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Thanks to those no good bastards at EA Sports not making NCAA 2006 for Game Cube, I think I am going to have to break down and buy a Playstation II. To be perfectly honest, I have no idea what I need to get with the system in order to get going.

Basically, I am just looking to play the damn game. I don't need any fancy accessories to go with the system. I was hoping someone could tell me just what I need to buy in order to play/save the game. (I figure if I go to Best Buy, I'll end with some guy telling me how much cooler it is with some extra item.)

However, if there is a particular add-on that is worth getting, feel free to mention it. I just don't want a bunch of worthless extra hardware floating around my house. :)

Thanks in advance!
 
The core system and a memory card. You will need at least one 8Mb mem card. A dynasty plus options takes up about 1/2 of it.

That's it. The base unit should come with one controller.
 
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That's what I was hoping for. About $150 for the system/controller and whatever for the memory card. When Best Buy described the basic system as a "chassis", I was concerned that there may be a shitload of additional items necessary.

Thanks!
 
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Another thing you should consider is NOT getting a ps2. There are many who swear by it, but it takes a ridiculously long time to load/save things... (seriously about 8x longer) and when you are simulating thru weeks or doing any major processing it takes a lot longer on a PS2.

I would seriously suggest tring out the game on a ps2 and on an xbox and see the difference.

And don't listen to those whho say it runs crappy on xbox, that was once b/c they programmed it wrong in ncaa 2005.

It's your call, but if you're buying it just for this game, you really should consider getting a more powerful system so you don't have to sit there for load times and simulating.
 
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Xbox also wouldn't require a memory card. It was an easy transition for me, from the PS2 to the Xbox, specifically because of the NCAA series. The load times are greatly improved on the Xbox. If you are big into simming and recruiting, this aspect cannot be stressed enough. And this years version plays great, as opposed to last year's.

But, as BKB alluded to above, you have to contend with devil at some point
 
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The devil isn't so bad, he can help you out in a bind.

But seriously, there are times where I'm itching to do some recruiting and get to next year's team... and so I simulate thru games.

If you haven't played much NCAA, you should realize that unless you play every game, you will be waiting a long time for these things on PS2:
- Long: Simming thru one entire week of games
- Very long: Simming thru a few weeks that you don't want to play
- Long: Loading/saving your game
- Very long: players leaving (grads, nfl); cutting players
- Unbelievably long: recruiting 1 out of 5 weeks, each school has to contact all of their prospects and receive feedback

Like I said, you would be very smart to see this gigantic difference in time. I can understand people swearing by teh PS2 who owned it before the xbox, but its just too painful to play any dynasty game on a ps2.
Xbox NCAA 2006 review:
One thing that really brought down NCAA 05 was its speed, not only gamespeed but also load time. In NCAA 06, the load time is just incredible. It loads faster than any NCAA game I've ever played and loads faster than most games in general. The actual gamespeed has been sped up too, clocking it somewhere between NCAA 04 and NCAA 05. It's not too fast, but it's not too slow either.
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If we're discussing getting it just for ncaa, then I don't see how there is a comparison. I can swallow an argument for other games (maybe), but not for ncaa alone (like this guy wants).

In short, if you want a better online experience, surround sound, don't want to wait 8 years for loading/processing, and better graphics... you should go with an xbox.

If you want a slower console with a poor online community, lesser graphics, a more traditional controller, and a cult-favorite console, go with the ps2.
 
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PS2 vs. XBox:

I have PS2. I had PS1 (I think I still have it somewhere). The controller was the same, and that's what I think I was most interested in. My brother has XBox, and whenever we play, I can't get used to the controller. Granted, I'm only playing for a couple hours at a time, and I'm not smart enough to get used to it in that amount of time. But if I played long enough, and didn't play PS2, I'm sure I could get used to the controller, and PS2's advantage for me would be gone.

