10-11-2003, 12:59 AM
whenever anyone uses M$, I love pointing to this:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?da...7-22&res=h
And to badmouth X-Box and 'M$', I also like to point to this:
http://www.toastyfrog.com/features/featu...s_04.shtml
As for the next Gen consoles, I have this to say. The only thing you have to look to in any Next gen console is the 1st party games, considering most companies will have all MAJOR games released on all three systems (except for a few games like Final Fantasy, but they haven't exactly been up to snuff recently). The only thing left is the 1st party support as they are the truly original games that are being released. That being said, Sony's arsenal is mostly hack work from my stance, with it's really large, but not all that impressive catalog of games. Gamecube has done a good job of impressing me, but the amount of good games for GC is about on par with X-Box. Considering I own none and just play my friends' consoles, you'd have to enlighten me on why you are so unsatisfied with each individual game, and what a worthy counterpart on another console would be :p
Lastly, I don't think microsoft's business practices automatically make Linux or Mac OS that much of a better counterpart. As far as I can tell, while Mac OS runs a bit faster, there are far less programs available for it (and I'm not talking about warez, but games, Indie software and the like). The same goes for Linux. As far as I remember, people said that Linux was supposed to be so much more stable and secure, but after running many different OSes, I found XP to be sufficiently stable (as in, I don't need to turn my computer off, unless I want to let my comp cool down, which happens either on hot days or after a few days of running). As for security, XP is a security hazard, becuase people put stupid shit on their computer, get spyware lodged in their browser (by hitting 'OK' mind you) and all sorts of bad things happen because they don't know how to manage their computer. My processor is 3 years old, and it still runs faster than most people's new computers because they don't know how to manage them. To tie X-box in this argument, you do realize who Microsoft's main competitors are, right? I already posted the Nintendo article, as for Sony, they are just as despicable as Nintendo in that respect, if not more so. Where Nintendo would have a shortage of cartridges, Sony had a shortage of consoles...and still built them badly. Personally, I don't see how anyone can complain about Microsoft getting their money, but willingly give their money to either Nintendo or Sony...
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?da...7-22&res=h
And to badmouth X-Box and 'M$', I also like to point to this:
http://www.toastyfrog.com/features/featu...s_04.shtml
As for the next Gen consoles, I have this to say. The only thing you have to look to in any Next gen console is the 1st party games, considering most companies will have all MAJOR games released on all three systems (except for a few games like Final Fantasy, but they haven't exactly been up to snuff recently). The only thing left is the 1st party support as they are the truly original games that are being released. That being said, Sony's arsenal is mostly hack work from my stance, with it's really large, but not all that impressive catalog of games. Gamecube has done a good job of impressing me, but the amount of good games for GC is about on par with X-Box. Considering I own none and just play my friends' consoles, you'd have to enlighten me on why you are so unsatisfied with each individual game, and what a worthy counterpart on another console would be :p
Lastly, I don't think microsoft's business practices automatically make Linux or Mac OS that much of a better counterpart. As far as I can tell, while Mac OS runs a bit faster, there are far less programs available for it (and I'm not talking about warez, but games, Indie software and the like). The same goes for Linux. As far as I remember, people said that Linux was supposed to be so much more stable and secure, but after running many different OSes, I found XP to be sufficiently stable (as in, I don't need to turn my computer off, unless I want to let my comp cool down, which happens either on hot days or after a few days of running). As for security, XP is a security hazard, becuase people put stupid shit on their computer, get spyware lodged in their browser (by hitting 'OK' mind you) and all sorts of bad things happen because they don't know how to manage their computer. My processor is 3 years old, and it still runs faster than most people's new computers because they don't know how to manage them. To tie X-box in this argument, you do realize who Microsoft's main competitors are, right? I already posted the Nintendo article, as for Sony, they are just as despicable as Nintendo in that respect, if not more so. Where Nintendo would have a shortage of cartridges, Sony had a shortage of consoles...and still built them badly. Personally, I don't see how anyone can complain about Microsoft getting their money, but willingly give their money to either Nintendo or Sony...