Only if the ROM you are talking about is FMV, mainly.
There've been a few 2-disk GC games, but, overall, the vast majority of games out there can easily fit on 1.5 GB. Unless there's a lot of FMV to eat up space, 1.5 GB is normally quite enough for console games.
Its a fact, some third parties are dropping support for the Gamecube (see Sega Sports as one example) because it is harder to work with and returns less in $.
Sega Sports titles were dropped because they weren't selling very well, not due to the hardware. And, if you look at the other consoles, the only one that Sega Sports has any margin of market share is on the Xbox. This is, in part, because many an Xbox fanboi has something against EA (probably EA telling MS to fuck off with Live).
Sega Sports games, while good (and NHL 2K3 being worlds better than EA's NHL 2003), simply don't have the name recognition. An example is the fact that Madden outsold NFL 2K3 by a huge margin (well over 5:1, maybe even over 10:1), on the PS2 alone. The Xbox had a better market share for Sega's NFL title, but EA still blew Sega out of the water on sales there.
Since the GC versions of the Sega Sports titles sold even less than the PS2 and Xbox versions, it makes sense to drop them, really.
I'm surprised you didn't bring up Acclaim's dropping of the Cube. Of course, anyone who knows anything about gaming knows that Acclaim makes shitty games, and they'd do the entire world a favor if they'd just stop making games all together.
I think Reuters screwed up, and of course no one will read the correction they post later. Just one more bit of evidence for the percieved bias against the GameCube.
Kind of like how Bloomberg reported that the GC had only sold 5.6 million since launch, when it was 5.6 million for the fiscal year, eh?
Oddly enough, I don't remember Bloomberg posting a retraction/correction.
If I were Nintendo, and Bloomberg didn't post a retraction/correction, I would have sued for libel; claiming the mis-representation of data was hurting sales (sales of the GC did go down after that announcement from Bloomberg), stocks went down (which they did), and third party partners were more wary about publishing on the console.
What do you want to bet that if they'd made the same mistake for XBox someone would have stopped to question such an absurdly low number before the article was printed/put up?
To be sure, there would have been a double check. It's just the US/European media likes to downplay the GC at all times. Especially since MS keeps saying they've sold more Xboxes than Nintendo's sold GameCubes worldwide (which is false, but Nintendo's lead is nothing to be proud of...a few hundred thousand at most right now).
Thursdae
INAL but I think there's grounds if there was no correction/retraction.
Few developers will want to develop Resident Evil for the GC crowd.
Correct, since only one developer/publisher has the rights to do Resident Evil, Capcom. They own the Resident Evil games.
Oh, wait, RE4 is coming out for the GC. And Resident Evil (Remake) and Resident Evil 0 both sold over 1 million copies each, worldwide, on the GC.
Well, guess that messed up that argument.
I'll give you that the majority of publishers seem to see the GC as a 'kiddie console', yet, when you look at it, the genuinely 'kiddie games' put out by these publishers don't sell well on the GC. Konami saw that with their (idiotic) thinking that their Disney Sports games would sell on the GC.
And, while RE and RE0 sold well, Eternal Darkness didn't. Which is unfortunate, as it's a great game.
Within the past year I've bought more Game Cube games than I have for the PS2/Xbox combined.
Same boat here.
I've had my (waiting for repair) PS2 for over 2 years, and only have 19 games for it.
I've had my GC since it's launch, and already have 17 games for it, with 7 more pre-ordered due out by the end of the year (Soul Claibur 2 and F-Zero GX this month alone, and I just picked up Mario Golf).
I've had my Xbox since last September, and have a whopping 8 games for it. Granted KotOR, which I was skeptical about, took my by storm; but most of my Xbox games get played for like a week or two and then sit there gathering dust. Even my Live games (UC, RtCW, NHL2k3, Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO) don't get much use online.
I only know I'm picking up FFX-2 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Underground for the PS2 (if I ever remember to send it in for repairs, damn disk read error on every disk now), and the next game I see myself buying for my Xbox is (duh) Halo 2 (and maybe XIII).
Yet, I've already reserved F-Zero GX, Soul Calibur 2 (gotta have Link), Viewtiful Joe, Mario Kart Double Dash, Kirby's Air Ride, Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life, and Rogue Squadron III.
