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ActiveWin Exclusive The american Wal-Mart shopping website has referenced several different XBox systems. You can place preorders right now on one of the three different XBox packs offered by the site (XBox is scheduled to be available on november 8th). Three packs are available:
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| #1 By 61 (24.26.83.117) at 9/14/2001 8:25:44 PM |
| #4: Did you read at all? They come in packages with different combonations of things, it's not just the system. |
| #2 By 992 (195.92.67.52) at 9/14/2001 9:38:35 PM |
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Thanks but not thanks M$$$$$$$$$$. But with that money, even with the basic bundle, I could build a decent PC. Dispite the exchange rate between here (The UK) and the U.S., I upgraded my PC to and Athlon 1333 with 512 DDR 2100 and a new motherboard, all for about £500, last June. By the time with, plus the exchange rate and the forever changing home PC hardware market, I rather throw money at my home PC when upgrading than in Microsoft's direction. Anyway has plenty and Bill Ggates is the riche person in the world, I'm sure he could (If he wanted to) make it cheaper. But if it stay at this price it will go the of the dodo.
Anyone remember Panasonic 3DO console? Here that went for £699 when released, and was the best thing around at the time. That was about 93/94. Eventually it went down to £499 then £299 and even £150, but that didn't the poor thing when sony came along with their Playstation 1. Also Nintendo have the game cube on the way, with gamebiy advance support.What do you guys think Sony will do the X-box comes out then when the Cube is out. Of course you'll guess, they will lower the price and probably throw Microsoft out of the Console market forever. Unless they get ther act together at MS and think about lowering the price, even before it is released. But if it has to go the way of the Dodo like the 3DO, then so be it. I wouldn't miss it since I have decent PC and wallet will still be full. This post was edited by Oracle on Friday, September 14, 2001 at 22:11. |
| #3 By 135 (64.214.61.241) at 9/14/2001 9:47:06 PM |
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Well I for one have no interest. I don't play games enough.
As far as Sony. You have to remember... Sony is not a very profitable company, if they get into a price war they will end up like Sega. |
| #4 By 3 (62.253.128.4) at 9/15/2001 4:21:59 AM |
| Let's just hope the games don't turn out to be a bag o'shite! |
| #5 By 61 (24.26.83.117) at 9/15/2001 7:46:43 AM |
| Once again, Oracle, I will say this. Bill Gates DOES NOT run the company, and he HAS NOT been running the company for well over 2 years. He does NOT make money off of MS products, MS makes money off the proffits, Bill just makes money when the stock price goes up. That's how Bill Gates is rich, stocks, it has nothing to do with MS making something pricey. |
| #6 By 1310 (209.136.78.9) at 9/15/2001 10:35:23 AM |
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Why even wait for XBox? True, I guess if you are a Microsoft fan it would be the system to buy BUT if you want the best of the next gen systems, invest in a Nintendo GAMECUBE. I mean, they've got the best 3rd party developers on the market and if you think they have too many "kiddy" games, check out some of the games coming the the GAMECUBE! (cube.ign.com - I'd highly recommend this site if you want good info and screens of the CUBE) Hey, I like Microsoft and I'm eagery waiting for the release of Windows XP and Windows 2002 for the Pocket PC... I already have Office XP... but I'm sorry, I think Nintendo just makes a better system. Maybe in the future, after a few systems, Microsoft will beat them out but I've been a Nintendo fan since the NES and I'll stay that way unless something drastic happens. Oh yeah, and one other point, GAMECUBE will only be $200! ... And for those of you wanting DVD playback, there will be a version with a DVD player in it... Sorry, not sure of the price for that one. This post was edited by RCCHULUOTA on Saturday, September 15, 2001 at 10:36. |
| #7 By 116 (66.68.134.68) at 9/16/2001 11:18:51 AM |
| I didn't know English Teachers could use computers. Excellent! Congratulations #28!!! |
| #8 By 1310 (209.136.78.9) at 9/16/2001 12:39:26 PM |
| #30 - True, the Xbox does have a lot of 3rd party support but that doesn't mean you'll be getting quality games. Like some say, it's not the quanity, it's the quality that counts. OK, so that saying doesn't go for everything but in this case, I'd say it fits. (The "case" being video games in general) Another point, I know for a fact that because of the method that Microsoft is having 3rd parties develop games, a lot of them are going to be ported to the cube by the origanal publishers... therefore, in the long run, Nintendo will have their own 3rd parties PLUS some of those from the Xbox. But, not to cause trouble, some people may like the games better for the Xbox and if that's what they want to buy, let um at it. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes and that's why there are choices of different systems... other wise, this world would be BORING! |
| #9 By 20 (66.25.155.9) at 9/16/2001 12:51:46 PM |
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I made the stupid mistake of buying an N64. That was a big waste of money. The games suck (still to this day). The only games that are less sucky are the ones that have PC counterparts (like Rainbow Six) and those are much better on the PC anyhow. How many Mario-based games can you have on one platform?
