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How did you choose between PS2 and Xbox (or PS3 and 360)?

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desocietas:
My brother convinced our parents to get us the PS2 when we were younger, and I'm glad he did.  While my friends had the Xbox, I just didn't see the appeal of any of the Xbox-exclusive games.  PS2 still stands as my favorite console.

When I moved out and into an apartment with two gamers, one owned the Wii and PS3 while the other owned the 360.  I was surprised to find that I preferred the available games for the 360, so when they both moved out, I got a 360.

But now it seems like the games for the 360 have tapered off (and less friends are playing their 360s [usually due to the consoles breaking]) and the PS3 is still living (kinda) large and I'm missing out on titles like Journey.

Tempted to get a PS3 now, but I think I can wait until more news comes out about the next gen of systems...

jobocan:
I chose the Gamecube! HA!
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Later on I got a PS2, because I wanted to play... FFX-2? What? Well, quickly enough I got games that were actually good. During that generation I didn't like the idea of Microsoft joining the console market. Actually, I still have no idea what they're doing in it :P

I never bought an original Xbox until this year. Now that I have an Xbox I kinda wish I hadn't completely ignored it, it actually has some cool stuff.

turf:
IMO, the Gamecube is the most fun now.  It has more games on it that I like to play now.  In fact, my Wii has more Gamecube games played on it than Wii games.

scott:
I was a super Nintendo fan up until the PS1/N64/Saturn era. Then I jumped ship to Sega for the Saturn, but also had the N64 and the PS1 eventually. When the PS2 came out I hopped on to that first and picked up Tekken Tag, Klonoa 2 and The Bouncer off the bat. It wasn't til a while later that I picked up a Xbox to play online with friends. I'd say the PS2 is still one of my favorite consoles ever and if I didn't have my PS3, it would still be hooked up for gaming.

Funny enough, when the 360 came out, I jumped ship again and got a 360 first. I didn't like the price point of the PS3 and none of the original games for it did anything for me. I mainly stayed with the 360 for multiplayer w/ friends, but now I rarely play online too. But my 360 collection is sitting at 66 physical games and 69 digital games, while my PS3 is at 6 Physical and 2 Digital. Thats quite the reversal, when you consider that I have 79 PS2 games and only 15 Xbox. :P

jcalder8:
I first picked the Dreamcast! Then after the Dreamcast support ended(which a blamed mostly on Sony) I went to the Xbox because of the hard drive and online. I eventually picked up a PS2 but that wasn't until after I bought a 360 since it was partially backwards compatible.

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