Nobody can tell you what system to buy, YOU have to pick the one with the games YOU want to play since YOU will be living with it! Everyone can say, yeah go buy an XBOX, and you might have wanted a PS2 but since everyone said get an XBOX now you've got a paperweight you don't even play...It's completely up to you. So far PS2 has a better games library....DUH...it's been out a full year before XBOX hit. Downside is, it's a year older than XBOX. First gen XBOX games are being compared to second and third gen PS2 games...the differences aren't tha apparent. Wait until we're seeing second and third gen XBOX games. Eventually the PS2 will no longer be able to keep up. I personally will buy PS2 and XBOX, just cause I have to be able to play everything. You've gotta decide though.