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Well I ain't no M$ lacky but I have to admit to being interested in the X-Box. I've just finished reading the latest Edge and comparisons to the PS2 are favourable (but then again I may be falling victim to the FUD). At the moment there appear to be a lot of promises of PC style games being swiftly ported over which will raise questions of platform suitability. Unlike a PC, I feel the only periphrals a consumer should have to buy are extra pads.

However, from a console point of view I would like to see more Japenese firms developing for it. It is unlikely that something like Konami's Metal Gear Solid 2 will be ported to it any time soon and this is the sort of killer app it needs.

It appears that it will be technically easier to code for than a PS2 which should see a large number of games released for it quickly. Of course, as with all consoles, the real question is will you want to play them? If they are just going to be PC ports then the only benefit will be the ease of use...

The lack of a back catalogue doesn't really bother me since very few people go and buy a cutting edge console just to play the same old games.

The hard drive appears to be something of a nice touch but am I going to have to schedule a cleanup defrag every month?

I dunno, maybe I'm just jaded with Sony at the moment. With any luck, there will be enough room for both players and we'll see better games as a consequence.