online. The graphics aren't nearly as sharp as they are in the Cube or
Xbox flavors, but the face upload is a riot, and the online community is
actually pretty fun. Of course, if you hate Tony Hawk games, it's
probably not your cup of tea, but I think it's worth a shot.
- Jim
Jim Davis wrote:
>Xbox is popular, I think, by any definition, but if so then PS2 is more than
>popular.
>
>Xbox prices have been slashed to below that of the PS2 not because it costs
>that much (Xbox hemorrhages money on hardware sales) but because it's
>struggling to gain ground. PS2 prices haven't dropped (although Sony does,
>in fact, make a profit on hardware) simply because sales are still string
>enough to keep them high.
>
>Last I heard PS2 sales, worldwide, had topped 70 million units. Both Xbox
>and GameCube have yet to hit the 10 million mark.
>
>It's also interesting to note that some current figures actually show the
>GameCube as the number two console, not XBox - primarily due to Nintendo's
>price drop to $99.
>
>Also although a much, much smaller percentage of PS2 owners are online than
>Xbox owners it looks like more PS2s are online that XBoxs - although the
>numbers are fuzzy since PS2 owners are not forced through a single (and thus
>demographically meaningful) portal. (Personally I'm not online with either.
>I have enough trouble finding time to finish games as it is without starting
>games that NEVER end. ;^) )
>
>I'm not saying that the Xbox is a lost cause by any means. but it's best to
>keep things in perspective. It IS very popular, just not so overwhelmingly
>so (yet) that it's future is certain.
>
>Jim Davis
>
>
> _____
>
>From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 10:48 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?
>
>What's your definition of 'not a popular console' ? There are three
>consoles.
>Xbox is number 2.
>That means it's very popular, and becoming even more so.
>It is also leading all the other console in Online Play.
>
>
>Therefore what it does will set a standard for the other top consoles to
>follow with regards to online play, which is exactly what has been
>happening.
>
>
>Thus there's no evidence that Microsoft is grasping at straws here.
>
>
>PS2 is playing catchup to the Xbox Live service at the moment, but who
>knows because they have had time to check out the competition they may
>deliver something better.
>
>
>As to the speculation that STEAM will crash the first three days, and go
>under as a result of this,Several MMORPGs crashed when they were first
>launched and there was a rush to register and download content. These
>have not gone under and in fact Everquest is going strong and so is Star
>Wars Galaxies which had horrible problems with registering etc. at
>launch.
>
>
>So we have clear, real world examples that contradict your assertions.
>
>
>-Angel
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kwang Suh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>The XBox is not a very popular console, and as such MS is grasping at
>straws
>trying to come up with ways to entice customers.
>
>Steam will be down for at least three days after HL2 is released,
>pissing
>off a bunch of customers. Steam will then go under after they realize
>that
>their bandwidth costs were much higher than they anticipated.
>
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