Playstation 2 -
Pros
Free Internet Access for certain games
Better Games
Backwards Compatible
Possibility of lasting longer
Cons
Costs more to buy for less performance
Might last just as long as the Xbox (which could be out of date by next Christmas)
Said to have delicate parts
Not as good graphics as the XBox
Reuires Memory Cards
XBox -
Pros
Internet Access for 1 year $50
Ability to add music to games
Ability to save games to hard drive
better graphics
Cons
Probably the one next-gen console with the best chance of having a predecessor by next christmas
Not Backwards Compatible
Internet Access for even the simplest things costs the $50 a year
Some games cannot be saved to Hard Drive
There aren't many good games for the system
What I've broken it down to for the most important things I'll need in my system are performance, backwards compatible, and internet access. The problem is that the XBox has such better performance that it's...REALLY HARD to decide....especially when there's a good chance the XBox 2 will be out either November 2004 or before summer 2005. Sony isn't in any trouble like Microsoft might be, they can wait 2-3 years to release the PS3. Microsoft is buying up all these great licenses for making the XBox 2 so quickly that it would make one greatly suspicious as to whether or not it will be out as late as they make it out to be. I need a system that can last me 2-3 years and that the company won't just stop making games for once it becomes "obsolete". Sony has a habit of doing just that and the PS2 is Backwards Compatible. I would hope you'd see my dillema here. Any help is appreciated. My next ASB adventure depends greatly on what system I get next!
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