[Adam]

Microsoft slashes Xbox price

Microsoft is cutting the price of its Xbox games console just five weeks after its UK launch. The computer giant says its decision to drop the price from £299 to £199 is to compete with its two rivals, Sony's PS2 and the Nintendo GameCube. The decision is not due to poor sales since the March 14 launch, Microsoft says. Customers who have paid an extra £100 for their machines will be offered a free controller and two games worth a total of £115, according to a company spokeswoman.

excellent. quicker then the playstation. i can buy both now...

[Nablo.]

Only buy an X-Box if you need a new foot stall!

[Adam]

I'm thinking of buying one because some of the games look really good. then again so does the Cube.

urrm. which one.....?

[Nablo.]

X-Box games look very poor! The programing for them is very hard, so thats why lots of the games look very poor. So you are better of with other consoles.

If you like your kiddy type games then buy a gamecube.

[TJD]

The Game cube is coming out soon. The controllers look shite and ugly, but the actual console is tiny, it uses 8cm discs whereas the Xbox is the size of an old VCR.

[Nablo.]

The Gamecube is exactly the same size as 10 CD cases stacked together.

[TJD]

[quote="Nablo."][color=blue]The Gamecube is exactly the same size as 10 CD cases stacked together.[/color][/quote]

like i said, tiny. mind you games consoles started off big, then they got smaller i.e. sega mega drive, then they got bigger with the N64 so standards have changed.

[Nablo.]

I was just giving people a nice size for them to actualy tell what it was like

[TJD]

thankyou Nablo.

by the way does anyone know how much the game cube will be?

[Nablo.]

I think it's around £160

[TJD]

wowsers, are you sure?

if it is i might consider thinking about getting one. maybe.

[David]

THE GAMECUBE LOOKS CRAP

THE XBOX LOOKS CRAP

PLAYSTATION 2 is great cus I have one

David

[TJD]

i agree, the Xbox looks crap (its a big box with an X on it) and the game cube looks like its designed for a 2 year old to use.

[chalky]

there all good. untill i can afford anyone of them that is which will be ummmmmmmmm

never at the moment.

until then il ave 2 stick with my PS1

chalky

[Stephen.]

I agree with David - I also have a PS2 & it's great... the games are great, there's no change in controller from PS1-PS2 so it still handles well and then there's the 2 added bonuses of having a DVD player and you can still play your old PS1 games on the PS2 ! ! !

I REST MY CASE ! ! !

STEPHEN

[David]

yeh i mean the xbox has all the internet and that, but I don't need the net on my console when I have it on my computer all ready.

David

[Nablo.]

In the future there will be some great online role playing games, I think thats where consoles will be very good for the net.

[TJD]

yeah, they're bringing out a broadband modem for the ps2 soon so you can play games like tonyhawks 3 over the net.

[Nablo.]

There is that or other great games such as.......Resident Evil online and Final Fantasy 11

[Adam]

the game cube rrp is £199. the same as the station and x-box

[Nablo.]

Dunno where you got that from Adam but thats wrong, lets take WHSmiths:

Nintendo Game Cube (Black)
Price: £169.99

Thats just one place.

[Nablo.]

New release price of £130

[Guest]

sorry- that was with game... forget that price