Actually it's not unlikely Luxo, It's coming on PC, I know it's not confirmed but the relationship of XBOX and PC are close. The translation will be 3-6 months, and not a difficult task.
You cannot blame Microsoft, it's a biz after all, they will use MO as a great selling point for there new XBOX, and then let it appear on PC's.
By the time it hits on PC in something like September 2002 a 1 gig machine and a Geforce 2 will be able to handle MO pretty well. An upgrade will be very little by then, you probably will upgrade by another year and a half anyway.
As for playing it on XBOX, well plenty of advantages and options there. First you can be playing it in a half year instead of 1 and a half years. In a year and a half I will be looking forward to the next generation games for the new systems, along with Hand of ODD from ODDworld, MO will be one of my classic games by then. Second the PC's advantage over the XBOX is resolution. That can be conquered.
Hook the XBOX to you're monitor, don't forget that XBOX has a potential 1900 resolution option. So play it as high as possible. Also you can play on big screens,I have a 61 inch Sony, nice for some games like racers and such. And don't forget about the sound power of XBOX, perfect on Big screens.
I am going to get HDTV big screen to join the party, now your talking 1900 resolution being used the right way. You see the advantage already for XBOX.
The game I have been playing a beta version of I code named it Heavens beast will be a dream on a big screen.It is going to be something like 200 hours of bliss. Along with MO alone these games make XBOX a worthwhile purchase. You are talking about 400 hours+ of gaming. Thats something like 5 months worth of gaming at about 3 hours a day.And don't forget the extra DVD usage you get and all those other great games coming in the next 5 years.
You know you're right Oddbodd, I am beginning to sound like a salesman, I shudder at the thought.
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