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US Console Price Drops Widely Rumored
After being rumored on newsgroups and messageboards for a while, larger news sources like IGN.com are reporting the likely imminent price drop for all 3 major consoles in the US. This would make the Playstation 2 $149, the Xbox $149, and the Gamecube just $99. If true, will this spur you into buying one or all of these consoles?
Lets be honest now. Every console has at least one game worth playing. I for one own a PS2 and a Gamecube. To me, both of those half enough games to keep me constantly playing. An X-box has some great games. Halo obviously (though I am getting slightly sick of fps but thats just an honest opinion), Mech Assault, Sega's offerings (Panzer, toe jam, etc.) and X-Box live, which is a damn good concept. My only issue with the X-Box is supporting a company that is trying to use their wallets to be a monopoly in another industry. I mean, I'm sure you all heard the rumors of them shelling out big bucks to ID for Doom III rights. How would you guys like to never be able to play that with a mouse? Anyway, MS offering money to Sega, Capcom, et al. It just gets to me. I personally wouldn't mind sony and nintendo getting in bed together as long as nintendo has a good say in the hardware, cause i think the ps2 has too many issues, but thats a different story, but you KNOW that if MS had control we would start to get told what to play instead of this wealth of options. Based on their imperialist attitude (which I know most big companies have), their bottomless pocket, and their mindless followers, I find it hard to support them in any way. I don't want to be forced to buy overly powerful hardware to play the games I love at high prices. If it weren't for nintendo and sony, you know that the x-box would still be 300 if not more. And we know it makes great servers if hacked, but is it needed for games....not really...
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