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dillonthebunny · 02-23-2007, 08:31 PM

I actually feel that the PS2 is better than the Xbox... still after all this time, I believe it.

I feel it’s down to the way the PS2 is designed with the custom chips and how it shares its processing power.
ok.. yes with the Xbox you can throw something large at it and it will solve the problem and do a good job. but certain things are only possible with the PS2's hardware..

Ports from the Xbox to PS2 never faired well, but if the Xbox was so powerful and almighty then ANYTHING that the ps2 could do then the Xbox should of been able to do it no problem, but it couldn’t.

It takes people of Hideos standard to work on the machine and get the best out of it... Hideo, Polyphony, the Ico guys, Square and even R* did some amazing work on the PS2, and more that i havent thought of.

a lot of people said that Shenmue couldnt be done on the PS2.. but it was a dreamcast game, and everyone knows the Dreamy wasnt as powerful as the ps2

but what programmers know now about the PS2, i reckon they could pull it off in an amazing way!

The trick is to want to understand the machine in order to make the games, I feel this is true of the PS3.
And will do fantastically well in time, because most programmers know the PS3 is awesome, but seems that they are afraid to go near it, and would rather port a game because its easy. When Sony starts to help developers to see how they can put the PS3's hardware to good use, that’s when we will see some incredible games come out.

I try to talk to xbox fanboys in the shops and try to have a conversation with them, but they get all defensive and start saying things.. stupid things like there isn’t any decent games on it or no one will buy it because its rubbish

So I say a few things back and they think im having a dig at Xbox. its not slagging off Xbox, because i feel that Xbox is a great machine, i didnt always think this, but have changed my mind.

the fanboys refuse to believe that their machine as powerful as it is, isn’t the best out there. The PS3 not only is more powerful (this time around), but it’s also a 'deeper' console, depths that only truly great programmers will see. And i can imagine that pisses a lot of people off. But im sure that there are games that the PS3 probably wouldn’t handle as well as it being on the 360.

if a fanboy could talk about things in an intelligent fashion about why they think the xbox/360 will in some way be better/out perform or sell more, they wouldn’t be fanboys.

But whatever side a true fanboy is on, its still not cool to be one. I am a (sorta) self confessed Sony Fanboy, its true. But I also like to think im intelligent to know and to have a conversation about these things, and if im wrong I will listen and possibly change my opinion. After all.. if we didn’t, how would we progress as human beings?

a true fanboy will say stuff like "i love PS3" at any opportunity, regardless of topic.

glad we don’t have any here ...

02-23-2007, 08:31 PM	#91
dillonthebunny Blinkity blink blink Join Date: Feb 2003 PS2 Online ID: Dillonthebunny/HareofDoom PS3 Network ID: HareOfDoom/DillonTheBunny Posts: 5,506	I actually feel that the PS2 is better than the Xbox... still after all this time, I believe it. I feel it’s down to the way the PS2 is designed with the custom chips and how it shares its processing power. ok.. yes with the Xbox you can throw something large at it and it will solve the problem and do a good job. but certain things are only possible with the PS2's hardware.. Ports from the Xbox to PS2 never faired well, but if the Xbox was so powerful and almighty then ANYTHING that the ps2 could do then the Xbox should of been able to do it no problem, but it couldn’t. It takes people of Hideos standard to work on the machine and get the best out of it... Hideo, Polyphony, the Ico guys, Square and even R* did some amazing work on the PS2, and more that i havent thought of. a lot of people said that Shenmue couldnt be done on the PS2.. but it was a dreamcast game, and everyone knows the Dreamy wasnt as powerful as the ps2 but what programmers know now about the PS2, i reckon they could pull it off in an amazing way! The trick is to want to understand the machine in order to make the games, I feel this is true of the PS3. And will do fantastically well in time, because most programmers know the PS3 is awesome, but seems that they are afraid to go near it, and would rather port a game because its easy. When Sony starts to help developers to see how they can put the PS3's hardware to good use, that’s when we will see some incredible games come out. I try to talk to xbox fanboys in the shops and try to have a conversation with them, but they get all defensive and start saying things.. stupid things like there isn’t any decent games on it or no one will buy it because its rubbish So I say a few things back and they think im having a dig at Xbox. its not slagging off Xbox, because i feel that Xbox is a great machine, i didnt always think this, but have changed my mind. the fanboys refuse to believe that their machine as powerful as it is, isn’t the best out there. The PS3 not only is more powerful (this time around), but it’s also a 'deeper' console, depths that only truly great programmers will see. And i can imagine that pisses a lot of people off. But im sure that there are games that the PS3 probably wouldn’t handle as well as it being on the 360. if a fanboy could talk about things in an intelligent fashion about why they think the xbox/360 will in some way be better/out perform or sell more, they wouldn’t be fanboys. But whatever side a true fanboy is on, its still not cool to be one. I am a (sorta) self confessed Sony Fanboy, its true. But I also like to think im intelligent to know and to have a conversation about these things, and if im wrong I will listen and possibly change my opinion. After all.. if we didn’t, how would we progress as human beings? a true fanboy will say stuff like "i love PS3" at any opportunity, regardless of topic. glad we don’t have any here ... __________________ Legend Edgemaster of the Unicorn. oh and nine thousand fake forum tokens, 3 real ones and 5 special tokens mysteriously protected by a blinding white aura.. known to some as the 'anti wife light'.. ""Bombing for peace is like **ing for virginity" "NO OFFENCE" R.I.P @PS3 Last edited by dillonthebunny : 02-23-2007 at 08:38 PM.