2004 might have an Xbox game or two I want, and a PS2 game or two, but that's 2004. For right now, though, my GC rules my games bought this year and upcoming games lists.
Looks like Microsoft might have a case against the modchip maker who released their specs for their modchip on the Net, now. Even if MS follows the clickable lisence that states any and all legal action must go through Queensland, Australian court systems, MS may have a chance.
Pity, really, as it would have been fun to watch MS squirm under a clickable lisence, or try and say the clickable lisence was invalid (thus them saying all clickable lisences are invalid, even their own).
Even fantasy is, to some degree, echoes of experiences with people. The Ilthorian mentioned in a previous poster's comments is a stand in for a very real situation we have probably all faced in our lives: Do we add our voice to a chorous of tourments for sake of personal gain or do we sacrifice our social status for the benefit of another? Whether or not we have emotionally injured a person is secondary to whether or not we chose to injure. The physical damage is less important than the insight into one's character, and such insights should evoke feelings.
I wish I had mod points. I'd mod you up....well, if I didn't already post in the thread.
It's very insightful what you said, and you pretty much hit the nail on the head with what I was saying.
I know what it's like to be picked on as a kid. Hell, I still can get picked on now... but now I'm 6'2" 260 pounds....its harder for people to pick on me when I stand up. And those who try and pick on me now are usually younger than I am (something about this younger generation, I swear)... and I can very quickly make them change their stance, or make them run away.
But, that may be the reason I may gain Light Side points for the Ilthorian. I was picked on for a good portion of my life, and it actually pains me to see it happen to others.
I know what you mean. That's why I went for the Light Side my first time through. But, there are different endings in the game, and you can't see the Dark Side ending unless you are one mean son of a bitch (or bitch in my case, my character is female).
I gave the beggars 20 credits, I helped the Ilthorian, I did everything as far to the Light Side as I could. And I did this over 40 hours of the game...
But, I want to see the Dark Side ending, and it's kind of impossible unless I act like a Sith Lord would.
Second time through the game. First time I became uber Light Side Jedi, this time I'm going for uber Dark Side Jedi.
Yet, I know when I get to the part where the kids are picking on the Ilthorian (Hammerhead for those not knowing what an Ilthorian is) in Taris (very early in the game, so not a spoiler), I will have a very difficult time with myself trying to be mean to it.
Everything else I should easily pick the Dark Side stuff....but the kids picking on the Ilthorian I may just gain a Light Side point or 2. Not that it really matters, I got around 5 Dark Side points my first time through, and still had uber Light Side Jedi by the time I finsihed the game.
I beleive most of Microsoft's legal team is on staff for the company. This means they just hand out the paychecks every week while the lawyers do their thing for the company.
That's why they can literally drag trials out for years. While the opposite side is paying exorbonant legal fees the whole time, Microsoft simply writes the paychecks every week or two (however they do it).
Yes. In fact, when they released the Controller-S in North America (basically the same as the Japanese controller) it quickly catapaulted its way past the original controller in sales for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th controllers.
Some people, like myself, even bought a Controller-S when we bought out Xboxen, and don't ever use that horrid monstrosity of a controller that is the original controller.
When it became apparent that the majority of Xbox owners in North America were buying the S (which was also $5 cheaper than the monstrous controller), MS decided to make the S the new 'standard' controller that came in the box with the Xbox.
So much for their 'detailed studies and use of focus groups' to proove that that hideous controller was indeed the best one chosen by gamers, eh?
Of course, some diehard fanbois still claim the original is the better controller. But their neadertal minds just need justification for spending $40 on each additional monstosity they bought.
Believe it or not, the random battles ARE cut dwon from the DC version.
But, get a White Map, equip it to Vyse, and your random battles will drop to at least half, if not lower, than the amount you experience now.
And I don't mind the ship battles, myself. When you get high enough in levels (around 45 and higher), and have a certain ship (not mentioning it in case you aren't that far yet), they are no problem. Many of the smaller battles are done in one shot from Vyse after a while.
I'm having some problem's with my Gamecube's optical drive (it locks up on two of my games).
Call Nintendo and explain the problem. They've been good about repairing or replacing GC's, for free, even if they are out of warranty (but you will have to pay shipping at least one way, even if they fix/replace it for free).
