I am planning on buying an XBOX or PS2, with the main purpose of using as a multi-format emulation system such as NES, SNES, Genesis, Atari etc. I prefer PS2 but i do believe that the XBOX might be superior when it comes to emulation. Some factors which may need to be taken into account :
Cost wise - it will be almost the same, as each system is similary priced and both would have to have a mod chip installed. An upgraded hardrive to store the roms on the Xbox may cost a bit more but it is more than worth it.
Medium/storage - On XBox i would load the roms to the inbuilt 8 gig(or 3rd party upgraded)hardrive. On PS2, the roms would be run from the CD/DVD drive with a CDR or DVDR disc.
Compatibility - I think Xbox may be able to run more formats and systems. I do know that the N64 is capable on Xbox but doesn't exist for PS2, which is an important factor for me.
Reliability/Quality of emulation - The framerate, sound, video etc are all important aspects of the emulation software. I am not sure about the quality of these software emulations. Are the Xbox emulation software superior to the PS2? can this even be measured?
Ease of Use - How difficult will it be to load in the roms on each system? Are they simple procedures or require technical knowledge?
Which do you think is better, PS2 or Xbox, to be used as an emulation system? So far, the Xbox seems like the best option.
XBOX is better for emulation i have both and XBOX do a better job at it its has better support and support more systems. But its big and heavy. Loading roms aint that hard. I think u should get a XBOX for emulatoion though and softmod it with AR,game and memory card. And if u have a PS2 modding a chip in it is harder that modding the XBOX. Its alot harder and swap magic is nice but is a pain. I donno if softmodding will work for the XBOX emus but is much eaiser and cost less than getting a chip installed. SNES emulator fresses on my PS2 when i save and load it too much.:(
