My two roommates and i are going in together on a new game system, that means controllers, games, everything. We have managed to raise $300 for our gaming fund selling unwanted crap on ebay, and we are each going to contribute $200 personally, so we have a total gaming budget of $900 to be spent over the next year. $70 gets subtracted right away for two extra controllers. $200 gets spent on the sports games we want that will be available on all systems NFL, NHL, NBA, and Tony 3 (delayed release for xbox, i know)). After purchasing the console itself we’re left with $330 or enough for 6 xbox or ps2 games; if we get a GC $430 will be left, enough cash for 8 games. We’re pretty much agreed on which titles to get.
PS2:
GT3, Tekken 4, Metal Gear Solid 2, FFX, Twisted Metal Black, and SSX Tricky
XBOX:
Project Gotham, DOA3, Amped, Halo, GunValkyrie, and Jet Set Radio Future
GC:
Mario, Zelda, Rogue Leader, Supersmash Bros, 1080 2, Metroid, Pikimin, Perfect Dark Zero
The problem is one of my roommates wants the nintendo system for the franchise games and i want either ps2 or xbox for the adult racing games and fighters. The other problem is that we feel the ps2 has the best games but we’re getting ripped off for paying $300 for a year old system that is underpowered in comparison to ms and nintendo, and doesn’t include a hard drive or ethernet. And of course there is the question of will xbox freeze and shutter and generally blow ass. Im really caught between a rock and a hard place here. Ive been looking into how much it would cost me to get two systems and its just not feasible with my $900 budget unless im willing to get just one game for each box outside my four sports titles (screw that). Is anyone else faced with a similar problem, if so what are you going to do about it? Last question: information on Tekken 4 (the game i am most interested in) has been sketchy. I know its coming to PS2, and the recent release of tekken for GBA has led some to believe it will be released on the GC as well, but does anyone have an educated guess as to which platforms we can expect it and when? Thanks.