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| Thread ID: 51333 | 2004-11-18 04:19:00 | OT Computer ,X BOX or PS2 | Exwesty (5639) | Press F1 |
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| 293416 | 2004-11-18 04:19:00 | My boys birthdays ( age 9 & 11 ) are coming up in a week or so and Xmas is screaming up behind, like so many children today they don't seem to think for themselves and feel that I have to provide the entertainment or the means to do so. Lately all I've heard about is XBOX this XBOX that..... Currently they have an elderly Nintendo 64 unit and a few games, and a couple of pc's which they enjoy trying out the game demo's from Krash and PC World CD's, listening to music, watching movies etc My question is if I decide to buy an XBOX or Playstation, why should I and why would one be better over the other. I for one can't see the reason, surely what ever they can do on those, they can do on the computer and I guess the pc graphics would be better, depending on how good the video card is and the monitor having a higher refresh rate etc Do I spring for a console, or just buy a game for the PC or maybe even a pile of timber and some lawnmower wheels and tell then to make a trolley so I don't loose the wheels on mine! |
Exwesty (5639) | ||
| 293417 | 2004-11-18 04:25:00 | If it was me, I would go for the timber and wheels. It would make a good father/son project, plus once built they will be out of the house at the park or tearing around the streets. | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 293418 | 2004-11-18 04:36:00 | Ignore the hardware,im sure kids don't notice the difference in graphics,just take em into a store and get em to point out their favourite games. Then buy the platform that they run on. |
metla (154) | ||
| 293419 | 2004-11-18 04:45:00 | Personally XBOX, as its so modifiable and the graphics are ever so slightly better. Other than than that I agree with the above post | Ashley Matthews (550) | ||
| 293420 | 2004-11-18 04:50:00 | I would go for the flexibility of a PC with good graphics card and plenty of ram. If they like shoot em up games (FSP) the PC is the way to go. Another consideration is the available TV's in the household for a console to run on. If the best and biggest is the one in the living or family room where everyone watches TV, expect clashes with other members of the family, this is especially true for sisters so, if you provided the lads with one of those, it could be war. If you want to see big bottom lips, kick your son off the big flat screen and onto the crappy little TV while he's in the middle of a game, if his mates are there as well expect to be killed by daggers. My son plays 85-90% of his games on the PC, the sister could be a major factor in that though. Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 293421 | 2004-11-18 04:51:00 | Ashley, a console has better graphics than a PC! Could you qualify that please? ;) Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 293422 | 2004-11-18 05:47:00 | I think she means better than PS2. whatever you do don't go for a PS2 because they dont hane a HDD etc. BTW: when is PS3 comming out? |
crazy monkey (6347) | ||
| 293423 | 2004-11-18 05:54:00 | My bad, I misread and thought it was between consoles. Although graphics are obviously different between consoles and P.C's and I would contend that some games are thus better suited to either platform. | Ashley Matthews (550) | ||
| 293424 | 2004-11-18 05:54:00 | If they are wanting Xbox then it could be that their friends have one. Maybe (depending on your view on this) they are thinking about sharing games which would work out cheaper as you may not have to shell out for lots of games. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 293425 | 2004-11-18 06:27:00 | Last year we bought a PS2 although we had considered the Xbox and everything seemed fairly even, in fact the Xbox seemed to be the better console. Our reasoning was that there were far, far more kids games available for the PS2, especially for younger kids - that's the only reason, and I don't think the situation has changed much. We felt that a console was better than a PC for family entertainment, and that has proved correct. It's not often that we gather 'round one of the PCs, but we do gather 'round the PS2. Bear in mind, though, that you kids may want the Xbox due to peer pressure, and that's as good a reason as any for choosing - peer pressure is far, far more important to kids now than when we were young. |
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