bobby12 0 Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I knew it was better but I didnt realise it was THIS much better! SPECS XBOX PlayStation 2 GameCube CPU 733 MHz 300 MHz 485 MHz Graphics Processor 233 MHz custom-designed X-Chip, developed by Microsoft and nVidia 143 MHz Sony GS 162MHz ATI RAM 64 MB 36 MB 43 MB Memory Bandwidth 6.4 GB/sec 3.2 GB/sec 2.6 GB/sec Polygon Performance 125 M/sec 66 M/sec 6-12 M/sec Simultaneous Textures 4 1 ??? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 yeah but try selling that to the japanese market they just dont buy into it. the xbox is good but the japanese like role playing games you dont need alot of speed to play those. wont buy one cause i would play it too much. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Good reason not to buy one. I wonder what the next-gen of machines specs will be like compared to that lot. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 the xbox is twice as good as the PS2 in many regards. that should make it a different generation console. its like putting a NES up against a SNES. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 but the ps2 out sells the xbox everywhere right? its not just what is in the box its the games that are avilable. i know many japanese kids who have a cube and ps2 but they dont want or care about the xbox. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 PS what? If you live in the USA you have long ago forgotten about that antiquated hardware. BTW, we are talking about these states 2 years after the xbox came out and kicked the PS2's ass. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 sony expects to ship about 20 million xbox abot 5.5 million the hardware is better but the numbers speak for themselves. japanese play rpg games more than action or sports games so they dont need as much power. My 2 cents. http://rss.com.com/2100-1043_3-5071063.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 I just got an Xbox after passing the Japanese test last week - or at least that was my excuse. Xbox goes off!!! Now, if only I could afford more games.... Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 What you need is a chip. Fattwins - I am not arguing that the Xbox is more popular...in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
MistaSparkle 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Microsoft totally missed the mark with the Japanese market. From the start, if they really understood the game industry, they would have been courting japanese developers and sucked up more exclusives. The only big Japanese launch titles they had were, I think, Dead or Alive 3, and Jet Grind Radio 2. Neither of those games were big titles here. They should have had a whole bunch of RPGs lined up, and way more "cute" games. Aside from software, the console itself physically is a monstrosity by any standard. Living space being a precious commodity in Japan, the size of a console is a big factor (no joke, I needed to move some furniture around to fit an xbox in my apartment!) Both the cube, and the ps2 have super small footprints. If microsoft does a 2nd edition xbox redesigned to be smaller, with good RPGs, at a super competitive price, they might have an opportunity to make a small comeback in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 MistaS and ender, You boys have sold me. Xbox with a chip onegaishimasu! Link to post Share on other sites
MistaSparkle 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Ender can do the chip soldering.. Goemon and I will be the flashlight handling engineers. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Flashlight holding is not as easy as it looks. Those things get heavy after a while. " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 I think M$ should have spent its advertising budget on giving out free consoles or reducing the price drastically. They spent so much on advertising but it did them no good. Japan is all about group culture, being a sheep and following the crowd, so obviously people are gonna stick the old favourite the PS2. to break that they needed to get xboxs into circulation by methods given above. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 The up side is that you can now buy used xboxs cheaper in Japan than the US because there is less demand. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 You should start a console modding business. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 At my current rates ($0 / ￥０) it might take me a while to make it a profitable venture. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 ender I did twist it, but you cant make it in the gaming industry without the japanese market. Most people I knopw back home would rather play games on the pc. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I hate games on the PC - I want to get away from the PC as fast as I can. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Tell that to Half-Life 2. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 send me a copy, please. Link to post Share on other sites
MistaSparkle 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 ...or Call of Duty Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Ahhhhhhh (drool) Half-Life 2. Sometimes I really miss my gaming PC at home in Tassie. Looks awesome. " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You'll probably be retired by the time it finally comes out. Link to post Share on other sites
NutteyCubey 0 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Talking about the appearance of the x-box, who the **** was responsible for that then? Were they fired without notice? Link to post Share on other sites
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