Re: Cube, PS2, Xbox... help me compare

Quem wrote:
> 
> I'm considering buying a GameCube, or PS2, or Xbox.  Can you tell me
> the pros and cons of each?  I live in Brazil, and it's hard to get

  Figment makes a good point.  Look at the games available for each
system and decide which one has the best selection of games that seem
interesting *to you*.  That, ultimately, is the final criteria.  All
three systems have fancy schmancy graphics and quality sound.
  Xbox and PS2 boast the added capabilities of playing DVDs, although
from what I hear this is more a novelty than a practical application. 
If you really want a tricked out DVD player, get an actual DVD player. 
If you don't ask much of DVDs other than being able to play them, and
you'd particularly like to play games on the same box, go nuts.  PS2
apparently is the most functional DVD player, while Xbox has more fancy
tricks up its sleeve.
  If the simple, hands-down volume of available titles interests you, go
for PS2. It plays all (or most?) PS1 titles in addition to the new games
being released.
  Xbox has a built in hard drive so you don't *need* to buy memory cards
(although you can).  It also has a wide variety of First Person Shooter
games, if that's your niche.  (You mentioned Doom for the N64).
  Gamecube is my personal choice (perhaps not surprisingly in
rec.games.video.nintendo).  My reasons are simple enough.  Nintendo has
the best ongoing franchises of games (Metroid, Zelda, Mario), imo. 
They've also managed to license almost all of the PlayStation titles
which had previously interested me (Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid). 
As has been said before, Gamecube contains the most number of titles
that I'm interested in playing.  All of the "blockbuster" games seem to
be coming out for all three systems anyway, so that factors in
relatively little.