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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 512657" data-attributes="member: 633">Yeah, that's about everything there is to say. There are some other points, like Xbox's DVD player being slightly easier to use or the PS2 being smaller and easier to carry around, but they are all minor in comparison. These considerations can be extended into the future; PS2 outsells Xbox five to one or so everywhere save USA (where it still outsells by a lot, just not five to one) and developers like to make games for the widest market. So you can be sure that the PS2 will keep having many more games forever. OTOH, you can expect that some very "heavy" games (eg, Morrowind) will be impossible to make on the PS2 because it isn't powerful enough. Then again, heavier hardware requirements don't a better game make (and take a look at both consoles' graphics; they aren't much different in fact).Something that may or may not be true in your case is that there is a wide used games market for the PS2. At least where I live, it is easy to purchase a game, play it through, and then sell it for half what you paid it. Or, conversely, you can buy an used game for half its retail price. At my local videogame store there are always dozens of used games for sale.A more important thing is that it seems that some Xboxes have some hardware flaws. Morrowind crashes frequently, but it only does so on some Xboxes (not necessarily the older ones). Two Towers too. When it was only Morrowind, I could think that it was the programmers' fault; after all, Bethesda is notorious for bugs. But now that Two Towers is out and has the same bug... hmmm. Conversely, I've never seen a game crash on the PS2.Finally, don't be fooled into thinking that having a HD is a big Xbox advantage. It is effectively locked: it doesn't allow producers to release patches. It may allow them to release addons, but only if the game was designed with that in mind (and AFAIK, it has only been done with DOA3 for now).Overall, I suggest buying a PS2. The one and only advantage of Xbox is the superior hardware; all other big points are scored by PS2.</blockquote>

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