Xbox and possible PS2 price drop this April

[Matt]

Matt - So are there any detailed FAQs on the net telling you how ot change the cd/dvd drive on a PS2/Xbox SAFELY? (I hear they;re rather sensitive

Also, where the heck do you BUY new PS2/Xbox drives?

Yes, there are some out there, although I don't have the URLs handy at the moment. It's also not too difficult to figure out yourself if you're careful. PS2 lasers can be bought at various HK console accessory shops, and they're all over Ebay.

With the Xbox, you can even replace the while drive with a standard IDE DVD-ROM drive. Generally, it'll work even better than the original. There are FAQs on this at xbox-scene.com.

Oh BTW MY PS1 (original model which you said was total crap) I got in 1995 and it STILL works perfectly today (with the original cd drive

"but (first gen Ps1s) still are guaranteed to stop reading after a few years."

Dont think so Mine's EIGHT years old and still going strong

Good for you! You are the exception to the rule. Sony did update the laser while the 1001 was still in production, so some of the first-model systems are better than others. Don't expect it to last forever, though.

My old NES (which was never cleaned BTW) was working up until last year, when I destroyed it while turning it into a test bed for video mods.

[Rocca]

mega pwned. Matt is the hardware god. I'll be calling you when I get my Saturn

[Tracer]

Out of the 3 the hard drive dying on the XBOX should be your biggest concern..

Might force someone to get a bigger one. Holla!

No, it translates to "Microsoft should try to get as many Xboxes into peoples' homes as possible because someone who owns an Xbox is more likely to buy MS's next console, and they have a hell of a gap to close if they're gonna get anywhere near Sony's installed base. And Sony should drop lower because the PS2 is a friggin' dinosaur next to the other current consoles."

Ass.

Or it might make it look like the system is on the way out soon and no one will buy it.

[Calliander]

Would I rather play Final Fantasy I-III or VII-IX? I-III by a fucking mile. Thanks for asking.

You can play I, II, IV, V, and VI on the Playstation with better graphics and sound for some of them. And V translated to English by Square. You'd rather play them on the NES/SNES?

Everything up to (and I actually include) VII is cool by me.

I'd rather play Morrowind, though, over anything.

[TobalRox]

Well, for the price drops I'll do what I did for the first time PS2 dropped in price: I have the entended warrenty from Media Play which they just give you a gift card for the amount you PAID for the system. So that means that I can then go back and get the systems, plus have some money left over for some other things. The only thing that will suck is not having the hard drive in the new XBox. Could always get a memory card, but that makes it counter productive, so maybe I'll just do this for the PS2.

[Diff-chan]

Would I rather play Final Fantasy I-III or VII-IX? I-III by a fucking mile. Thanks for asking.

Seven through nine, easily. Fuck those shit 8-bit ones.

OMG my original model ps2 from launch still runs perfectly

GREAT point Roufuss

I guess you take REALLY great care of your games.

How do you do it? I'd love to know

[Yoshi]

You can play I, II, IV, V, and VI on the Playstation with better graphics and sound for some of them. And V translated to English by Square. You'd rather play them on the NES/SNES?

Everything up to (and I actually include) VII is cool by me.

Jesus. If remakes are going to count, then a newer console can never lose in a discussion. Hell, if you want to use that flawed logic then the GBA would completely replace the SNES.

[mollipen]

Jesus. If remakes are going to count, then a newer console can never lose in a discussion. Hell, if you want to use that flawed logic then the GBA would completely replace the SNES.

Most of the SNES games I loved and enjoyed aren't on the GBA, so I'd say no.

And to be honest, out of all of the systems I've ever owned, I think my NES was the biggest piece of junk... and I treated that thing like it was God. I've had far less problems with my "bought on day 1" PSX than I had with my NES.

[Wildkat]

Out of the 3 the hard drive dying on the XBOX should be your biggest concern..

No, it should really be the least, as it doesnt happen all that often, and one of the easiest parts to find and to do the actual replacement.

Id be more worried about my shit Thompson DVD rom.