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<blockquote data-quote="Ketjak" data-source="post: 462000" data-attributes="member: 1083"><p><strong>Advice</strong></p><p></p><p>It sort of depends on what you want from your console. each has strengths & weaknesses:</p><p></p><p>GameCube: a few very good titles among a small pile of mediocre titles. If you get deeply into a game, a new one will probably come along just as you get tired of it. Plays only GC games on proprietary media, though. Best graphics overall, IMHO - especially considering the limits on memory (24 MB + 16 MB auxiliary RAM) and storage (the disc media). SSX Tricky is one of the best games ever, I think.</p><p></p><p>PS2: Lots and lots of titles, x 10 if you count PS1 titles. Some of them are good - Metal Gear Solid is quite good, and GTA3 is wonderful! Online service launched and it's cheap if you have an AOL account. Points to Sony for forcing BMXXX to eliminate nudity. Plays DVDs out of the box, too.</p><p></p><p>Xbox: a few very bad games among a small pile of mediocre games played through the largest controller known to mankind. It comes broadband enabled and the service is launching soon if that's important to you and you have $25 per month. With a $30 remote you can play DVDs.</p><p></p><p>I'd pick either the GCN or PS2. The Xbox isn't shining and isn't likely to shine. (Gameplay is king... and they aren't as pretty as GCN, so they don't have that either.) They'll be back for Round 2, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ketjak, post: 462000, member: 1083"] [b]Advice[/b] It sort of depends on what you want from your console. each has strengths & weaknesses: GameCube: a few very good titles among a small pile of mediocre titles. If you get deeply into a game, a new one will probably come along just as you get tired of it. Plays only GC games on proprietary media, though. Best graphics overall, IMHO - especially considering the limits on memory (24 MB + 16 MB auxiliary RAM) and storage (the disc media). SSX Tricky is one of the best games ever, I think. PS2: Lots and lots of titles, x 10 if you count PS1 titles. Some of them are good - Metal Gear Solid is quite good, and GTA3 is wonderful! Online service launched and it's cheap if you have an AOL account. Points to Sony for forcing BMXXX to eliminate nudity. Plays DVDs out of the box, too. Xbox: a few very bad games among a small pile of mediocre games played through the largest controller known to mankind. It comes broadband enabled and the service is launching soon if that's important to you and you have $25 per month. With a $30 remote you can play DVDs. I'd pick either the GCN or PS2. The Xbox isn't shining and isn't likely to shine. (Gameplay is king... and they aren't as pretty as GCN, so they don't have that either.) They'll be back for Round 2, though. [/QUOTE]
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