PS2 vs X-BOX vs PC

[ArcaneFalcon]

Exactly.  That way I never have to suffer with an outdated system.

Also, there is an button, so there is no need to double post.

[Boldstorm]

1. GAMECUBE OWNS!!!
2. Yes you can run linux on a console...here are a 2 links, google search for a ton more.

X-Box Linux
PS2 Linux

[Slatz]

forgive my double post ^^ i tend to do first: what im used to, and second: whats faster for me lol

[Melbourne]

First off, you can\'t compare PC\'s and consoles.
As far as consoles, all three consoles have games that I enjoy playing, except for x-box which all it really has is Halo which really isn\'t all that great.

[Adeli]

Okay, firstly where did you all get this strange idea that you can\'t compare a PC to a console? Why not, tell me in 50 words or less, why a comparison is not possible.

There is nothing stopping a comparison, no reason to i try and stop it.

Thesedays, consoles are mini PCs, and very powerful ones at that, they can do many things a PC can. A console is no longer an 8-bit device purely for games. You could run a business off a console with the right programs.

So that sillyness out of the way...

1. PC is by far greater, the only aspect it loses to a console is gaming, though First Person Shooters, Real Time Strategy games, and Role Playing Games, are far superior on a PC. It is much faster for one, and easier to configure to your tastes. Multiplayer was more fun on a PC (until the console networks), but easier on a console.

2. Playstation 2. Reason, Final Fantasy series! (don\'t even mention Crystal Chronicles, or Tactics Advance). Also a great selection of games, and IMO the only system to tap all it\'s resources in game production, it was inferior to the N64, but still produced better games.

3. X-Box (hear the cries of the Linux people?), this is easily the most versatile console, regardless of your thoughts on Microoft. No longer do we need to play games with horrible soundtracks, why you ask? Upload your own I say! It is much faster than the PS2, but the games on the PS2 are superior. Has a big internal HD, with the option of buying a separate HD, none of the others have the internal. This negates the use of memory cards, IMO a good thing! Here, PS2 cards were $60... that\'s almost as much as a game.

4. Gamecube, I don\'t like this console. The only good things Nintendo ever did were the NES and SNES (Both had Final Fantasies on them!) The games on those consoles far surpass anything today IMO. Also Zelda! That\'s how it made my list.

I compared PCs with Consoles, deal with it.
Why would you put Linux on a PS2?

Oh well, to each his own.

-Tyralus Shadowdancer

[Olig]

I own a PC, Gamecube, and an N64. I like this combination because just about any spectacular game out there will be availible to me. GC games are good but they never see the PC world, any X-Box or PS game worth buying will most likely be on PC as well, the keyboard and mouse is better than ANY game controller, and I can still play odd classics on my N64, like F-Zero X and Perfect Dark.

FYI, GTA and GTA:VC on PC is much better, not to mention a Multiplayer option availible from a 3rd party. Multi Theft Auto

[Adeli]

Heh, GTA on PC is terrible, the controls are much better on a console, unless you have a game pad? Multitheft Auto was horrible, buggy and pathetic... People gain magical invulnerability every now and then.
I already stated what games PC does well. Between my brother and I, two PCs, PS2 and X-Box, not to mention our SNES and NES.
My friend has a PS2 controller adapter for his PC, only that way, would it be good for all game. PS2 controller is IMO perfect for many games.

[Slatz]

Sure a console is a mini-pc.. but a pc isnt specifically made for gaming, it could be, but thats not its purpose.. a pc\'s purpose is to do pretty much anything from database manipulations, to programming, to graphic design, to finances, to being an alarm clock..
a console is a mini-pc with only one purpose: play games.. if we stick with products that are similar, consoles, we would have a better comparison..  throw a pc in the mix, and pc automatically wins, there is no comparison, it simply can do more than a console can..
and for GCN, play P.N.03, i like it.. perhaps you will too

[Enter_the_Xero]

I did some research

Rrocessor Speed,
PS2: 300 Mhz
X-Box: 733 Mhz
PC: 4000 Mhz

RAM,
PS2: 32
X-BOX: 64
PC: 4,096

RES,
PS2: 720 * 480 ?
X-BOX: 1920x1080
PC:2048x1536

Also a normal tv only show +/- 30 FPS and around 600 * 500 res. A computer can do err 400 FPS?

What does high resolution do good in video games? That is a very easy question to answer: It gives more detail and allows you to spy enemies that are far far away.

GTA3 PS2 VS GTA3 PC ARTICLE: http://www.gta3.com/?zone=pcdifferences

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[WiseKran]

-_-\"  Pc  P\\/\\/nz j0o

[Olig]

Originally posted by Adeli
People gain magical invulnerability every now and then.

Thats probably because your internet connection sucks.

[Myrtl]

X box beat PS2 everytime...o ya so true woot!!! )

[Waylander]

Yes go Xbox and its shoe controler...nuff said....PC, PS2, XBOX in that order

[TheRedMonk]

Well if consoles are to be compared with the PC then the price should be compared as well. Like somebody said a computer get a little old after 6 months while a console lasts much longer. Still a PC costs almost 5 or 6 times as much as an xbox or ps2, that\'s quite a big difference.
Of course PC is superior to the others but it\'s at another price level so it\'s quite normal. Xbox with a chip rules and the controllers are not as big anymore. I guess some people only look at the big an old ones so they can say Xbox sux

[Melbourne]

Originally posted by Enter_the_Xero
Rrocessor Speed,
PS2: 300 Mhz
X-Box: 733 Mhz
PC: 4000 Mhz

RAM,
PS2: 32
X-BOX: 64
PC: 4,096

RES,
PS2: 720 * 480 ?
X-BOX: 1920x1080
PC:2048x1536

Screw how powerful it is, if there are no worthwhile games on the system, there is no point.

And I am still not sure how you can compare a console and a PC,  a console has set specs while everyone\'s  PC is different,  on the console everyone sees the game with the same graphics, while on a PC you can run the game at full power or tone down the graphics for a slower computer.  If you want to compare PCs and consoles then I suggest you compare AMD and Intel right next to X-Box and PS2.


And here\'s a question, what \"EXCLUSIVE\"  games are on your favorite system?