Besides, at least Nintendo gives a 1 year warranty, instead of the short 90 day ones from Sony and Microsoft. But, since I mentioned my 'Disk Read Error' message on my PS2, I'm getting that repaired for free by Sony.
It is online on the Xbox, and it's fairly fun on Live...but not fun enough to keep me playing it online. Playing 2 player in my house is more fun to me.
Well, you're being a tad unfair in what you're comparing between the Xbox and the GC.
But, you see, some people have to justify why they say some things.
He says he may be without a GC within the next year, so he's attempting to justify it by saying all the Xbox titles he's looking forward to.
I constantly think about selling my Xbox. I've beaten Halo a few times, even on Legendary. I've played JSRF to death (and Halo and JSRF were the reasons I bought my Xbox). But, every time I finally say I'm going to sell it, a game comes out that I'm at least semi-interested in.
But, even then, it seems I buy the games to justify to myself the purchase of my Xbox. Out of all my systems, it gets the least play time (excepting my PS2 right now, since I have to send it in for repairs); and even when I do get a new game I quickly become bored with it.
There's just enough games exclusive to the Xbox to keep me interested in keeping it, but only just (as of right now, who knows, maybe 2004 will be a huge year for the Xbox). So, for now, I'll hold onto it, while I spend a lot of time on my GC with the upcomming games, as well as my GBPlayer and the great GBA games I couldn't play until I bought it (I don't like playing on tiny screens, so the GBPlayer is a great choice for me).
And, personally, I think Skies of Arcadia Legends is one of the best RPGs I've played. Not because it does anything truly unique, or has a hugely gripping story (because it doesn't)...but because it is honestly the most fun I have ever had playing a RPG.
All sorts. It's just the main genres the Xbox does all the time tend to not float my boat.
The Xbox has sucked at platformers (Blinx); sucked at party games (Kung Fu Chaos, Fusion Frenzy, Whacked!); sucked at RPGs (sorry, they've all been PC-style RPGs, and I don't like those, so Morrowind [read: glitchfest as well] and such are pants to me); finally has a decent puzzle game with Tetris Worlds; has a lot of sports titles which I could care less about on any system, and the MS made ones are only slightly better quality than Sony's crap ass 989 Sports line, has a lot of sim/realistic racing titles that I don't like; and excells as a FPS console with Halo, Unreal Championship and RtCW (although the last two are more fun online than single player).
But I also like quirky titles like Chu Chu Rocket, Seaman, Space Channel 5, Cubivore, etc.
Fighting games? Soul Calibur 2 will be best on XBox. Sure, you don't get link, but you will get the best audio and graphical experience on the XBox, and the XBox controller is better suited to a fighter than the GameCube controller.
I'll give you the controller and a slight edge on graphics, but I don't have a surround sound home theater set up, so the sound means nothing to me difference wise. But, it's all about exclusives; and I'm sorry, but Link kind of pisses all over Spawn as a better exclusive character, not to mention how much he absolutely thows down on Heiachi on the PS2.
As well, Team Ninja is quite dedicated to the XBox, so you'll see plenty more Dead or Alive XBox-exclusive titles. Speaking of Team Ninja, if action is your thing then you can't miss Ninja Gaiden.
If you're into Japanese-style RPGs, how about Sudeki or True Fantasy Live Online?
Too far away to tell how they'll be. But I know TFLO is published by MS...and their Japanese developed and MS published game record is pretty crappy so far (Sneakers, Kakuto Chojin). You'll forgive me if I wait and see on these titles, and actually don't pick up TFLO since I'm not a MMORPG person anymore.
And I'm considering KotOR...but I'm waiting a while before deciding. I have patience.
Rainbow Six 3
Don't like Tom Clancey FPS games. They try to be too realistic to the point where they become unrealistic. Example: any hostage dies, mission fails; it's impossible to expect every single hostage in a situation to survive, so this makes the game super unrealistic while trying to be realistic and thus, no fun to play.
XIII
Considering it, but I think it'll be a rental first before buying.
How about Starcraft: Ghost?
Plenty of time before this comes out. But it's a definite possibility.
NHL sports games
Yes, Sega's, and on the Xbox....but I want to rent it since Treyarch wasn't involved in the development this year, as they are now owned by Activision.
