| From: | loneeagle@********.co.uk (Lone Eagle) |
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| Subject: | (OT) Consoles (was Re: Shadowrun Videogame Hope) |
| Date: | Tue, 20 May 2003 19:04:12 +0100 |
> > Ahh but he's starting to get worried about the GameCube ATM, two
> > multi-platform games have just been altered, one has just become X-Box
> > exclusive and the other will only be available for the PS2 and X-Box. The
> > PS2 is really out of date now
>
>How so? Do you mean that in the "everything is obsolete by the time it comes
>off the shelf"? I don't really think the PS2 is obsolete quite yet.
The PS2 is way out of date, compare its graphics, loading times etc with
either of the other two, especially on some of the newer games and it's
clear that it just can't cut it any more. A lot of the multi platform games
ATM are coming out for the PS2 and X-Box initially, with the X-Box
thrashing the PS2 in most cases, and then two to six months later the game
comes out for the GameCube... they've spent the time rebuilding the game
for the 'Cube's architecture (apparently much easier to write for than
either of the others) and normally it makes the other versions look years
rather than months old.
Granted the PS2 has Grand Theft Auto, Gran Tourismo...etc and the 'Cube is
drastically short of racers and the grittier side of gaming but MarioKart
for example shows what the machine is capable of, the graphics are serious,
blocky in places but only where Mario has always been blocky and it's a
"feel of the game" thing.
--
Lone Eagle
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