Why GC is more "powerful" than XBox

[Korly]

If you drop a Gamecube on an XBOX, it does nothing.

If you drop an XBOX on a Gamecube, the Gamecube gets squashed.

The winner seems obvious to me.

[Yoshi]

And the PS2 has the best games. Thank you for playing.

[Mfkzt]

Wow, what a great thread. I think I just farted.

[680x0]

If you count the ps1 library then yes, yes it do

[ssbomberman]

And the PS2 has the best games. Thank you for playing.

And the most that play in progressive mode. PS2 is teh winner.

[Yoshi]

If you count the ps1 library then yes, yes it do

Even if you don't, the PS2 has more good games than the other two combined. Good games and good hardware are independent.

[Korly]

Good games and good hardware are independent.

Wisdom.

[japtor]

The GC's cpu is 64bit @ 485mhz.

since when was the ppc 750 a 64 bit cpu? gekkos modifications added some more instructions (and maybe a vector unit) but pretty sure it they didnt make it a 64 bit chip.

and 64 bitness doesnt mean all that much unless youre working with code with >32 bit integers (up to devs there) or need a massive addressable memory space. and theres a bunch of other crap to take into account if you want to discuss cpu power (most of which is over my head, im not a chip designer).

that said, more handles = more powar.

[MarkRyan]

My Xbox controllers will reach across the street, and have the "pull out" feature that drives all the kids crazy.

God I hate those break-off plugs--stupidest idea ever. If the idea is to make it so the cords don't get tripped over then why not just make it so that the plugs pull out of the system easily (like Dreamcast)? They're just a pain in the ass.

In conclusion, Dreamcast > Xbox. Also, to people that keep saying, "This argument is pointless, it comes down to the games": please quit saying that. The title of the thread is "Why GC is more 'powerful' than Xbox." Not "Why GC is better than Xbox in every respect." If discussing why a system is more powerful than another seems pointless to you then why did you click on this thread?

[Mzo]

Hmm... I quite like the way the cables unhook. Never does it unless someone trips on it, and it's saved many an Xbox a fall in my presence.

Yeah, game-wise, the DC > Xbox. But Xbox has Live. Live owns me.