And Microsoft has their own hockey title in the works, also with live play.
And, I suppose, just like Inside Pitch and Top Spin, that the online aspect is going to be it's only selling point, right? People (and Microsoft) have to realize that just because MS is putting their shitty sports titles online, that it won't make them any better. They'll still suck an arse, but they'll just be online and suck an arse.
Grabbed by the Ghoulies and Voodoo Vince.
Last I remember Voodoo Vince wasn't being designed by Rare.
And Grabbed by the Ghoulies looks like pants. Where the hell is Kameo? It's only been in development now for four goddamn years...
Conker
Meh. But since I never picked it up for the N64, I may get it just to play the Conker's Bad Fur Day aspect.
But, again, where the fuck is the game Rare's been develop
However, because they games will be designed with LAN play in mind, they most likely won't properly handle lagging connections or untrusted clients.
Same with XBconnect. But people use it 'cause it's free, and you can't play Halo over Live.
And given the lack of Gamecube titles, I may find myself Cube-less within a year.
YMMV, I say the same thing about the Xbox. I currently have 8 GC games on reserve, all of which are scheduled to hit in the next 6 months. That's more titles than I even own for my Xbox, and I've had my Xbox since last September. Add in the GBA games for my GBPlayer, and there is no lack of games for the GC, now.
This will also put my GC over my PS2 for most games owned in this generation. I can only see myself buying FFX-2 and Tony Hawk's Underground on the PS2 in the near future.
The only title I know I'm getting for my Xbox in the foreseeable future is Halo 2. I may just sell my Xbox and get another one when Halo 2 comes out. It gathers a lot of dust sitting there waiting for good games to come out on it. And before anyone asks: sim/street/realistic racing games, sports games (except for NHL games), and PC-style RPGs (all of these are genre's prevelant on the Xbox) do not interest me in the least, and I can only take so many FPS games at a time.
Ever since I heard Mario Kart Double Dash would be LAN playable, I figured someone would try to make something like this for the GC.
Now with Kirby's Air Ride, Mario Kart, and hopefully other titles (too bad F-Zero won't have it, that would have kicked major ass), there may be a reason to get the broadband adaptor from Nintendo.
Let's just hope it works better than XBConnect. I had a lot of problems with that, but I also haven't tried more recent version, so mayby it's gotten better.
We know the Xbox lost $190 million in calendar Q1 2003 (fiscal Q3 for MS), but this article doesn't give us the monies recived and monies lost on the console for calendar Q2/fiscal Q4 and their fiscal year end monies on the console.
I'm sure we'll have some news on the money situation the Xbox is in in the next few days, though.
It'll be interesting to see just how much money they're losing, and willing to lose, to get in the living room.
Slashdot Mirror
Only if the ROM you are talking about is FMV, mainly.
There've been a few 2-disk GC games, but, overall, the vast majority of games out there can easily fit on 1.5 GB. Unless there's a lot of FMV to eat up space, 1.5 GB is normally quite enough for console games.
Its a fact, some third parties are dropping support for the Gamecube (see Sega Sports as one example) because it is harder to work with and returns less in $.
Sega Sports titles were dropped because they weren't selling very well, not due to the hardware. And, if you look at the other consoles, the only one that Sega Sports has any margin of market share is on the Xbox. This is, in part, because many an Xbox fanboi has something against EA (probably EA telling MS to fuck off with Live).
Sega Sports games, while good (and NHL 2K3 being worlds better than EA's NHL 2003), simply don't have the name recognition. An example is the fact that Madden outsold NFL 2K3 by a huge margin (well over 5:1, maybe even over 10:1), on the PS2 alone. The Xbox had a better market share for Sega's NFL title, but EA still blew Sega out of the water on sales there.
Since the GC versions of the Sega Sports titles sold even less than the PS2 and Xbox versions, it makes sense to drop them, really.
I'm surprised you didn't bring up Acclaim's dropping of the Cube. Of course, anyone who knows anything about gaming knows that Acclaim makes shitty games, and they'd do the entire world a favor if they'd just stop making games all together.
Thursdae
Blarg
Thursdae
Newsie
Kind of like how Bloomberg reported that the GC had only sold 5.6 million since launch, when it was 5.6 million for the fiscal year, eh?
