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Xbox Live: the terd Bill Gates will force you this Christmas
mael:
quote:Originally posted by psyjax:
And Animal Crossing is insanely cool on GameCube, multi-player or not.
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Egad! An Animal Crossing fan!! The game is incredibly addicting, is it not?
TLS: Online gaming has never proved a thing for console gaming. It failed for the Dreamcast and I have my doubts that it will ever be as big as what everyone thinks it will be. I might be wrong, and if I am, I'll admit it.
My thought is that computer online gaming will always be big because not ONLY can you play video games over the internet, but you can do all the other great things the internet offers. Paying 30-40 dollars a month to play games seems insanely rediculus. If anyone has it right, I think its sony who offers an os for their system.
Yes, you can buy a router/hub, but that is extra money and knowledge then most game geeks are really going to get into. You have to remember that most average Joe blow game consumers aren't going to buy cat 5 wires long enough to reach to their pc and to their console, along with a router (although I guess they could get a wireless).
I doubt anyone out there smart enough to order cable are going to want to just play games with it, and unless you are a hardcore gamer, I can't imagine anyone willing to throw down close to 40-50 dollars a month for a couple of hours of gaming a day.
I will admit that the 50 dollars for a year, along with a headset and a game is pretty enticing, but one also must remember the $360-480 for cable, 70+ for the router, and all the cat 5 wires (not to mention they'll sucker you into selling your soul for a number of years). One of the biggest arguments against console perphials is that most addons fail.
As for your "Lack of games", I find that a joke. By christmas this year there will be 100+ games for the gamecube. With Mario, Metroid, Star fox, RE: 1,2, Eternal Darkness, Animal Crossing (joy!), and a bunch of other established favorites, I'll fight tooth and nail over the xbox having a better hand over the big N. Franchises are where the sales are.
TLS:
quote: No, what would a router have to do with surfing?
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it shares the data between seperate computers allowing to go online seperately in this case xbox and ps2. shiggy I guess it depends on the person I myself aren't much of a hardcore gamer but I would like to play online for the fun of it. As for the 'Lack of Games' I mean lack of online games, sorry should have cleared that up. Only time will tell if online console gaming will suceed or be a bust like Dreamcast.
cloudstrife:
Ahh, sorry, my bad!! i thought you meant that the router would enable your XBOX to surf the web.
:D :D :D
TLS:
lol no problem, I wish it could do that ;)
mael:
quote:Originally posted by TLS:
lol no problem, I wish it could do that ;)
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My favorite use is a boat anchor.
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