Another reason NOT to buy a console

[w1ngzer0]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424173/

This is starting to happen every 3 years now. What are they expecting parents to pay 300-400 bux ever 3 year now? :rolleyes

[JESTER]

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I think Halo 2 is suppose to be out in November. Have to plan a week off from work after I get it.

[Jesda]

Man, I remember when you could buy a Nintendo in 1985 and it lasted 5 or more years.

[rico05]

When processing capacity nearly doubles every 18 months (and dropping) why would you expect a console to stay static? There is a LOT more competetion in console gaming and that drives the industry forward. And no, they expect college kids and older to shell out $400 every 3-4 years;)

I plan on getting both consoles (I have both now and wouldn't want it any other way)

[Jesda]

Good point, Rico. These days the gamers are older and have more money (and more advanced tastes). I remember being 10 and begging for $30 to buy a new NES game.

-Jesda

[w1ngzer0]

Good point, Rico. These days the gamers are older and have more money (and more advanced tastes). I remember being 10 and begging for $30 to buy a new NES game.

-Jesda

i remember asking for a sega genesis for 4 years and finally got it. I was luck becuase my dad was making 8 an hr and my mom was doing a newspaper job

[rico05]

My grandpa bought me a Nintendo and a TV for my 5th birthday, then got me a Genesis when it came out. Grantparents rock.

But then I didn't get a new system till junior year when the Dreamcast came out. Damn. Should have told mom to wait for the PS2:(

[MidwayParts]

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I think Halo 2 is suppose to be out in November. Have to plan a week off from work after I get it.

:abducttoo :biggun:

[Zydeco]

but there are lots of free game on dreamcast.

[Jesda]

Dreamcast lives on! Two games were released this year in Japan.

The ethernet adapter for the dreamcast ebays for $200+. Nuts!!!

-Jesda

[DAEDALUS]

My last game system was an Atari 2600. If I got a system I would never leave the house and I'd lose my job. The few games on the PC I've had, I've had to uninstall them cause they were screwing up my life. Halo and Continuum (Subspace) pwned me.

[BB Turbo]

I have all three right now and plan on getting all of the next gen consoles eventually.

[Rockenreno]

I always stick to one console at a time.. too expensive and time consuming otherwise. Right now it is PS2 because of Gran Turismo. Who knows what the next one will be for me...

[w1ngzer0]

I always stick to one console at a time.. too expensive and time consuming otherwise. Right now it is PS2 because of Gran Turismo. Who knows what the next one will be for me...

exactly. The only reason i bought a ps2 was for gt3,and some RPG's that took forever to come out. There is a new star ocean comming out soon. So i got to get that.

[Dattebayo]

Man, I remember when you could buy a Nintendo in 1985 and it lasted 5 or more years.

My 1985 Nintendo still works, thank you. remember to clean your toys after you use them, kids.Also, it helps if you invest in the right kind of surge protection.

[Jesda]

By "lasted" I mean "remained modern and new games came out and it wasnt obsolete"

My 1MB Mac Plus has lasted, if that counts.

[Healing]

I think everyone just left out:Consoles = less money for upgrading PC's for DOOM 3

[90Q45blue]

On a side-note, Best Buy will let you buy a replacement plan on your console and then, if you get it replaced, they'll let you buy a replacement plan on the replacement. The plans are only $20 and so worth it. I just replaced my Xbox in June and got a replacement plan on that one so now I'm set till Xbox 2 comes out.

Back on-topic: Halo 2 comes out Nov. 9. It's now official with no more pushing it back. Madden comes out Aug. 10 and then my life is officially over. My life quest is to win Madden Challenge.

Nick

[ricebike]

Quote »but there are lots of free game on dreamcast[/quote]

who--wha---huh???

gimme somethin' somethin'---free???

yea, I got hooked on Halo for the Xbox; bought them when the price went down... seems like the pc game i've played years back called, "Outwars" which was better...

http://www.microsoft.com/games/outwars/