Oddly enough, I don't remember Bloomberg posting a retraction/correction.
If I were Nintendo, and Bloomberg didn't post a retraction/correction, I would have sued for libel; claiming the mis-representation of data was hurting sales (sales of the GC did go down after that announcement from Bloomberg), stocks went down (which they did), and third party partners were more wary about publishing on the console.
What do you want to bet that if they'd made the same mistake for XBox someone would have stopped to question such an absurdly low number before the article was printed/put up?
To be sure, there would have been a double check. It's just the US/European media likes to downplay the GC at all times. Especially since MS keeps saying they've sold more Xboxes than Nintendo's sold GameCubes worldwide (which is false, but Nintendo's lead is nothing to be proud of...a few hundred thousand at most right now).
Thursdae
INAL but I think there's grounds if there was no correction/retraction.
Correct, since only one developer/publisher has the rights to do Resident Evil, Capcom. They own the Resident Evil games.
Oh, wait, RE4 is coming out for the GC. And Resident Evil (Remake) and Resident Evil 0 both sold over 1 million copies each, worldwide, on the GC.
Well, guess that messed up that argument.
I'll give you that the majority of publishers seem to see the GC as a 'kiddie console', yet, when you look at it, the genuinely 'kiddie games' put out by these publishers don't sell well on the GC. Konami saw that with their (idiotic) thinking that their Disney Sports games would sell on the GC.
And, while RE and RE0 sold well, Eternal Darkness didn't. Which is unfortunate, as it's a great game.
Thursdae
Can't think of anything to say here
Same boat here.
I've had my (waiting for repair) PS2 for over 2 years, and only have 19 games for it.
I've had my GC since it's launch, and already have 17 games for it, with 7 more pre-ordered due out by the end of the year (Soul Claibur 2 and F-Zero GX this month alone, and I just picked up Mario Golf).
I've had my Xbox since last September, and have a whopping 8 games for it. Granted KotOR, which I was skeptical about, took my by storm; but most of my Xbox games get played for like a week or two and then sit there gathering dust. Even my Live games (UC, RtCW, NHL2k3, Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO) don't get much use online.
I only know I'm picking up FFX-2 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Underground for the PS2 (if I ever remember to send it in for repairs, damn disk read error on every disk now), and the next game I see myself buying for my Xbox is (duh) Halo 2 (and maybe XIII).
Yet, I've already reserved F-Zero GX, Soul Calibur 2 (gotta have Link), Viewtiful Joe, Mario Kart Double Dash, Kirby's Air Ride, Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life, and Rogue Squadron III.
2004 might have an Xbox game or two I want, and a PS2 game or two, but that's 2004. For right now, though, my GC rules my games bought this year and upcoming games lists.
Thursdae
Gamer
Therefore, the game would have been fun for him/her, if he/she had the ability to try it.
Pity, really, as it would have been fun to watch MS squirm under a clickable lisence, or try and say the clickable lisence was invalid (thus them saying all clickable lisences are invalid, even their own).
Oh well.
Thursdae
up too early with nothing to do.
And all those months of talking to Justin and trying to butter him up... all for nothing.
Thursdæ
Still partying with WW at Dragon*con, though.
Ironically, also put out by White Wolf.
Thursdæ
Methuselah
I must simply contact your Canadian arse again. But you are not online at present.
And when are you comming down to par-tay with us at Dragon*Con, fool! We's been waiting on ya for three years!
Thursdæ
Hrm, so what's going to happen to the new VtM PC game?
I wish I had mod points. I'd mod you up....well, if I didn't already post in the thread.
It's very insightful what you said, and you pretty much hit the nail on the head with what I was saying.
I know what it's like to be picked on as a kid. Hell, I still can get picked on now... but now I'm 6'2" 260 pounds....its harder for people to pick on me when I stand up. And those who try and pick on me now are usually younger than I am (something about this younger generation, I swear)... and I can very quickly make them change their stance, or make them run away.
But, that may be the reason I may gain Light Side points for the Ilthorian. I was picked on for a good portion of my life, and it actually pains me to see it happen to others.
Thursdæ
But, I want to see the Dark Side ending, and it's kind of impossible unless I act like a Sith Lord would.
