- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Wow...just one day away and this perfectly ok forum just turned into a flamer's lair.
Cut it out!
Posted by: omnipotentwalrus
This one cost about 700 flat ( that's my own hard-earned money, not what mommy and daddy gave me). Also, for such a pack of computer aces, not an athlon among you. Tisk.
Hmm...ive got an hp pavilion w/AMD Athlon xp-m clocking @ 512-MHz. And i earned it by taking a job. So dont say all of us have sugar daddies.
Besides, desktops, high performance ones, are getting cheaper by the month.
Now, lets reason a bit. Omni, ive gotta disagree with you. You do bring up some good points there, but hear me out...
Posted by: omnipotentwalrus
Sir, why do you think I would boldfaced insult Halo PC if I had never played it? Fact is, I played that game, even founded a clan over it, and it lasted for about 6 months before it became unbearable.
Unbearable in what way? Looks fine to me. Especially the smaller screen. And with a decent graphics card, it looks A-OK. Even with a cheap card, it still looks fairly decent. You mean lag? Well, Xbxlive has lag too.
Posted by: omnipotentwalrus
All told, Xbox has an advantage in this battle, because that is what both Halo games were designed for, and design says a helluvalot more than hardware ever will.
So, how exactly is the Box different from a PC? Controls? Nah, easily ported over. Keep in mind that the Box is essentially a PC dedicated for gaming. Besides, for the money-savvy gamer, the PC is the way to go. (I think somebody else brought this point up but let me elaborate.) 700 USD brings you a decent high-performance desktop with little need for tweaking. Why would you ever have to tweak it if it was good already...unless you made off with a bad deal.
Plus, the PC is upgradeable. The Box is an "As-Is" product. They release newer versions of the box, forcing you to shell out 300 if you want more and better games. As for the PC, just spend about half that amount to upgrade it. Plus, the PC can do more for you. Play games, watch movies, listen to music. You can even do work (psh. Yeah right.) And dont tell me the xbox plays DVD's, you need a seperate controller for that. And you need to spend for an xbxlive account.
Reply if you so desire, but please, NO FLAMING!!!