tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post111674834763272637..comments2024-02-12T03:38:12.487-05:00Comments on Popular Technology.net: Why the Xbox is for SuckersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1132531996426674742005-11-20T19:13:00.000-05:002005-11-20T19:13:00.000-05:00No I think Xbox users are suckers for not understa...No I think Xbox users are suckers for not understanding what an Xbox is nor how easy it would have been for Microsoft to unify consoles with PCs, instead they just took a PC and a PC OS and made a proprietary setup that people who are clueless what it really is would fall for and did.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1122978400582262742005-08-02T06:26:00.000-04:002005-08-02T06:26:00.000-04:00Personal attacks will be removed. Please read the ...Personal attacks will be removed. Please read the article next time.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1122030064859432362005-07-22T07:01:00.000-04:002005-07-22T07:01:00.000-04:00"You bought a console for the pad, not for the gam..."You bought a console for the pad, not for the games?"<BR/>->Game quality at the time was similar, each system had its own better titles. The game controller however was so intelligently designed there was no contest.<BR/><BR/>"Some more coding routines and it runs on the PS2 or on the Gamecube."<BR/>->No it can't. The difference between the Xbox and PC is minimal both are written in DirectX, Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1122028960833283632005-07-22T06:42:00.000-04:002005-07-22T06:42:00.000-04:00Seriously, you shouldn't go shouting things like t...Seriously, you shouldn't go shouting things like this withiout a proper defence.. <BR/><BR/>Gamble says it all, amen.E-beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143698881720908053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1120694661001508032005-07-06T20:04:00.000-04:002005-07-06T20:04:00.000-04:00I purchased a PS2 for the games and the controller...I purchased a PS2 for the games and the controller. <BR/><BR/>The difference between the Xbox and a PC is minimal at best, both use DirectX and you can practically port it directly. They usually spend time adding features to the PC version.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1119965918528773792005-06-28T09:38:00.000-04:002005-06-28T09:38:00.000-04:00I think people are suckers for buying a glorified ...I think people are suckers for buying a glorified PC hidden as a console. Paying for Live to play "PC games" online just adds to stupidity. I at least understand Sony and Nintendo since their systems have next to nothing to do with PCs.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1119965676610754472005-06-28T09:34:00.000-04:002005-06-28T09:34:00.000-04:00So what does that mean? You can't argue with Micro...So what does that mean? You can't argue with Microsoft for wanting to prevent people from running PC games on there system. Why? Because they are a business and want to make money. No different from Sony. I could argue that Sony is just as bad at as Microsoft with regards to making proprietary solutions to serve themselves. Hello! digital 8, memory stick, even good old beta is an attempt by Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510216861662229300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1119954068918057762005-06-28T06:21:00.000-04:002005-06-28T06:21:00.000-04:00The PS2 and Gamecube do not run a custom version o...The PS2 and Gamecube do not run a custom version of Windows 2000 nor use DirectX as a developement platform. Niether use PC Hardware wrapped in a blackbox.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1119893252719597492005-06-27T13:27:00.000-04:002005-06-27T13:27:00.000-04:00"The Xbox is nothing more then a glorified PC runn..."The Xbox is nothing more then a glorified PC running a proprietary Microsoft Operating System with proprietary PC game titles"<BR/><BR/>So what is the PS2 then? or the Game Cube? Are they not just as proprietary? Geez!! It all comes down to this... XBOX and XBOX live are all about a turn-key solution to gaming. Yes you can play many of the same titles that you can run on an xbox on a PC Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510216861662229300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1117235786979748722005-05-27T19:16:00.000-04:002005-05-27T19:16:00.000-04:00Mark,The Xbox 360 has very little in common with W...Mark,<BR/>The Xbox 360 has very little in common with Windows XP Media Edition. It is more of a glorified media player then anything else.<BR/><BR/>Ziadoz,<BR/>Yes consoles have their place (notes in the article) and people who buy consoles in general are not suckers only those who bought the Xbox and pay for Live.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1117141334248735272005-05-26T17:02:00.000-04:002005-05-26T17:02:00.000-04:00j00 = Sony fanboy.That controller looks painful to...j00 = Sony fanboy.<BR/>That controller looks painful to use.<BR/>And yes, the CPU is a PowerPC style chip. What everyone is forgetting is that both the 360 and PS3 will have PowerPC CPUs... the major difference here is that one is a triple core CPU, and the other is a single core with SPEs, all on one die.fearmattdotcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371201276220630584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1117122082096976462005-05-26T11:41:00.000-04:002005-05-26T11:41:00.000-04:00Andrew,Spec and price me out a box that runs Windo...Andrew,<BR/><BR/>Spec and price me out a box that runs Windows Media Center (including the price of the OS) and we'll see who's a sucker. Check eBay indeed...<BR/><BR/>One thing I do agree on is that Microsoft has offered NO innovation with this current generation of hardware. They simply jumped on the backs of all the hard work that Nintendo and Sony (plus Sega) did over the years. I am no Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512376859632595168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1117081696618204252005-05-26T00:28:00.000-04:002005-05-26T00:28:00.000-04:00All owners of the original Xbox are suckers for bu...All owners of the original Xbox are suckers for buying into a glorified PC. I've used the Xbox over the years and have had plenty of time to evaluate it. Microsoft simply took people for a ride and made money in the process, who can blame them when so many people would bite.<BR/><BR/>I love how people speak of "Modding" and Xbox to run games off the HD, something a PC does natively, it always Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1117068107569983822005-05-25T20:41:00.000-04:002005-05-25T20:41:00.000-04:00As for the current generation xbox, which I think ...As for the current generation xbox, which I think you are addressing in your diatribe, I own one and I am NOT a sucker. Let me preface this all by saying I'm a diehard Nintendo fan, have owned all their consoles, and still pay top dollar for their AAA titles on release day. I also purchased a Playstation in it's launch year, but got rid of it shortly thereafter. The xbox is much better than a PC:Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512376859632595168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481975.post-1117016900236684282005-05-25T06:28:00.000-04:002005-05-25T06:28:00.000-04:00It uses a PowerPC instruction set based CPU, it is...It uses a PowerPC instruction set based CPU, it is NOT a PowerPC CPU. Regardless Microsoft has obviously ported Windows to run on this. Microsoft used to have support back with NT and they looked to have added it once again. Keep in mind that with DirectX the software doesn't have to know what the hardware is to run on it. Anything run on DirectX on an Xbox can run on a regular PC. Now it looks Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170143101028077396noreply@blogger.com