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X-box, is it really just a computer in a fancy case?

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lazygamer:
Ok I heard hear that the X-BOX is pretty much a Windows system with a P3 700. Question is, do you have all that point and click desktop stuff(never used one). Ok what about it's reliability?

I've always assumed that video game systems are so reliable because:

1:All the hardware can be narrowed to one small point of power, no need to deal with compatibility stuff.

2:There is no operating system.... well maybe just a super simplistic one. So the hardware doesn't have to worry about running this operating system, it only has to worry about being a slave to the game inserted.

Anything im missing? Wouden't a Playstation still be more reliable then a Linux running PC?

SpeeDFreaK:
The X-Box doesn't have a desktop since it's not really a computer. It does run the Windows 2000 kernel and about reliability...well, just remember it is a MS designed product. And the playstation would be more reliable than a PC running linux since it was just designed to run playstation games. But have you ever tried a playstation running linux? I know there's a russian company that ported it to the PS, but i don't remember who it was...

choasforages:
hmm, i own an xbox. i can answers these Q's. ok the gui on it is menu based. the menu's are represented in 3d. and the gui is green. one of the funnest part of the xbox is the fact that it can rip music cds to a sound track./*hmm violating the dmca with the xbox, wee fun*/ the sound track can be played in games that support it. just becuase something runs the windows kernel doesn't always mean the gui will be the same. ok as for its reliabilty, me and one of my friend managed to play a system link game for like 14 hours/*halo can be beat on normal in 12 hours we keep on finding funny ways to shoot each other   :eek:    :mad:    :eek:  */ the versions of games that were crashing beta versions. but it does have some problem's like the cd straching on. most people will flame the xbox for being a microsoft product. in my eyes it proof that they are a lazy ass company that most of the time chooses not to do better with dictator ship managment. if they were to replace of the uperlevel management and instill the programers with the linux way of thinking "its not done till no faster will it run"(c) they would probably become a much better company but that *obviosly* won't happen. the next best thing would be the latter motto. and they lost 100 bucks on my xbox so atleast that is good

voidmain:
They lost 100 bucks?  What, you didn't buy any games for it?

Master of Reality:
Would a PS/2 running linux be even more reliable? (There is a thread about Linux on PS/2 somewhere).

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