- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I'm just curious, but what is the big deal if someone plays Halo on an Xbox or on a PC? I mean, I see a lot of people flaming each other about being on a different gaming system than one another and it makes me think "Gee, are people are becoming racists with ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS now?". Guys, different people like different things. Life will always be that way; no matter what, you will never be able to change someones mind if they love the Xbox or the PC. So please, be considerate and don't flame people just because they like playing a game on an Xbox or a PC, it just wastes space and time.
If you see someone talking about an Xbox clan or whatever on the Halo PC forum just calm down, take a breath, exhale, stand up, walk outside and admire the feel of real life, then come back and go on to another thread. If that doesn't help the anger, do something else other than sitting at a computer and becoming depressed/angered because someone doesn't play on the same type of gaming machine as you.
Here are my pros and cons for both Xbox and PC:
XBOX
---Pros--
1. The Xbox will have better performance, graphics, and maybe internet gameplay than a PC unless a PC user can afford the $300+ video cards, $400-500+ processors, and atleast 1 or 2 GBs of RAM. I don't know much about the internet gameplay over LIVE! for Xbox, but I would think it would have less lag than the PC version most of the time.
---Cons---
1. The controllers for Xbox are harder and slower to aim with than a PC mouse. Thus, slower movement in turning and combat.
2. If auto-aim is still in Halo 2 for Xbox, then thats pretty newbish and should be in cons -unless you like auto-aim since you suck.
3. You have to pay for Xbox LIVE! monthly. If you're reading this + have Xbox LIVE!, that means you're also paying for an internet connection. That's 2 payments per month when all you would have to do is save money that you would normally spend on the Xbox LIVE! payment and eventually build a new computer that can handle Halo or Halo 2 when it comes out for PC and you would only be paying for 1 internet subscription per month!
PC
---Pros---
1. More accurate and faster aiming with the mouse. Which means you could possibly turn around faster and kill the person shooting at you if they came from behind.
2. Probably easier to drive with the PC?
3. Same as #1's first sentence but add "plus no auto-aim" to it!
4. You actually need some skill to attempt to kill people with a better system than you because a 6800GT video card vs. a 5700 Ultra may make a difference between who wins and who loses. Thus, if the slower/older version of the two wins then what's that mean? Ahh, skill!
---Cons---
1. If you have a P.O.S. PC, that might be a problem and most likely Halo will suck on it. Get a job.
Those are my pros and cons for the two gaming systems! Now start flaming!
[Edited on 11/9/2004 12:39:09 AM]