Consoles: which will rule?

amp

Ok folks, we've battered this one around often enough, and I've just installed Opera so you're damn well going to vote if I've installed this, sucky, sucky, sucky browser (shut up Bard)

So in your opinion, which of the three big boys is going to be the Rolls Royce of consoles and who's going to be the next Atari Jaguar?

Kairo

Voted.

Nintendo GameCube....I hope

phreak

it will be a battle between the x-box and the ps2
either could win!

Dont be at yourself

Voted Gamecube.

Rags

Definetly the X-box. Unreal and Halo look awesome on it so far.


James

phreak

yeah halo and some of the other games look brilliant on the x-box

orangerooster

The jaguar is there any doubt the jag by a country mile.

kaimera

Me still thinks Bill Gate and Micro$oft will dominate for a while with d'X-Box.
If Halo insn't ported over, I'm gonna crack....:(

Btw...good to see amp can finally go posting his polls....pity it's still a internal problem with the polls.

Oh....honestly....the PC will still own their collective asses. It's not open for debate cos it's a well known fact.

Xithus

ps2 is already well cemented in. I doubt it'll be going anywhere. Its got my vote.
this upcoming console tiff is bewteen the xbox and gamecube.

Shinji

Wrong question. The DOMINANT console next year won't be the same as the BEST console next year.

The PS2 will dominate in terms of installed base and software sales.

However, I daresay that the Game Boy Advance and GameCube will be top of the heap in terms of quality of product.... So I've voted GameCube, because it'll be the one "dominating" my actual game playing time

chernobyl

But all machines have several games which make each one a "must own"...
its a great time for gamers...have we ever had it so good?

Jabba_the_SLUT

Gamecube. it looks awesome and nintendo have never failed to deliver.

DrunkLeprachaun

Nintendo. Don't count them out(they're winning at the moment).

Rags

Nintendo ? Are you people crazy
It has the be the Xbox, think of it.
Its gonna have all the great types of
games the pc usually has , its just
gonna be like a pc without the hassle.

Whats so good bout Gamecube?, I
havent seen anything that looks
that good on it yet.


James

phreak

theres no way the gamecube will win. it will be the X-box or ps2!!!

Jabba_the_SLUT

Originally posted by Rags
Nintendo ? Are you people crazy
It has the be the Xbox, think of it.
Its gonna have all the great types of
games the pc usually has , its just
gonna be like a pc without the hassle.

Whats so good bout Gamecube?, I
havent seen anything that looks
that good on it yet.


James

if you'd take the trouble to look back at a previous thread posted by yomamma you'd c links posted to video footage of the gamecube. they are what swayed me.

oh and if some1 can tell me how to upload vids to a website id b more then happy to share

[NOTE: im not sure whether it was yomamma who posted it]

SantaHoe

Voted GameCube, as Ninty have never let me down
They've also produced some of my all-time favorite games.

I'd be close to voting Playstation2, but having already owned one - I have to say... good console... great controllers... dissapointing games.

While we're on the subject - AMP!!!
Start up another poll on people's favorite control pads.
The DreamCast controller is annoying, N64 controller is even worse, playstation duel shock = sex0r!
The MegaDrive controller was too big and clumsy.... especially the 6-button ones.
SNES controller was just about 'getting there'.
Don't even talk to me about the 'ow-my-hands-are-bleeding' NES controller.
A good poll IMHO.

amp

good one Santa, I'll use that for next weeks poll. I'll chuck in the Atari 2600/7800 "joy"stick which came before the idea "ergonomic" appeared but could however, withstand a direct nuclear blast.

Dont be at yourself

Bow down to the almighty telephone-with-a-joystick ColecoVision joypad

Mills

Ah the old NES controller, my fingers are all twisted horribly out of shape now and I think it has to be at least partially down to so many hours spent playing away on the NES pad, aweful, aweful controller.

Kairo

N64 Controller is the best ever!

I 'hated' the Megadrive controller. 15 minutes of Mortal Kombat and the skin was peeling of my thumb, but the nes controller takes the trophy for 'worst controller ever'. I put myself bleeding with one once.

Cake Fiend

The joysticks on PS controllers suck copious amounts of donkey. Nowhere near as accurate as the N64 or even DC sticks. Also, the Dual-shock pads are too small to fit in the hand properly; they had it bang-on with the original analogue (no force feedback) pads.

Jabba_the_SLUT

Originally posted by Mills
Ah the old NES controller, my fingers are all twisted horribly out of shape now and I think it has to be at least partially down to so many hours spent playing away on the NES pad, aweful, aweful controller.

it was worth it though, admit it.

Goodshape

TBH, I'm not even going to look into the X-Box because its Microsoft... call me unfair, but thats the truth.

Microsoft dont deserve my money, and I dont deserve such dodgy-software.

...My votes on GameCube... looks great + its $100 cheaper than the compitition.

kaimera

it was worth it though, admit it.

Twas indeed.
The old NES was a good ole machine. We had some gr8 days.

The original MG was a classic. Better than MGS??? ((maybe not..))

