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DragonSphere · Jul 26th, 2002, 02:51 PM

PS2 : So far, has a great lineup of PS2 games that will satisfy any type of gamer; thereby making it the leading next-gen console among the other competitors. A strong third-party support greatly contributes to the system's success with such titles as the Red Faction series, Grand Theft Auto series, Final Fantasy series...etc. I'm still a bit skeptic (due to paying monthly fees for certain games) about going online with the PS2, but it seems that everything should work out just fine. Overall though, I believe that Sony will once again maintain its high position in the video-game industry for quite some time.

GameCube: Nintendo's system is now forced to contend with the X-Box at second place in this console war, and has a very good chance of beating it too. While they aren't that many good games out for the GC at the moment (IMO), that might all change once Nintendo released its first-party titles within the next few years: the return of the platform hero that started it all in Super Mario Sunshine, the legendary warrior in a more unique outing in the new Zelda game, and the much anicipated Metroid Prime. And with the price being only $150, you can't go wrong.

X-Box: True, it's graphics processor is a bit more powerful than the PS2 and NGC, but that doesn't prove anything. The only games that I think going for this system is the Halo series and quite possibly Project Ego; but that's about it. Others, while having interesting concepts, always seem just average and never more. X-Box Live, on the other hand, looks to have a more "organized" online plan than Sony (or so I understood in EGM). So this might give the system its chance to succeed against the NGC as #2 . Only time will tell.

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Jul 26th, 2002, 02:51 PM	#6
DragonSphere Beneath the Shadow Joined: Jan 2002 Age: 36 Posts: 818	PS2 : So far, has a great lineup of PS2 games that will satisfy any type of gamer; thereby making it the leading next-gen console among the other competitors. A strong third-party support greatly contributes to the system's success with such titles as the Red Faction series, Grand Theft Auto series, Final Fantasy series...etc. I'm still a bit skeptic (due to paying monthly fees for certain games) about going online with the PS2, but it seems that everything should work out just fine. Overall though, I believe that Sony will once again maintain its high position in the video-game industry for quite some time. GameCube: Nintendo's system is now forced to contend with the X-Box at second place in this console war, and has a very good chance of beating it too. While they aren't that many good games out for the GC at the moment (IMO), that might all change once Nintendo released its first-party titles within the next few years: the return of the platform hero that started it all in Super Mario Sunshine, the legendary warrior in a more unique outing in the new Zelda game, and the much anicipated Metroid Prime. And with the price being only $150, you can't go wrong. X-Box: True, it's graphics processor is a bit more powerful than the PS2 and NGC, but that doesn't prove anything. The only games that I think going for this system is the Halo series and quite possibly Project Ego; but that's about it. Others, while having interesting concepts, always seem just average and never more. X-Box Live, on the other hand, looks to have a more "organized" online plan than Sony (or so I understood in EGM). So this might give the system its chance to succeed against the NGC as #2 . Only time will tell.