Thursdæ
18th Level Jedi Guardian in Real Life
Yet, I know when I get to the part where the kids are picking on the Ilthorian (Hammerhead for those not knowing what an Ilthorian is) in Taris (very early in the game, so not a spoiler), I will have a very difficult time with myself trying to be mean to it.
Everything else I should easily pick the Dark Side stuff....but the kids picking on the Ilthorian I may just gain a Light Side point or 2. Not that it really matters, I got around 5 Dark Side points my first time through, and still had uber Light Side Jedi by the time I finsihed the game.
Thursdæ Sith Lord in Training
That's why they can literally drag trials out for years. While the opposite side is paying exorbonant legal fees the whole time, Microsoft simply writes the paychecks every week or two (however they do it).
Thursdæ
Thursdæ
Some people, like myself, even bought a Controller-S when we bought out Xboxen, and don't ever use that horrid monstrosity of a controller that is the original controller.
When it became apparent that the majority of Xbox owners in North America were buying the S (which was also $5 cheaper than the monstrous controller), MS decided to make the S the new 'standard' controller that came in the box with the Xbox.
So much for their 'detailed studies and use of focus groups' to proove that that hideous controller was indeed the best one chosen by gamers, eh?
Of course, some diehard fanbois still claim the original is the better controller. But their neadertal minds just need justification for spending $40 on each additional monstosity they bought.
Thursdæ
But, get a White Map, equip it to Vyse, and your random battles will drop to at least half, if not lower, than the amount you experience now.
And I don't mind the ship battles, myself. When you get high enough in levels (around 45 and higher), and have a certain ship (not mentioning it in case you aren't that far yet), they are no problem. Many of the smaller battles are done in one shot from Vyse after a while.
Thursdæ
Call Nintendo and explain the problem. They've been good about repairing or replacing GC's, for free, even if they are out of warranty (but you will have to pay shipping at least one way, even if they fix/replace it for free).
Besides, at least Nintendo gives a 1 year warranty, instead of the short 90 day ones from Sony and Microsoft. But, since I mentioned my 'Disk Read Error' message on my PS2, I'm getting that repaired for free by Sony.
Thursdæ
It is online on the Xbox, and it's fairly fun on Live...but not fun enough to keep me playing it online. Playing 2 player in my house is more fun to me.
Thursdæ
But, you see, some people have to justify why they say some things.
He says he may be without a GC within the next year, so he's attempting to justify it by saying all the Xbox titles he's looking forward to.
I constantly think about selling my Xbox. I've beaten Halo a few times, even on Legendary. I've played JSRF to death (and Halo and JSRF were the reasons I bought my Xbox). But, every time I finally say I'm going to sell it, a game comes out that I'm at least semi-interested in.
But, even then, it seems I buy the games to justify to myself the purchase of my Xbox. Out of all my systems, it gets the least play time (excepting my PS2 right now, since I have to send it in for repairs); and even when I do get a new game I quickly become bored with it.
There's just enough games exclusive to the Xbox to keep me interested in keeping it, but only just (as of right now, who knows, maybe 2004 will be a huge year for the Xbox). So, for now, I'll hold onto it, while I spend a lot of time on my GC with the upcomming games, as well as my GBPlayer and the great GBA games I couldn't play until I bought it (I don't like playing on tiny screens, so the GBPlayer is a great choice for me).
And, personally, I think Skies of Arcadia Legends is one of the best RPGs I've played. Not because it does anything truly unique, or has a hugely gripping story (because it doesn't)...but because it is honestly the most fun I have ever had playing a RPG.
Thursdæ
All sorts. It's just the main genres the Xbox does all the time tend to not float my boat.
The Xbox has sucked at platformers (Blinx); sucked at party games (Kung Fu Chaos, Fusion Frenzy, Whacked!); sucked at RPGs (sorry, they've all been PC-style RPGs, and I don't like those, so Morrowind [read: glitchfest as well] and such are pants to me); finally has a decent puzzle game with Tetris Worlds; has a lot of sports titles which I could care less about on any system, and the MS made ones are only slightly better quality than Sony's crap ass 989 Sports line, has a lot of sim/realistic racing titles that I don't like; and excells as a FPS console with Halo, Unreal Championship and RtCW (although the last two are more fun online than single player).
