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Topic	Spider-Geek: Homecoming
Zeus 06/11/17 5:02:18 AM #439:	ParanoidObsessive posted... As for better hardware than the other consoles, I'm going to call hard bullshit on that one. The GC was the generation where Nintendo gained the reputation for not playing catch-up with everyone else, and basically releasing cheaper hardware they could turn a profit on rather than loading the thing up with expensive tech. Then they balanced the lack of power by focusing on easier to run software and graphics. For nearly every aspect of the hardware, at least one (if not two) of the other consoles had better hardware. The Gamecube was a "jack of all trades, master of none" in a lot of ways. Given that you're generally well-informed on most matters, I'm stunned by your ignorance on this matter. http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a5524/1278831/ Popular Mechanics notes how, in side-by-side comparisons, the ps2 was vastly inferior to the GC and Xbox. http://wars.locopuyo.com/cwsystemspecsold.php The op-ed also looks at each one by parts -- which might not be the greatest metric -- and while the GC & Xbox take turns listed as best, the ps2's parts are generally listed as the worst of the three. While I'm having difficulty locating the sources which previously informed me that the GC outpowered the Xbox (and I can't recall what they used to demonstrate it), pretty much every source I've looked at discusses why the GC and Xbox so greatly outpower the ps2. The ps2 was clearly the cost-cutting console of its generation. ParanoidObsessive posted... Their entire design strategy was to simplify the tech to make game development easier for third-party studios, in an attempt to draw them in and bolster their game library. A strategy which failed miserably, and left them looking like the weakest console AND the one with the weakest third party library. The problem with that claim is nearly everything, since the Xbox and GC had more in common than the ps2. Raganork10 posted... Didn't watch it, and judging from the games you listed, looks like I made the right call. Not watching any conference tomorrow either. If any new games are revealed that catch my eye, I'll notice from the thousands of youtube trailers that'll inevitably be uploaded. Still not expecting a damn thing. Yeah, it underscores why I don't bother watching these things. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:880826399] in Spider-Gee... [t:75167540]...</cite> <quote><cite>ParanoidObsessive posted...</cite> <quote>As for better hardware than the other consoles, I'm going to call hard bullshit on that one. The GC was the generation where Nintendo gained the reputation for not playing catch-up with everyone else, and basically releasing cheaper hardware they could turn a profit on rather than loading the thing up with expensive tech. Then they balanced the lack of power by focusing on easier to run software and graphics. For nearly every aspect of the hardware, at least one (if not two) of the other consoles had better hardware. The Gamecube was a "jack of all trades, master of none" in a lot of ways.</quote> Given that you're generally well-informed on most matters, I'm stunned by your ignorance on this matter. http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a5524/1278831/ Popular Mechanics notes how, in side-by-side comparisons, the ps2 was vastly inferior to the GC and Xbox. http://wars.locopuyo.com/cwsystemspecsold.php The op-ed also looks at each one by parts -- which might not be the greatest metric -- and while the GC & Xbox take turns listed as best, the ps2's parts are generally listed as the worst of the three. While I'm having difficulty locating the sources which previously informed me that the GC outpowered the Xbox (and I can't recall what they used to demonstrate it), pretty much every source I've looked at discusses why the GC and Xbox so greatly outpower the ps2. The ps2 was clearly the cost-cutting console of its generation. <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted...</cite> <quote>Their entire design strategy was to simplify the tech to make game development easier for third-party studios, in an attempt to draw them in and bolster their game library. A strategy which failed miserably, and left them looking like the weakest console AND the one with the weakest third party library. </quote> The problem with that claim is nearly everything, since the Xbox and GC had more in common than the ps2. <cite>Raganork10 posted...</cite> <quote>Didn't watch it, and judging from the games you listed, looks like I made the right call. Not watching any conference tomorrow either. If any new games are revealed that catch my eye, I'll notice from the thousands of youtube trailers that'll inevitably be uploaded. Still not expecting a damn thing.</quote> Yeah, it underscores why I don't bother watching these things. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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