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Rich Kids, Poor Geeks

8 posts by 5 people · 12 Jun 2002 12:44 UTC - 14 Jun 2002 02:12 UTC

Steve Smith 12 Jun 2002 12:44 UTC#115422
F1 2002 for the PC: $39.95. F1 2002 for the Xbox: $49.95 I guess those kids have a lot of disposable income 'cuz their consoles cost less than a GF4 video card for a PC.
Oops - I mean the PS2. "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kmHN8.8096$[email hidden]... > F1 2002 for the PC: $39.95. > > F1 2002 for the Xbox: $49.95 > > I guess those kids have a lot of disposable income 'cuz their consolescost > less than a GF4 video card for a PC. >
"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:LnHN8.8097$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (13 lines)> Oops - I mean the PS2. > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:kmHN8.8096$[email hidden]... > > > F1 2002 for the PC: $39.95. > > > > F1 2002 for the Xbox: $49.95 > > > > I guess those kids have a lot of disposable income 'cuz their consoles > cost > > less than a GF4 video card for a PC. > >
LOL! Yeah well, wait a month and a GF4 will cost less than a PS2/XBox. The video cards tend to start coming down in price before the game consoles do I think...AND you pay more for those console games that can't be patched, edited/enahanced, and yet to hear some tell it THEY are better than the PC sims that we use. Go figure...
"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:LnHN8.8097$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (16 lines)> Oops - I mean the PS2. > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:kmHN8.8096$[email hidden]... > > > F1 2002 for the PC: $39.95. > > > > F1 2002 for the Xbox: $49.95 > > > > I guess those kids have a lot of disposable income 'cuz their consoles > cost > > less than a GF4 video card for a PC. > > > > >
Yeah, RRP. If you pay that much on either platform you are just lining the retailers pockets.
"SimRacer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kPLN8.56953$[email hidden]... : : LOL! Yeah well, wait a month and a GF4 will cost less than a PS2/XBox. The : video cards tend to start coming down in price before the game consoles do I : think...AND you pay more for those console games that can't be patched, : edited/enahanced, and yet to hear some tell it THEY are better than the PC : sims that we use. Go figure... : Xbox games can and will be patchable, not sure about the rest of the consoles. Example DOA3, a free patch via an update CD was put out to add more character detail. Once Xbox online is here, rumour has it, patching will be available. Now with that said, how much is a tricked out PC going for these days? I'll be damned if I'm buying a P4 $3k system to play games. You really can't compare the two systems, each has their strengths, you can do work with a PC. BTW, Dolby 5.1 surround sound on a 51 HDTV widescreen games are incredible on the Xbox. All while laying back on a couch, not scrunched up in front of a 17" PC monitor. I haven't been playing with the PC much since I got my Xbox, I can tell you that and I've been a PC gamer since 1981.
Toad 13 Jun 2002 16:25 UTC↳ reply to PositiveG#115186
"Mr. +G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:HwSN8.24607$[email hidden]... > I haven't been playing with the PC much since I got my Xbox, I can tellyou > that and I've been a PC gamer since 1981. So what racing simulations ae you playing on the Xbox? I wouldn't mind owning an Xbox, but right now I don't see any games for it that I might want. I already have Morrowind on the PC.
PositiveG 14 Jun 2002 01:24 UTC↳ reply to Toad#115061
I have Project Gotham Racing, RallieSport Challenge and F1-2001. I plan on getting Sega GT 2002 and Moto GP. Of course none of these are simulators. More games, certainly not near the level of, say GPL, however they are very fun and challenging in their own way. The main plus is I don't need a masters degree in PC engineering to play them! :-) With the price of an Xbox, you can own a PC as well, so it's good all the way around. www.teamxbox.com is a good site to read up on these and other games. "Toad" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... : : "Mr. +G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message : news:HwSN8.24607$[email hidden]... : > I haven't been playing with the PC much since I got my Xbox, I can tell : you : > that and I've been a PC gamer since 1981. : : So what racing simulations ae you playing on the Xbox? I wouldn't mind : owning an Xbox, but right now I don't see any games for it that I might : want. I already have Morrowind on the PC. : :
Toad 14 Jun 2002 02:12 UTC↳ reply to PositiveG#115077
"Mr. +G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KBbO8.24965$[email hidden]... > I have Project Gotham Racing, RallieSport Challenge and F1-2001. I planon > getting Sega GT 2002 and Moto GP. > > Of course none of these are simulators. More games, certainly not nearthe > level of, say GPL, however they are very fun and challenging in their own > way. The main plus is I don't need a masters degree in PC engineering to > play them! :-) With the price of an Xbox, you can own a PC as well, so > it's good all the way around. > > www.teamxbox.com is a good site to read up on these and other games. OK, thx. I did mean more simulation type of games though as I'm aware it odes have the arcade racers. But as you say, they are still fun. I used to have fun with a Jaguar racing game on the Sega Saturn and it didn't even have an in car view, purely driven from behind the car and above. It was still fun. I just don't think I can go back to those kinds of games though ever since I played Papyrus Indy Racing. I bought Porsche Unleashed because people said it was good, but it didn't do much for me.

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