08-11-2004, 10:32 AM
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Ok ok I just opened a portal to another galaxy or a can of worms
 Wow so many XBOX supporters here... I should take it up in slash-dot where I would get the nerdy support I need Anywho I hate Microsoft for the sole reason that they crush competition in an illegal way, and they have enough money to settle afterwards in courts. IE was NOT a better product than netscape. Actually netscape 3 was far better than IE 2. It just happened that Netscape charged for theirs whereas you got yours installed for free bundled with any new computer you buy. Then they had the nerve to even include it as part of the OS. Then they had that small thing with Java where your IE browser would not work with sun's javascript but understands Microsoft's version. And Microsoft products are superior? Do you know how many patches I have installed for Windows XP?
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08-11-2004, 10:45 AM
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You have to be careful, don't drop it on your kids.
Stupid inane jokes aside, Xbox is superior to PS2. Maybe not the library or industry support, but I'll be damned... I play my Xbox a whole lot more than my PS2. And that's enough for me. Actually, I play my GameCube a lot more than my PS2, too. Oh well. Quote:
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08-11-2004, 10:50 AM
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I think soccerdude is one of those angry mac-owning people who don't have an extensive amount of software options.
Anyways, all of this monopoly talk reminds me of the early days of Nintendo who, lets not forget, had probably the biggest monopoly in video game history during the 80s. This is just a reaccuring thing that we'll see from time to time. heck, if i had a company...i'd probably want a monopoly also...they just see it as more profit. both xbox and ps2 are great machines with different qualities that make them good. and in the midst of ongoing video game competition, there are always going to be ongoing fights for licenses, games, ideas, etc. can't we all just get along. 
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08-11-2004, 10:56 AM
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And by the way, how come MarioKart: DD! wasn't realesed for the PS2? Will it ever be? What will people who soley own a PS2 do? Will they break under the pressure that Gamecube offers what PS2 doesn't and buy a Gamecube? Last edited by SamNMax; 08-11-2004 at 11:10 AM. |
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08-11-2004, 11:13 AM
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Microsoft are starting to make the ties between Xbox and PC stronger, which is good in some ways. MSN Messenger now supports Xbox Live accounts, for example. Their XNA development platform will naturally only support Windows, Xbox and mobile devices using Microsoft's OS, but nevertheless it's going to make the games all the better because of it. Use an Xbox controller for your PC, play PC games online with Xbox players, new controller periperhals that developers might want to make available (Like the ill-fated Steel Battalion controller) and much more.
Of coursyou could classify this as monopolization. But it's also great for consumers.
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08-11-2004, 11:29 AM
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Is it ok that I don't care about things like what company is more evil or what system is more powerful? I just want to have a good time playing the games I like to play. Is there something wrong with me?
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08-11-2004, 12:27 PM
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08-11-2004, 12:33 PM
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08-11-2004, 12:48 PM
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What "dirty" business practices did Microsoft use to put Netscape out of business? They included IE for free with Windows? Well guess what, people, it's THEIR operating system. They can include whatever the F*CK they want with it, because it's theirs to work with. So Netscape was better? Well it obviously wasn't enough to persuade people to buy it when they already had IE. What that meant was that Netscape just had to work harder to compete. And they didn't, so they went bankrupt. Just the nature of capitalism, guys. It's been around for centuries.
And so you're still downloading patches for Windows XP? Guess what, hackers are going to be around for a long time. They've got time and ingenuity to find holes in anything, no matter how much foresight a programmer may have. Those patches are protecting your computer, and for the most part you don't even notice the difference once you install them. Windows Update isn't hard to use, in any case. Quote:
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08-11-2004, 01:04 PM
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08-11-2004, 01:23 PM
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Alright I give up...*Sigh*
 You guys win. I need a full time job to reply to everyone here about this issue. I just don't want games to be monopolized because that is bad for the industry we all like. I was just curious about what people thought, and they have pretty high regards towards the XBOX (and some not all towards MS).
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08-11-2004, 01:33 PM
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08-11-2004, 02:09 PM
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I don't like the Xbox -- I absolutely hate the controller, and the PS2 has a far greater number of good games. But that doesn't mean it isn't technically superior to the PS2, because it most certainly is. I still think the PS2 is the better system because of the game library, which is all that really matters........but they had an advantage in that department. In any case, it's silly to argue about something like this.
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08-11-2004, 02:29 PM
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08-11-2004, 06:27 PM
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Congratulations on already playing Doom 3 (and Knights 2 somehow). Playing the latest games (and even pre-release code) on a bitching PC system running Microsoft Windows XP with all the latest patches. It's great to see you not willing to sell out just to play the latest... games... Oh...
PC? Microsoft Windows? Latest Game/Illegal software? Damn, ethical stance wavering... just a minute here... go watch some PS2 advertising people then you can conform with me! All is made clear...  "So Get on Board... Lil' children, Get on Board... Lil' Children, there's room for millions more." Ok what where we talking about? Oh yeah IE might not have been a superior product but it became a standard (yikes), and regardless of how they did it, it was something sorely needed on the internet. Nutscrape might have been superior in your opinion if slow performance bloatware is your idea of superior. I have always tended to avoid either of them as browsers unless absolutely necessary. So yeah thats why I prefer Ovaltine to nesquick.  > 
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08-11-2004, 06:36 PM
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8-) Ovaltine rocks!
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