ID:191043
 Nov 4 2002, 5:04 pm
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I know there is going to be Xbox Live!, and it's pay to use, and only for limited games...but what about PS2? I think it's free, but only goes with the games that you have. Or something like that. Can anybody fill me in on this information?
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ps2 is free so is gamecube when it decides to go online
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Yeah, the voice communicator seems kick ass. I think I might got with an Xbox, seeing how they will "unlag" and have all this cool stuff with Xbox Live (Buddy List, etc)
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FuZzY DiCe wrote:
ps2 is free so is gamecube when it decides to go online Gamecube online is a joke...1 game (Phantasy Star Online) Punkrock546 | |
I can't wait for Halo2 to come out supported for Xbox online. I got hooked on the origial Halo and as was disappointed to learn that it will not be supported by Xbox live.
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When you get bored of playing games on your Xbox, you can turn it into a decent low-cost DSL/Cable/Broadband router for the home!
And I hear that a Linux distro is out for the PS/2 already! | |
digitalmouse wrote:
When you get bored of playing games on your Xbox... Not going to happen over here. After a slow trickle of quality games, there are actually four amazing XBox titles that I simply must pick up this month, and at least another four that are out between now and March. That's not including the Live pack and its two included games. | |
digitalmouse wrote:
When you get bored of playing games on your Xbox, you can turn it into a decent low-cost DSL/Cable/Broadband router for the home! Third parties work on Xbox Linux distributions knowing that Microsoft loses money on the hardware. Sony distributes a PS2 Linux. Linux is the developing environment for PS2 anyway. Linux distributions for PS/2 have been around for years. PS/2 is an old IBM system. ;) | |
ACWraith wrote:
Linux distributions for PS/2 have been around for years. Heh- I get them confused... My dad's old PS/2 was essentially a game machine to me - I played nothing but FlightSim and Sierra games (like SpaceQuest, KingsQuest, PoliceQuest, LeisureSuit Larry, etc.) on it. Cut my teeth on CompuServe and The Well with it too! | |
Actually, ps2 is free only for a 56k modem. You have to pay to use the faster one. Xbox doesn't have the 56k, only the fast one.
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There's going to be an Xbox Live! Package?!?!
As in: An Xbox 2 games Xbox Live! subscription Communicator BTW, how many controllers can an Xbox hold normally and how many does it come with? | |
And most games are likely to use the broadband version. SOCOM was supposed to only use broadband, but people cheated it. I am sure that this problem will be taken care of in the future.
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Thrakkiss wrote:
An xbox can use 4 controllers. It comes with 1 controller. There's a new promotion now. For $199 you get two games and an S-type controller thrown in when you buy a new Xbox. The games are Jet Set Radio Future and SEGA GT 2002. I have JSRF, and it's very fun. I payed $50 for it, but you can get it for free. The Xbox Live package comes with the online games Whacked! and the demo version of MotoGP. It also comes with the communicator and a year of service. | |
Thrakkiss wrote:
JSRF rocks. I have just gotten back to playing it once again. :) It's one of the few games I've actually played to completion. | |
There's a new promoion now. For $199 you get two games and an S-type controller thrown in when you buy a new Xbox. The games are Jet Set Radio Future and SEGA GT 2002. I have JSRF, and it's very fun. I payed $50 for it, but you can get it for free. How much is Microsoft paying you to do that infomercial :)? | |
I don't know about the PS2 option, but Xbox is < $50 for a year, and that includes the service, the hardware, and the voice communicator. There are a small handful of games that already support Xbox Live and a ton scheduled for release in the next two months.