I don't know enough about XBox, but if load times are better on XBox (they almost have to be, since PS2 is pretty slow), then it's probably better. That, and the internal hard drive feature seems pretty cool. If I were looking to get a system today, and I wasn't used to any particular controller, I think I'd have a hard time getting PS2, instead of XBox.
 
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jwinslow said:
If there's anyway you can wait until christmas, your xbox price will be drastically lower (since sometime during the holiday season the next xbox is coming out).
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XBox isn't dropping their current XBox price, even when the new one comes out.

Also, XBox sucks and so does everybody who uses one.
 
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Zurp said:
PS2 vs. XBox:

I have PS2. I had PS1 (I think I still have it somewhere). The controller was the same, and that's what I think I was most interested in. My brother has XBox, and whenever we play, I can't get used to the controller. Granted, I'm only playing for a couple hours at a time, and I'm not smart enough to get used to it in that amount of time. But if I played long enough, and didn't play PS2, I'm sure I could get used to the controller, and PS2's advantage for me would be gone.

I don't know enough about XBox, but if load times are better on XBox (they almost have to be, since PS2 is pretty slow), then it's probably better. That, and the internal hard drive feature seems pretty cool. If I were looking to get a system today, and I wasn't used to any particular controller, I think I'd have a hard time getting PS2, instead of XBox.
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I can vouch for the XBOX but as jwins said wait for the holiday season and the price will be going down.

A Look at PS2, Xbox Hardware Specs

<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td width="33%">
</td> <td width="33%">Xbox </td> <td width="34%">PS2 </td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">CPU </td> <td width="33%">Pentium III 733-MHz </td> <td width="34%">128-bit PlayStation 2 CPU </td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">Memory </td> <td width="33%">64MB of RAM </td> <td width="34%">32 MB </td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">CPU 3D GT </td> <td width="33%">-- </td> <td width="34%">66 Million Polygons per second </td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">Poly Draw Rate </td> <td width="33%">150 Million Polygons per second </td> <td width="34%">75 Million Polygons per Second </td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">Screen Resolution </td> <td width="33%">Up to 1920x1080 </td> <td width="34%">256 x 224 to 1280 x 1024 </td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">Audio, Sound </td> <td width="33%">AC3 Encoded Game Audio </td> <td width="34%">
</td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">Memory </td> <td width="33%">
</td> <td width="34%">2 MB </td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">Disc Speed </td> <td width="33%">2X to 5X DVD </td> <td width="34%">CD-ROM 24X DVD-ROM 4X </td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">Game Disk </td> <td width="33%">8GB </td> <td width="34%">
</td> </tr> <tr><td width="33%">Online Gaming </td> <td width="33%">Xbox Live!</td></tr></tbody> </table>
Of course you don't need to purchase a memory stick for the XBOX and with the Harddrive in the XBOX you can even modify it (modchip) and make better use of the existing drive or buy a large one for massive storage.

The Xbox can use a LAN for multiplayer purposes and the PS2 uses a link cable so there is much less versatility there.

Graphics on the XBOX are clearly ahead of the PS2 with the better video card built in

Finally the XBOX is going for $100 and the PS2 is at $150.

Clearly the XBOX would be the better choice statistically, having faster load times, better graphics, better multiplayer capabilities, and more options for modification gurus, but you also need to consider your audience. The XBOX is more geared toward an older crowd, that being later high school and up. The PS2 is more geared towards teenagers of middle school through high school.

BuckeyeNation27 said:
Also, XBox sucks and so does everybody who uses one.
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My XBOX has a 120 GB HD, I have over 20 XBOX games on the HD, all N64, SNES, NES, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, and Gameboy Advance games ever made. To add to that I have a media player that can play files via my computer like Winamp, and I can get the local weather along with news and stock tickers via my XBOX. I also have a program called XBOX FTP that can transfer files via ethernet between XBOXs as well

I beg to differ with your previous statement :)
 
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