XBox - $179 Game - $50 XBox Live Kit - $50/yr Total - $279 ($298.53 with 7% sales tax where i'm from)
That's so cheap compared to what it costs for a PC that's a decent gaming rig. Why do you think so many people are modding their XBox's? But that's beside the point. What's it cost to play Everquest or Planetside or The Sims online per month? XBox Live is roughly $4.17/month for the right to play any enabled games online, not just one.
With one Xbox I can play three other people in a game of UT or CS (I presume) without the need of an online connection or LAN. It's called four guys huddled around a large tv, screaming at each other and the tv. (stupid PS2 and its multitap, why don't they get more grief for their lack of foresight, rather greediness for making people buy more accessories.)
But you'd probably call me an idiot because i'll keep playing on XBox Live and buying football games that are nothing but updated rosters. Actually i'll never buy Madden Football cuz it's overhyped and EA sucks, GO ESPN Football (formerly the Sega NFL 2K line).
You don't have to pay monthly fees after the $50 start-up fee. I believe you can renew your supscription for $50 for another year. A little over $4 a month is not that unreasonable at all compared to what some pc users pay monthly in supscription fees for certain games. Plus you get the headset and a couple of demos so $50 doesn't seem like a lot to me. I play NFL 2k3 (soon to be ESPN Football), NBA 2k3, Unreal Championship (with downloadable levels) and am looking forward to Halo 2 and Counterstrike (yes, i play it on PC too). PS2 doesn't have the uniformity across all games like the Live network does. All you Madden users can tell me how it feels when EA starts charging to play online.
...like so many on/. proclaim why are there so many articles on it? It is a superior game to most FPS around. Have any of you played the coop mode on it? It's the best coop around, adds so much more gameplay, and demands strategy when you crank the skill level all the way up. The game also has quite a good sense of humor about itself.
How long is going to be before the size of laptops and PDA's are the same? Seems to me that they're on that path right now.
I've never owned a PDA and hope I never have to. Maybe it's because I'm not as important as everyone else or i just find it easier to write stuff down if i have to remember it.
I also don't own a cell phone and hope I never have to.
You're right Hawk.
And why are some of you guys worried about HL2 and DoomIII being on the XBox? It's pretty well known they're coming out on PC before the Xbox. The graphics may not be up to snuff with the new GeForce and Radeon rigs but hey, more people have XBox's than top of the line videocards that cost over $300.
That said, I'll probably buy both games for the PC rather than XBox.
The co-op mode in Halo is fantastic. Me and my roommate have put way more time into the game in co-op mode than in deathmatch, ctf, etc. I've met some people who have never played co-op mode and have never even played through all the levels in the game.
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Why would people play UT or CS on Xbox for a fee?
XBox - $179
Game - $50
XBox Live Kit - $50/yr
Total - $279 ($298.53 with 7% sales tax where i'm from)
That's so cheap compared to what it costs for a PC that's a decent gaming rig. Why do you think so many people are modding their XBox's? But that's beside the point. What's it cost to play Everquest or Planetside or The Sims online per month? XBox Live is roughly $4.17/month for the right to play any enabled games online, not just one.
With one Xbox I can play three other people in a game of UT or CS (I presume) without the need of an online connection or LAN. It's called four guys huddled around a large tv, screaming at each other and the tv. (stupid PS2 and its multitap, why don't they get more grief for their lack of foresight, rather greediness for making people buy more accessories.)
But you'd probably call me an idiot because i'll keep playing on XBox Live and buying football games that are nothing but updated rosters. Actually i'll never buy Madden Football cuz it's overhyped and EA sucks, GO ESPN Football (formerly the Sega NFL 2K line).
You don't have to pay monthly fees after the $50 start-up fee. I believe you can renew your supscription for $50 for another year. A little over $4 a month is not that unreasonable at all compared to what some pc users pay monthly in supscription fees for certain games. Plus you get the headset and a couple of demos so $50 doesn't seem like a lot to me. I play NFL 2k3 (soon to be ESPN Football), NBA 2k3, Unreal Championship (with downloadable levels) and am looking forward to Halo 2 and Counterstrike (yes, i play it on PC too). PS2 doesn't have the uniformity across all games like the Live network does. All you Madden users can tell me how it feels when EA starts charging to play online.
...like so many on /. proclaim why are there so many articles on it? It is a superior game to most FPS around. Have any of you played the coop mode on it? It's the best coop around, adds so much more gameplay, and demands strategy when you crank the skill level all the way up. The game also has quite a good sense of humor about itself.
How long is going to be before the size of laptops and PDA's are the same? Seems to me that they're on that path right now. I've never owned a PDA and hope I never have to. Maybe it's because I'm not as important as everyone else or i just find it easier to write stuff down if i have to remember it. I also don't own a cell phone and hope I never have to.
You're right Hawk. And why are some of you guys worried about HL2 and DoomIII being on the XBox? It's pretty well known they're coming out on PC before the Xbox. The graphics may not be up to snuff with the new GeForce and Radeon rigs but hey, more people have XBox's than top of the line videocards that cost over $300. That said, I'll probably buy both games for the PC rather than XBox.
The co-op mode in Halo is fantastic. Me and my roommate have put way more time into the game in co-op mode than in deathmatch, ctf, etc. I've met some people who have never played co-op mode and have never even played through all the levels in the game.