Shinji

The GameCube controller is the best I've ever used, followed closely by the N64 pad, the DC pad, the PS2 Dual Shock, the Saturn analogue pad and... er... none of the others get a look in. The Xbox controller is horrible, as were the original PS and Saturn pads.

Jabba_the_SLUT

um shinji arent the PS and PS2 pads the same except for their colour?

Shinji

The original PS pad was the horrible little one without the sticks...

And being pedantic here, no, they're not the same. The Dual Shock 2 has analogue buttons and very slightly modified design, as well as a significantly improved rumble system.

Dont be at yourself

The N64 is in a class of its own really, but the DC pad was the best of the rest

Xterminator

Getting back 2 the consoles, I dont thing the X-box will win for 2 reasons.

1. If you want pc games youll buy a pc. Not a console.

2. Miscosoft are h8ted by many people.

The PS2 is out, has sold millions of units, will sell many more this Xmas, and can double as a DVD player. Also there are better games available now, and more on the way.

The gamecube will have quaility games, and Nintendo never let you down.

But I think the sheer no's of PS2 units will make it the 'best box'.
Nintendo will be a niche product.
Xbox will be the next 'sega saturn' (both had good games but never amounted to much).

X

Pugsley

The sheer brute size of the X-box will put many of it,its made me think twice anyway.
And the minute little GC will be top in portability,for people that travel alot they could fit it and a slap of games into a tiny bag for short trips maybe?

Rags

"if you'd take the trouble to look back at a previous thread posted by yomamma you'd c links posted to video footage of the gamecube. they are what swayed me."

Actually to be honest I dont got the time (or money, hint hint Eircom) to spend time downloading clips. I usually just check out game network or Game Pad to see the latest next gen releases. I havent seen anything on gamegube that would make me rush out to buy it yet. Luigi's mansion looked pretty good graphic wise but games like Halo and unreal for X-box are what would make me buy a console cause they are my type of games. But hey its early days yet

James

Jabba_the_SLUT

Originally posted by Shinji
The original PS pad was the horrible little one without the sticks...

And being pedantic here, no, they're not the same. The Dual Shock 2 has analogue buttons and very slightly modified design, as well as a significantly improved rumble system.

my mistake.

and also what i mean is do they feel the same?

Jimi-Spandex

I hope gamecube, but honestly it will be PS2, why its blend of vast unoriginality and licence churning will beat true genius in the market place, but i know ill still be playing my dreamcast for the time being

XBOX and PS2 will dominate . GameCube just another Kiddies Console ?

Q_Ball

Resident Evil 1 on gamecube made me drool...
It's really not fair, the Res. Evil series is going to be a GC affair, Shenmue will be an X-Box affiar and i REALLY want MGS2 :mad:

bah

Haven't voted yet, i really cant decide.

phreak

i'd nearly buy a ps2 just so i can get MGS2. its going to be brilliant

amp

Originally posted by Shinji
Wrong question. The DOMINANT console next year won't be the same as the BEST console next year.

hmmm I refer my learned co-mod to the poll I posted. It contains nary a reference to the word "best". I said "Which console will rule?" and "Which will be the dominant console next year?".

I however concede that my last line: "[...]the Rolls Royce of consoles and who's going to be the next Atari Jaguar?" could be construed as equating "Roll-royce" with "best" in terms of quality rather than popularity.

In short: waaaah! shut up already! you nerdy lawyer!

DeadBankClerk

roffle - i looked at the tpoic of the thread and came in to complain becasue there is no atari jaguar.

but their is

lol pld

Firefox

Unfortunely seems the PS2 will win outright because it's the only console joe public really know about and down to Sony marketing.
Followed by Nintendo than Xbox but it will be a close match.

The_Conductor

And three years later Firefox was proven correct.

Jim

It was 3 years ago? Does it really matter now?

D'oh.

The_Conductor

Came across this thread through doing a little research on the Atari Jaguar- which someone stated in another thread didn't exist (see attached picture). A little googling got me details on the platform and landed me here. Thats the genesis of my comment.

evad_lhorg

Give me a gamecube any day. then an xbox because that gets loads of the pc games like deus ex and Kotor. screw sony and their crap console!

rainbow kirby

*reaches for cube controller*
*remembers is off cube till exams are over*
*sobs*

evad_lhorg

I have exams starting on the 31st and I still havnt studied and I stupidly got two newgames that have I have been playing loads.

Retr0gamer

Fudge them all. Get a saturn.

BlitzKrieg

WOOHOO SATURN RULES!


this makes me wanna play nights...

Hobbes

GBA is the most played console. Heck my GBA SP gets played more then the computers/consoles.

rainbow kirby

That is so true. I'm addicted to Wario Ware Inc at the moment, just beat Wario's boss game a couple of days back and playing on the bus all the time! The Dr. Wario game in it is soooo much fun.

Stormfox1020

Me thinks the new handheld consoles will dominate 2005. With all the new arractive features on the new handhelds it will appeal to a wider audience such as old gamers ie.(18-30), plus the fact that handhelds always outsold the Home consoles, the Handhelds will dominate the market. Ill personally go for the PSP, for its DVD, MP3 and Wireless connectivity features.