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[Ignatz Mouse]

Well, if we're adding in handhelds, I have this far skipped the DS. Have purchased GBA and GBA/SP though, and I am loving my PSP.

 

[jett]

Xbox.

Had a GC but sold it off. Worst nintendo console evar.

 

[Lardbutt]

I haven't missed out on any, but I have to admit the most enjoyable gaming experience I had this generation was playing online Capcom vs SNK 2, Street Fighter 3:3rd Strike, and SF2:Turbo on XBox Live until my fingers fell off.

It was like having an arcade with all the best players in the world waiting to play you right in your living room. It was unreal.

(now eagerly awaiting KOF:Neowave on XBL)

Anyway, I find these threads really dumb. Why don't people just admit that they are biased, instead of making weak excuses of why they don't like a certain console? Because there really is no good rational unbaised reason for NOT owning any of the consoles, if "game quality" is the only true criteria.

 

[chaostrophy]

Skipped the Gamecube. Just weren't enough games on it that I had to play.

At the start of the generation I was a hardcore Xbox-basher, I never thought I'd own one. I don't like FPSs or sports games, but the system ended up being a worthwhile purchase (for $200) because of the Smilebit stuff, Steel Battalion, Morrowind, the Otogi games, Ninja Gaiden, and other miscellaneous games.

My Xbox doesn't get near the playtime that my PS2 does, though. As much as I hate Sony's decisions sometimes their console absolutely dominated the generation when it comes to the games I really like playing.

 

[Ryudo]

I got them all. If anyone says theres not enough exclusive games to warrant a purchase of each is just an idiot or a poor beggar.

 

[Dice]

Skipped X-Box because I already had a PS2 and Gamecube and it was just too much. Besides, 3 of my friends have them and we have big Halo parties.

Though Gamecube collected a lot of dust because I just always got PS2 games instead of Cube games. I could pretend like it's a quality thing, but really it's because I can buy PS2 games for $10-15 while all the good Cube games stay at $40-50 FOREVER. Also, I think the Cube controller is cracked and have a digital audio out for my PS2 and not for Cube.

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Oh, we're counting Dreamcast? I haven't played it for a long time, but it was the only thing I played for some 2 years. It was brilliant in it's time.

 

[Mooreberg]

Bought them all, only ended up keeping DC and PS2. If there's no backwards compatibility issues with PS3 (major ones, anyhow) I'll probably give the PS2 to one of my younger relatives. I never keep systems laying around once I'm done with them.

 

[KingJ2002]

PS2... i jumped ship the minute it really started to sail off (2002).

why?


I really dont like sony products... no disrespect to the die hard sony fans but I blame thee ps2 for killing off my dreamcast

i blame the psx for killing off my saturn (im not jaded either... i know sega played a big role in their demise)

but they contributed... and until there is a one console future... i will always prefer the competition over sony.


a more plausible reason is that at the time i sold the ps2 xbox live came out and I was hooked. Xbox Live was the reason i didnt pick it back up.

 

[Insertia]

I owned them all. Sold the GC several weeks ago. Hadn't touched it since I completed RE4.
I really didn't play it much at all this gen. Wasn't a big fan of any of the exclusives.

I would have been satisfied with only my PS2 and PC this gen.

 

[D-X]

I think you were responding to my post. Actually, I do want to make it clear that the reason I quit after the Saturn and Dreamcast's deaths was not really in response to anything Sony or anybody else did(for the record, Sony didn't kill Sega. Sega killed Sega). At the time (1995-1999), the only games I was really playing were Sega and Capcom's arcade styled games, and the best outlet for those kind of games were Sega's systems. During that period, my interest in gaming dwindled, and I kept telling myself to just give up gaming as it wasn't as much fun as it was when I was younger. Plus, it was getting in the way of other, more important interests in my life. The main reason I never became a fan of Sony's or Microsoft's systems was because by the time the PSX came out, my interest in gaming had already begun to fizzle. If you think you've 'outgrown' something, its probably best to just let it go and to move on to something else.

However, I've found that giving up is difficult and I still love certain kinds of games(every now and then). These days, I'm more of a 'fan' of gaming than I am an actual gamer.

I think I'm going the same way. I just can't get exited about games anymore. Even with next gen I haven't seen anything other than Sonic that appeals to me. I've half heartedly bought a couple of games for this gen consoles I haven't got, not because they're AAA games but because I think they will be hard to find in the future. Funny thing is I still follow games even though I don't play them. I guess I'll find out in 6 months whether I've 'outgrown' games or not

 

[User 406]

I skipped everything that isn't a Playstation 2, because it has far more good games than I actually have time to play, so why bother spending more money on more hardware to clutter up my living room? I've already got well over 100 games, only recently caught up on beating them all, and my backlog of stuff I want to play but still haven't bought is just preposterous. ONE CONSOLE PRESENT!

 

[gblues]

I damn near skipped out on this gen altogether--partly due to finances, and partly due to lack of compelling games. I recently got a PS2 and picked up VF4 and MGS3 along with it. My collection is now expanded with MGS2, GT4, Katamari Damacy, and We Love Katamari. I had Jak II but traded it because it stank on ice.

Gamecube now has enough games I'd play to warrant a purchase, but I might as well just wait for Revolution. And XBOX just does not have any must-play games.

Nathan

 

[BuckRobotron]

Only skipped PSP so far, but will be watching it as it matures. I did buy a DS (Advance Wars primarily), but not terribly enthusiastic about it or portables in general. May not hold onto it.

As for consoles, definitely very happy to own all of them, Xbox, PS2, DC, and GC. I basically will be holding each of them up until at least I can verify their respective successors are backwards compatible with my games [gives stern look at Microsoft].

 

[LordMaji]

Didn't skip out on any of the systems this gen...

But like others, I'm in the group of, GC is collecting dust... I'm waiting for the new Zelda. Played Viewtiful Joe a bit. That was fun, But I mainly used my xbox and ps2.

Ps2 for RPGs & exclusives.
Xbox for Sports & exclusives.

 

[Version 3.0]

I got them all. If anyone says theres not enough exclusive games to warrant a purchase of each is just an idiot or a poor beggar.

Amen.

If you said you only have one 'cause there's plenty to play, that's fine. But nobody's said that so far. Instead, it's always "nothing good on the system(s) I don't own". Which is BS.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Amen.

If you said you only have one 'cause there's plenty to play, that's fine. But nobody's said that so far. Instead, it's always "nothing good on the system(s) I don't own". Which is BS.

QFT.

Even though I've never owned an Xbox, I own 3 games for it.

Waiting for the inevitable price drop.

 

[God's Hand]

Xbox and PS2. Because they aren't Nintendo.

 

[Fallout-NL]

First I went out and bought the xbox, a little while after that I added a GC to that and another 6 months after that I picked up a PS2 as well.

GC was a waste of money though. Especially living in Europe. It has 4 games worth mentioning, Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime (sort of), Zelda TWW (liked it even though it didnt have anything new to offer, except for being too easy) and RE 4 ofcourse.

I have to admit, that the decent GC exclusives have an amount of polish thats hard to find on other platforms, too bad it only happens once a year, and thats not enough.

 

[luxsol]

Some people in this thread are seriously uptight about their console purchases and about what others buy. I think it's pretty funny with some of the reasonings (like KingJ2002's) and then posts stick out that has no reason to be in this thread, like those trying to convince others to buy their prefered console.

Everyone has a bias whether it's justifiable or not and there's very little you can do to change their minds. Pretty much the only way you can get them to have a certain console is by giving it away.... and even then, I suspect, some would sell it rather than enjoying it.

Just enjoy this thread for what it is!