I agree. The recent sports games that I have played have had too much vocal in the songs. Normally I just turn the music and commentary off after a few games and turn my stereo on if I absolutely feel like I need to have music.
One enjoyable way to play that I have found is using ESPN NBA Basketball, turn off all sound except for the game action itself. Then it's all shoes squeaking, rims rattling, and the occassional ref's whistle. It's much more peaceful a game to play without the commentary noting every move and without the crowd being so noisy and excited. Basically, it reverts back to being a gentleman's game instead of this new-fangled business with the yelling.
Again, please cite some sources and statistics. Just because it's a "well-known fact", doesn't mean it is true. To many people who post on Slashdot, it's a "well-known fact" that all consoles are sold at a loss and that's not true.
As I said before, just because you've seen them fail does not mean they are more prone to failure than other consoles. Personal experience does not make for good statistics.
I bought a Playstation 1 on the first day it was available in the States and it still works without any problems. And your reply to this should be, "Well, your personal experience doesn't prove the reliability of the system."
Of course, what statistics are you basing your opinion on? The salesmen at EB who try to sell you a warranty and tell you how many are returned? Or the ranting posted on the Internet? Unless you have some hard numbers and can show that, per 1,000 machines, more are defective than the Xbox or Gamecube, you're just spreading FUD.
Well of course the PS2 sales are starting to drop. The unit is coming close to saturating the market and the product is nearing the end of its lifetime. Most people who want a PS2, have a PS2.
With the huge market of PS2 owners this Christmas [who have had their consoles for awhile], a $100 second console was very attractive, I assume. Furthermore, the Gamecube seems to compliment the PS2 better than the XBox compliments the PS2 - meaning that there seems to be a lot of games for the Gamecube that can't be found on the PS2 whereas most of the games of the XBox can be found on the PS2 in some form or another. When looking to add a second console to my entertainment setup, I look for unique play experiences, not just better graphics.
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One enjoyable way to play that I have found is using ESPN NBA Basketball, turn off all sound except for the game action itself. Then it's all shoes squeaking, rims rattling, and the occassional ref's whistle. It's much more peaceful a game to play without the commentary noting every move and without the crowd being so noisy and excited. Basically, it reverts back to being a gentleman's game instead of this new-fangled business with the yelling.
As I said before, just because you've seen them fail does not mean they are more prone to failure than other consoles. Personal experience does not make for good statistics.
Of course, what statistics are you basing your opinion on? The salesmen at EB who try to sell you a warranty and tell you how many are returned? Or the ranting posted on the Internet? Unless you have some hard numbers and can show that, per 1,000 machines, more are defective than the Xbox or Gamecube, you're just spreading FUD.
With the huge market of PS2 owners this Christmas [who have had their consoles for awhile], a $100 second console was very attractive, I assume. Furthermore, the Gamecube seems to compliment the PS2 better than the XBox compliments the PS2 - meaning that there seems to be a lot of games for the Gamecube that can't be found on the PS2 whereas most of the games of the XBox can be found on the PS2 in some form or another. When looking to add a second console to my entertainment setup, I look for unique play experiences, not just better graphics.