Screw the Gamecube, its just going to be more of the same crap. The XBox will rule because MS will add more things to it. It won't just be a game console, it'll be a home automation server as well as a Tivo-like device. It's basically a PC, so the possibilities are endless. I think I'll pass on the Gamecube and Mario Cube 1,2,3,4,5...200323809 as well as the 16 Mario Party derivitives that will follow. Already, the XBox has better games than the N64 ever had. |
| #10 By 20 (66.25.155.9) at 9/16/2001 12:56:18 PM |
| #28, correcting someone's grammar on the Internet is pointless. Most people are not necessarily stupid or illiterate, they are just writing casually which involves making mistakes. I bet most of the people, if asked to write a paper for school, could probably do much better. The major problem is proof-reading, people just don't take the time. And why should they? To please anal retentive people like you? I think not. |
| #11 By 61 (24.26.83.117) at 9/16/2001 1:23:44 PM |
| #32, you fail to realize that all gaming consoles are computers. The X-Box is NOT a PC, it may use similar hardware, but it's not a PC, a computer, yes, as is every other system. |
| #12 By 1310 (209.136.78.9) at 9/16/2001 2:52:18 PM |
| OK, so the N64 didn't have the best games in the world. As a matter of fact, there were very few games that I liked but the reason for the lack of games is because the 64 was a very hard system to program for... a bad thing for Nintendo. I've heard the cube is better on that front so I guess we'll just have to wait and see what kinda games they eventually have for it. As for the whole PC thing, the way I see it, if you want a PC buy a PC, if you want a video game system, buy a video game system... Mixing the two... BAD RESULTS COULD COME! OK, so maybe not but I wouldn't be surprised to see the blue screen of death on the Xbox... Ha, ha! (JK) |
| #13 By 20 (66.25.155.9) at 9/16/2001 3:12:40 PM |
| #34 Perhaps you don't realize what the XBox is, exactly. It will be running a version of Windows (possibly Talisker) behind the scenes. The games developed for the XBox will use Direct3D, DirectSound and other DirectX technologies, so they will be mostly source compatible with Windows9x, NT/2K/XP. Using this version of Windows and all the services it provides will allow the XBox to do things most other consoles do (this includes PS2, unless you buy all the extra equipment, even then it's unclear). |
| #14 By 116 (129.116.86.41) at 9/16/2001 5:36:53 PM |
| NO. But neither is correcting someone's grammar in a forum. If you are not an english teacher then I don't know what to say. I guess I am just sorry that you are such a loser. I hope your crusade for proper grammer goes real good. Me aint liking dat stuff. Me sum finkin dat I's enuff dat cow turkey. We bes mina english say? Pi shaw dog nobbit. |
| #15 By 61 (24.26.83.117) at 9/16/2001 6:24:11 PM |
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#37, I know exactly what it is.
It runs a stripped down version of Win2k (basically the kernel and DirectX). Again, it's a computer, as is all other gaming systems. All other gaming systems run on an operating system, and have an API (which is what DirectX is). The fact is, its not a PC, and will actually be better than a PC for the purposes of gaming, as the developers can push the X-Box to the limit. With PC games, you can't do that, as you have to accomodate for slower systems. |
| #16 By 143 (64.24.155.38) at 9/17/2001 1:39:48 AM |
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You all sound like a bunch of old women bickering.
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