What the hell does the size of the console have to do with anything? Unless you're too scrawny and bony to lift the thing, it doesn't mean a damn thing. By that logic, you ought to be hating your PC since it's far larger and heavier than an Xbox

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Because controller size has to do with comfort. I mean I love the PS2 controller because it's small enough to fit my hands perfectly, and large enough to not feel like I'm pushing buttons with my fingernails.

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Yeah, that's a GREAT way to go about deciding which console to purchase.

Why does everyone ***** about it's weight? Seriously. I've NEVER understood that lame point. You do understand that it has it's advantages. Right? I mean, please, it isn't any heavier than your modern laptop. I have a friend who carries his in a bookbag from his house to my house all the time. That's a 20 minute walk for him. He has NEVER complained about it being heavy. It being heavy means it's alot harder to accidentially knock over too. And size? It isn't THAT much larger than a PS2. If you want something small, go buy a damn gameboy or a palm pilot and stop wasting your time with consoles which are many times bigger than gameboys.

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I think size does matter, unlike what you Yoda-quotters are saying. We don't possess inifinite space by out TV; we may not have ANY real room beside it. The XBox takes up quite a bit of space. The Gamecube has a small footprint, and can go on top of the TV. As for the PS2, it can fit almost anywhere, as it can be stood on its side.

The reason why we are happy with PCs that are much bigger is that power matters as well (even a FragBox isn't that powerful, even though its the strongest compact PC). Also, most desks meant for computers are designed to fit the full case and monitor on it, so a full ATX case is no problem.

As for controllers, I found the XBox one to be too bulky. The star/select buttons had a strange placement that was inconvenien since my left thumb has always been used for the main control pad/analog stick. The PS controller is fairly good, with a decent fit in my hands. The GameCube controller does seem to fit quite nicely (and has the best digital pad I've seen), even if it does happen to be an eyesore; fortunately, the GC is meant for easy packing when not in use.

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you sir are insane... the cube controller has the worst d-pad it's the same as the GBA d-pad making it useless for any game that absolutely requires a d-pad like the entire tony hawk series... it's just too small and poorly placed for anything but using it for stuff like changing to different view modes in MP or giving orders to wingmen in rouge squadron games

PS2 controllers have the best d-pad... but that's about all i like about them

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I consider the cube's size to be it's down size. For one, their disks are nice and small, which is good. What sucks, is that the boxes they're packaged in are just as big as a PS2's case, and furthermore are bigger than the Cube itself. This not only makes it's small design useless for carying it and your games around, it's just plain stupid. As well, I can't put a gamecube ANYWHERE but on top of the TV, which I tend to want to keep pictures of my loved ones, not an ugly purple box. You can't put it under the TV, next to the TV, on the floor (Since it breaks so damn easily, if you accidenly kick it, or run it over with your wheelchair >.> <.< ) or even above the sound system and DVD players below my TV, since it has a dumb flip-up cd drive.

The X-Box is really annoying because of it's round shape on the top. It suffers from all of the things the cube suffers from, except the flip issue.

The PS2 is the best of these, but not by a long shot. Putting pressure on the thin case will cause massive damage (See my current PS2, which is now laying appart, because the case is dented in, and a few things were damaged in it. The rumble doesn't even work) so about the only place it can be put is above or asside something.

As for controllers, they're all pretty good, but the X-Box, hands down, suffers from the worst design. Otherwise, it just depends on how your hands work. There are look-alikes from each system for the other systems, so if you need to, go buy those. I really like the cube controller, but the PS2 controller fits my hands better, and the X-Box controller would work for me a lot better if it were smaller, and the buttons wiere less jammable.

JediKirby

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