Eroberer
                      Edit: Just read X-Box doesn't play DVD's outta the box. That sucks. They're really damn expensive.
                      Right, it needs the "DVD playback kit". From what I've seen though, most packages you get have that in there. Most of my local retailers send in "packages" (at MS' insistence). Like 1 or 2 games, an extra controller, and the DVD playback kit. The kit itself isn't expensive at all (I'm thinking $10-$20).

                      I'm skipping that myself, I've got a DVD player already.

                      Check out these add-ons that'll be available as soon as it's out: http://xboxmedia.ign.com/media/hardw...age/addons.jpg
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                      • #13
                        Gotcha. I was thinking the price was pretty well justified by the DVD playback, which my family does not have.

                        Maybe you can answer this, Asher. I kept hearing about some feature of the controller that I couldn't account for in pictures except that it might be that black circle thing there in the center. I never read any reviews too carefully, but one of my friends says that circle does nothing. Does that circle do anything?

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                        • #14
                          The black circle thing in the center with the Xbox logo does nothing. It may glow, I don't know.

                          There are two "joypads" (top left and bottom right) and a traditional control pad (bottom left).
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                          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                          • #15
                            Joypads. That's what it was. I'll look at them. I remembered the review saying they were pretty useless, though.

                            Edit: Ah nevermind, I don't know what I'm talking about. =P

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