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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Andy. on October 13, 2003, 00:38:51

Title: Which One?
Post by: Andy. on October 13, 2003, 00:38:51: Ok then looking into buying a console for the boys for Xmas, so which one do we go for?

Play Station 2

XBOX

Game Cube
Title: Which One?
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 13, 2003, 00:52:03: What's the point?, you'll never have time to play it.

Forum, or game console thingy-ma-jig?????

Never, ever used one, so shouldn't really be commenting on your desires :wink:
Title: Which One?
Post by: matthew on October 13, 2003, 02:02:50: I'll start by saying I don't own any of them, and would probably go for an extra PC anyway (far more useful for other things).

I think to some extent it depends on the type of games that you want to play, so look to see which one has the titles that are most likely to appeal to them (or you :D ). PS2 also has the advantage of playing DVDs (Xbox might), but gamecube uses cartridges.

Well that just about exhausts my knowledge :D
Title: Which One?
Post by: Moose on October 13, 2003, 22:19:31: PS2, good games, and as said can be used as a DVD player.
Title: Which One?
Post by: wifey on October 14, 2003, 20:18:38: just been offered (free) as PS1 for the girls as my neice is getting PS" for Christmas. Apparently, PS2 comes with a camera-gizmo thingy that puts you 'inside' the game.
Whatever that means...
Title: Which One?
Post by: Moose on October 14, 2003, 21:42:02: Yes thats fun - it's called a eyetoy, good for the younger kids.
Title: Which One?
Post by: Andy. on October 14, 2003, 23:54:31: Quote from: "Moose"
Yes thats fun - it's called a eyetoy, good for the younger kids.

You had ago then Chris, and I thought it was for the younger ones :D

Sounds interesting then, looks like PS2 then.
Title: Which One?
Post by: DTS on October 15, 2003, 09:45:09: My lad has a PS One which we bought him last christmas. We are going to buy him a PS2 this chistmas so that he can also play DVD's and has the added advantage that he can still play all his PS1 games on it, which means we don't have to buy a load of new ones :D

The fact that a game I want needs a PS2 has nothing to do with the decision of course :wink:

Pete
Title: Which One?
Post by: datalas on October 15, 2003, 11:16:22: I still like my dreamcast :)

The trouble with the PS2 is that whilst you *can* put Linux on it, the X support is a bit dodgy and therefore compiling and running mplayer and trhowing divX's at it tends to be a wee bit flakey.

to the best of my knowledge the X-Box support for DivX (i.e. install linux on it) is a little less dodgy ...

I think I should get myself one of them there things as a networked mp3 / movie boxen
Title: Which One?
Post by: Moose on October 16, 2003, 22:30:02: what wrong with leaving it to run PS2 games :?: :lol:
Title: Which One?
Post by: datalas on October 17, 2003, 01:44:01: where's the fun in that ?
Title: Which One?
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 21, 2003, 14:26:11: :lol: :lol:

Boy, I'm getting the hang of these fancy new computer things now :)
Title: Which One?
Post by: ChrisW on November 06, 2003, 16:35:41: It just so happens that theres a PS2 sitting in our bedroom ready to be wrapped up for Christmas, for the boys of course! :wink:

While we're on the subject (and I'm sure Andy will want to know this as well anyway) am I right in thinking there's a driving/rally game for the PS2 which features a Land Rover that you can drive?

Just in case the lads ask of course as I'm sure they'll want it!!

Chris
Title: Which One?
Post by: Andy. on November 06, 2003, 20:48:28: Hmm.. what is this game, asking for the boys of course :D

To early to be thinking of Christmas yet for me I've two birthdays to get over yet then Christmas and then the wifes birthday, oh and in between the Disco's insurance is due :cry:

Bad planning I think :wink:
Title: Which One?
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on November 14, 2003, 01:00:59: This game looks as though a certain Mr McCrae will be playing it, as well as advertising it in 2004

(Colin's not got a WRC drive for next year, so says he's having a 'year out')