Ya, MS's online plans suck major ass.
They don't want to be like a PC, so they won't release a keyboard and mouse. Instead, they are making a headset, which really sucks. Even the controller was developed for the headset. But really, headsets do not replace keyboards. Ever try a public chat where everyone is trying to talk at once? It's such a stupid idea.
And to avoid lag from when you talk, ya, broadband would be needed. but the signal can be transfered from 56K, i mean, it's possible.
And Unreal Championship won't be any good. Unreal sucks major ass without the keyboard and mouse setup. And the argument that it'll be better than the Pc Unreals is BS. With Unreal 2 and Unreal Tournament 2003 coming out on PC, Unreal Championship will just suck in comparison. I'm sorry, but you ruin unreal by playing it with a controller. The whole fast paced enviorment is lost.
By the time Xbox goes online, we'll be right about the time when we'll see 3ghz P4 chips, with the next generation of graphics cards by nVidia and ATI, which will be twice as powerful as the GF4 Ti 4600. Not to mention we'll be able to use keyboard and mouse, which is the only real way to play the game. And I'm supposed to play Unreal with a controller on a 700mhz P3 with GF3 card? I don't think so.
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