But I also like quirky titles like Chu Chu Rocket, Seaman, Space Channel 5, Cubivore, etc.
Fighting games? Soul Calibur 2 will be best on XBox. Sure, you don't get link, but you will get the best audio and graphical experience on the XBox, and the XBox controller is better suited to a fighter than the GameCube controller.
I'll give you the controller and a slight edge on graphics, but I don't have a surround sound home theater set up, so the sound means nothing to me difference wise. But, it's all about exclusives; and I'm sorry, but Link kind of pisses all over Spawn as a better exclusive character, not to mention how much he absolutely thows down on Heiachi on the PS2.
As well, Team Ninja is quite dedicated to the XBox, so you'll see plenty more Dead or Alive XBox-exclusive titles. Speaking of Team Ninja, if action is your thing then you can't miss Ninja Gaiden.
A nice easy way to tell you what I think of Team Ninja's "games".
If you're into Japanese-style RPGs, how about Sudeki or True Fantasy Live Online?
Too far away to tell how they'll be. But I know TFLO is published by MS...and their Japanese developed and MS published game record is pretty crappy so far (Sneakers, Kakuto Chojin). You'll forgive me if I wait and see on these titles, and actually don't pick up TFLO since I'm not a MMORPG person anymore.
And I'm considering KotOR...but I'm waiting a while before deciding. I have patience.
Rainbow Six 3
Don't like Tom Clancey FPS games. They try to be too realistic to the point where they become unrealistic. Example: any hostage dies, mission fails; it's impossible to expect every single hostage in a situation to survive, so this makes the game super unrealistic while trying to be realistic and thus, no fun to play.
XIII
Considering it, but I think it'll be a rental first before buying.
How about Starcraft: Ghost?
Plenty of time before this comes out. But it's a definite possibility.
NHL sports games
Yes, Sega's, and on the Xbox....but I want to rent it since Treyarch wasn't involved in the development this year, as they are now owned by Activision.
And Microsoft has their own hockey title in the works, also with live play.
And, I suppose, just like Inside Pitch and Top Spin, that the online aspect is going to be it's only selling point, right? People (and Microsoft) have to realize that just because MS is putting their shitty sports titles online, that it won't make them any better. They'll still suck an arse, but they'll just be online and suck an arse.
Grabbed by the Ghoulies and Voodoo Vince.
Last I remember Voodoo Vince wasn't being designed by Rare.
And Grabbed by the Ghoulies looks like pants. Where the hell is Kameo? It's only been in development now for four goddamn years...
Conker
Meh. But since I never picked it up for the N64, I may get it just to play the Conker's Bad Fur Day aspect.
But, again, where the fuck is the game Rare's been develop
Same with XBconnect. But people use it 'cause it's free, and you can't play Halo over Live.
And given the lack of Gamecube titles, I may find myself Cube-less within a year.
YMMV, I say the same thing about the Xbox. I currently have 8 GC games on reserve, all of which are scheduled to hit in the next 6 months. That's more titles than I even own for my Xbox, and I've had my Xbox since last September. Add in the GBA games for my GBPlayer, and there is no lack of games for the GC, now.
This will also put my GC over my PS2 for most games owned in this generation. I can only see myself buying FFX-2 and Tony Hawk's Underground on the PS2 in the near future.
The only title I know I'm getting for my Xbox in the foreseeable future is Halo 2. I may just sell my Xbox and get another one when Halo 2 comes out. It gathers a lot of dust sitting there waiting for good games to come out on it. And before anyone asks: sim/street/realistic racing games, sports games (except for NHL games), and PC-style RPGs (all of these are genre's prevelant on the Xbox) do not interest me in the least, and I can only take so many FPS games at a time.
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Now with Kirby's Air Ride, Mario Kart, and hopefully other titles (too bad F-Zero won't have it, that would have kicked major ass), there may be a reason to get the broadband adaptor from Nintendo.
Let's just hope it works better than XBConnect. I had a lot of problems with that, but I also haven't tried more recent version, so mayby it's gotten better.
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I'm sure we'll have some news on the money situation the Xbox is in in the next few days, though.
It'll be interesting to see just how much money they're losing, and willing to lose, to get in the living room.
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