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babygiorgio1
January 17th, 2008, 02:52
simple question as that.
if you compare these two links below it appears that the ps2 is more powerful (eventhough it came out earlier).
am i missing something?

http://www.vgescape.com/features/53/ps2-specs
http://www.fiercegaming.com/gamecubespecs.shtml
[SS] Starscream
January 17th, 2008, 04:15
The GC is more powerful than the PS2, and it boots games faster along with having better graphics.
Toasty
January 17th, 2008, 05:28
Yep the GC has a faster CPU and GPU. You can compare all their specifications here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2#Technical_specifications) and here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube#Hardware_specification s).
babylon123
January 17th, 2008, 07:44
Not only faster but GameCube has a better quality graphics...
Toasty
January 17th, 2008, 08:05
Faster GPU = more graphics drawn per second = better quality graphics. ;)
Olly
January 17th, 2008, 16:28
Wow, who'd have thought. I've always thought the PS2 to be more powerful than the GC! But then the graphics on GC quite often match or are better than the PS2's...

I never would have thought, I always thought the PS2 to be more powerful than the GC. Guess everyone was wrong!
spartan
January 17th, 2008, 22:47
since the GC is more pwerful than the ps2, is that why u need a faster computer
to run GC emulation?
p_025
January 18th, 2008, 00:43
Not necessarily. Just about any GameCube emulator out these days is not extremely efficient, and speed should improve with future releases, hence why the more recent x64 version is faster than x86 versions.
But what future releases?
babygiorgio1
January 22nd, 2008, 18:46
that was my next question spartan. i've been following pcsx2 (ps2) emulator and they have made great progress. i was trying to compare the progress between the 2.
FlotsamX
January 23rd, 2008, 07:21
Well: pcsx2 boasts a 60% compatability rate, internet play, controller support, frameskip, lots of things.

Comparing it to Dolphin... meh.
Olly
January 28th, 2008, 23:01
Well, I couldn't even get PCSX2 to work on my system. But I don't really need it as I already have a PS2. Still, it would be nice. Plus, I could play all those old classics I took back to GameStation...
Those were the days...
Any help would be appreciated. :)