Posted by Jakobud on 17, 2001 at 7:07 PM:
In Reply to: Ok this is totally off topic... but I've gotta complain...... posted by Howard Casto on 16, 2001 at 12:43 AM:
: Why in the world are all the cool games only coming out on ps2 ??
Because all the real developers recognize that the PS2 is ultimately better than Xbox and Gamecube. Both systems push more polys yes, but there is so much more than that. Developers recognize it.
: No offense to the ps2 fans out there but it's definately not worth the price tag... I mean come on it's a ps1 with polygon smoothing for christ's sake!!
A PS1 with polygon smoothing???? WTF are you talking about? That's like saying an orange is just an apple with different colored skin.
:I can understand people who bought it early on, but you've got the game cube and the xbox now... come on people they're both clearly superior to the ps2.
More polygons does not make a better system. Game players are dumb enough to think that a prettier picture = better game. Developers are not that blind.
: So why does capcom choose to release capcom vs snk2 on ps2?
Because Capcom recognizes that the PS2 is gonna do better in the long run than the XBox. The XBox will have less than four percent of the market share in Japan. It's not even coming out there until like May or something. What's the deal there??? Everyone knows that consoles are ALWAYS released in Japan before America because that's where there is such a huge market share there. Reasons like this are why XBox will not make it.
: Why in the blue hell isn't Twisted Metal Black being ported?
Hahahaha no offense but that's a pretty moronic statement considering that TMB is published by SCEA! hahahahaaaaaa
: And most importantly why isn't there a ps2 emu available yet so I can play the few good games they have on my pc/xbox/whatever....
???? Are you kidding me?? Do you know what kind of processor power it takes to emulate hardware?? The PS2 doesn't have insanely incredible hardware compared to today's PC's. But that doesn't mean they will have no problem emulating them. Emulation = immitating hardware via software... And you know Sony would sue anyways. Why wouldn't they?
: This way I can help to put a nail in the already prepared coffin of Sony and lay it to rest next to Sega.
Heheheh Pretty funny that you say that considering the number of games out for the PS1 and PS2 and the huge lineup of games that are on the way out for them, compared to the bleak lineup on the way out for the XBox.
: If PS2 wasn't a liscense hog, going around stealing all the good games then they wouldn't have lasted this long.
License hog? What are you talking about? Do you think that Sony gets ahold of 3rd party developers and 'forces' them to develop for the PS2??? No. Developers develope for PS2 because they recognize it's a better system and that Sony's grab on the market with the PS2 will be more than the XBox will even hope for.
You said it yourself: "Why in the world are all the cool games only coming out on ps2 ??"
Because the developers recognize that it is in fact the best console on the market. Thats why they develop for it! Pushing more polygons is NOT everything. You see, in the end there will be the PS2 and the Gamecube/Gameboy Advance. The only reason the XBox will probably even be around at all it because Microsoft will be pumping more money into it from their unlimited cash flow they have going. Sony and Nintendo get along because they are shooting for different parts of the market. I won't say who I work for but lets just say there is an "understanding" between Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment. Do you think Nintendo could easily make a living room console that plays cd's, dvds, gamecube games, surfs internet etc?...yes...but they haven't. You think Sony is capable of releasing a portable PS1 handheld system using the proprietary Sony Minidisc system?...yes...but they haven't. A little advice to all the hardcore game players out there that seem to know which console is really best: Read between the lines...
: ARRRRRGH!!!!
: Ok I feel better now......
: :)