Originally Posted by
Anthony1
It's funny, the system that had the least need for a new system, was the first one to get one. Still, to this day, the Xbox 1 is a very powerful machine. It blows the PS2 and Cube away from a power standpoint. Just yesterday, I bought an old Xbox 1 for $65 on Craigslist. Came with a few games and two controllers. The fact that I can get that kind of technology for that price is just ridiculous. One of the games that came with it was the first Need for Speed Underground. To this day, I think NFS:U on Xbox is absolutely gorgeous. The game runs in 480p if you are using component cables and have hooked the Xbox up to a HDTV. I really think the visuals are almost next gen quality. Sure, the number of polys on the cars are way less than next gen, but the tracks and backgrounds and things like that look pretty damn next gen to me. I also played a bit of Jet Grind Radio Future and Halo 2. Both games look gorgeous in 480p. That's the thing about the Xbox 1, it might not have been as high def as a Xbox 360 or PS3, but it's still pretty damn High Def, even if only in 480p. The really amazing thing about the original Xbox right now, is that you can get alot of the games for super freaking cheap. GameCrazy is doing this 3 games for $10 thing on alot of old Xbox 1 games. That means you end up getting the games for $3.33 That's pretty darn cheap. And if you are a bargain hunter and you snipe games on Ebay, you can win some Xbox 1 auctions on Ebay for super cheap too. I'm telling you, the Xbox 1 is a helluva value. Buy a really cheap one off Craigslist, and scrounge up some cheap games and you're in business. I really think it needs to be seen in 480p though, to get the full effect. It's too bad the Xbox 1 never had a legit VGA cable. At least not that I know of. Man, playing the Xbox 1 after playing the Wii for a long time makes me think that the Wii's technology is nowhere near the Xbox 1. Not even close. It's a damn shame this system died so damn early. Also, why are third party companies not making any more Xbox 1 games? Games like Transformers, Pirates of the Carribean, Rattatouie and Harry Potter would have looked damn good on the Xbox 1. All those games are on the Wii and look like ass. Why did 3rd parties totally stop making Xbox 1 games? PS2 games are still selling. Just because Microsoft abandoned the Xbox 1 didn't mean the 3rd parties had to. I guess they figure if you can't go to a store and buy a brand new Xbox, then why should they release any new games for it. But there are millions of Xbox 1's out there, and I'm sure the owners wouldn't mind getting the Transformers on it, or something like that.