PS2 ONLINE GAMMING

[Rob423]

Do you have to pay for anything, like you do with XBOX!? I know you need to get the Network Adaptor, and have a ISP... but besides that, do you have to pay for any services????

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[HolyShiznit]

I know that Final Fantasy XI will have a monthly fee (~$10 US). As far as the other games are concerned, I don't know. Check out <A HREF="http://www.gamespot.com" target="_new">www.gamespot.com</A> or <A HREF="http://www.sony.com" target="_new">www.sony.com</A> and search their Playstation info sites to find out more.

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[Esso]

from what i've heard the xbox has one giant fee to play any available game online, whereas ps2 charges fees independantly (where the manufacturor of the games decided the price).

Try reading this:
<A HREF="http://www.tomshardware.com/game/20021214/index.html" target="_new">http://www.tomshardware.com/game/20021214/index.html</A>

 

[Rob423]

yeah i read that a day ago.. but i was just wondering about the PS2.. because i go onto EA.com and tried to find a price for Madden ONline.. but it doesn't mention anything about paying a monthly service.. just mentions that you need to have the ps2 network adaptor, and an ISP... also, i tried the official SOCOM site.. and that doesn't mention anything about paying for the online service.. another thing with the xbox article, it doesn't mention how much the SERVICE FEE is ... HOW MUCH IS IT ACTUALLY?

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[Marvelii]

You dont have to pay anything to play games online for the PS2. The only games i know that charges to play online is FFXI and everquest everything else is free!

 

[lagger]

a lot of ea games like tiger woods and nascar can be played on ea servers for free

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[Rob423]

Thanks for the Ps2 online Info... I read on Xbox.com that it's 50$ a yr.. but when you buy the LIVE kit thingy.. that's your first payment... which is pretty cool.. so when you buy that thing with the head phones.. you don't have to pay anything for 1 yr.. then it's 50$ a yr ...that gets charged through your credit card...

god dam bill gates!!!! AHHHHHH One RICH Mo Fk'r!!

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[HolyShiznit]

Yeah Bill Gates is wealthy, but he's actually taking a dive on the XBox.........it's operating on a loss. I can only guess they are going to attempt to control the market of the NEXT generation of consoles. It makes sense. They've certainly gotten their foot in the door now.

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[Rob423]

he's taken a dive? is that factual?

All i know is.. yes it's like only the first couple yrs it's been out.. and yes it's hard for those who have ps2 wanted to switch over or if your parents don't feel like buying you another 300$ system, those can be problems for more sales on the xbox, and also there wasn't alot of games for it .. but

like you said microsoft's' foots in the door of the CONSOLE gaming world.. now that he's getting supporting gamers and people willing to give it a chance, he's got a good shot, I mean i love them box (xbox and ps2)

i picked up an xbox when it first came out.. only complaint i can say about it was that the controller BLEW.. it's big and gauky and sh!t.. But now they've released there smaller type Controller.

i mean the loading time on the xbox is great compared to Ps2.. and the graphics on the xbox speak for itself, like i said i own both system, and also own both madden's for both system.. and the graphics on xbox are BETTER then the ps2's...

Xbox 2 is gonna be a killer console system, can't wait to see with gates got in mind!

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[HolyShiznit]

Yeah, the hardware is strong in the XBox. It just arrived late. I chose to buy a PS2 summer of 2002 because it had such a huge market share. If XBOX had possessed an equal market share and spread of games at the time, I'd have gotten one. Sadly, the GTA games, among others, are only on PS2 and PC. Although I wish I coud play Halo from time to time.

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[Rob423]

yeah that's why i have both of them..solved the problems with gaming conflicts

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[HolyShiznit]

I figure I'd rather upgrade my PC.......a lot of the better games the XBox offers are PC ports, such as Max Payne and Unreal Championship.

Still, I'm not criticizing your choice.....I hear the XBox is pretty cool.

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[Rob423]

yeah that's my next thing, But im just waiting for this god dam Clawhammer and the newest release from nVidia to RAPE the [-peep-] outta the stupid ATI card!

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[Pettytheft]

There are plenty of PC ports for the PS2 as well. If you want to avoid massive game porting buy a GameCube. Both consoles port games (PC) equally as much. I have both consoles and a PC in my apartment (Roomate own's a Xbox). Personally I think if the Xbox had a few more games I would say it beats the PS2 hands down. When I play the Xbox it feels absolutely nothing like gaming on a PC (Even the ports).

Also $50 a year isn't squat, I mean it's the cost of dinner/movie date which most of you geeks get to skip every weekend night by fragging nameless drones in front of your TV/Monitor. Paying a whopping $4.17 per month extra is not going to break anyone. Just try not to supersize or order the double when eating every now and then.

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[Guest]

Are there any differences between UT Champinoship on PS2 compared to UT2003 on PC? Also, someone mentioned XBOX 2, is that officially been confirmed by mikrosoft?

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[Rob423]

well, Ps3 is deff confirmed already... So Xbox 2 im sure will be out in a yr or so.. i mean i doubt Micro will build a gamming console and then not follow it up and just let SONY remain the champ of the console gamming world..

I deff can't wait for both of them to be released! im so hyped to see the performance of the two beast's!

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[AMD_Man]

Hmm, XBOX2 isn't coming out for a couple of years at least. Besides, the XBOX is well ahead of the PS2 in terms of everything except sheer quantity of games. It only takes time, but I feel they will catch up. XBOX Live is an absolutely amazing experience. I've been playing MechAssault online for a couple of weeks now. It's lots of fun and there's usually no lag. Meeting people online and talking to them through the communicator is a lot of fun. Indeed, it is a rich experience. I also enjoy games such as Splinter Cell immensely. Although it will be out on the PC and perhaps PS2, it was designed for the XBOX (and essentially the PC) so the PS2 port can't touch it in terms of image and sound quality. Other games I enough include Halo, Project Gotham Racing, and DOA3. I've tried Unreal Championship but I'd definitely not call it one of the XBOX's better games. It gets boring really quick. Odd World: Munch's Oddessy is a decent platformer. Max Payne is decent on the XBOX, but I prefer the PC version. Spiderman is great on the XBOX, it's the biggest version compared to even the one on the PC. I haven't played Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance yet, but I hear it's great. Ghost Recon for XBOX is very similar to the PC one, but XBOX Live support and Content Download may interest even users who own the PC version. All the 2K3 Sega Sports games support XBOX Live as well. Blinx is a very good platformer, I hear (I haven't played it yet). Other good XBOX exclusives include Rallisport Challenge, Quantum Redshift, Sega GT 2002, Kakuto Chojin, ToeJam & Earl III: Mission To Earth (partially supports XBOX Live), Shenmue II and Whacked, just to name a few.

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[Rob423]

well yeah like i said.. ps3 is confirmed already.. and the release date is around 2005 if not later the sony engineers stated in an article i read.. I also read on a few Microsoft articles that they might wanna try and get the XBOX 2 OUT BEFORE the Ps3.. so i guess we are looking from 2004 to late 2005 maybe later

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