What to pick between an Xbox 360 and a PS2?

What to pick between an Xbox 360 and a PS2?

Psyched about buying your brand new gaming console? Perplexed which brand name to pick, Sony or Microsoft? Well, both Xbox and PS2 are worth investing in, but for a clearer picture of which is superior, a fine idea is to go through the respective reviews. Each has its pros and its cons. Be it the Xbox overview or the PlayStation preview, it is very essential for all you gaming enthusiasts to have a sound idea on the features that your are getting for the money invested. Although PS2 was launched quite before Xbox, but if you go through the Xbox preview, you can get a good idea that it too is worth investing in.
If gaming compatibility is under consideration, PS2 offers you a much wider range according to the PlayStation preview. But the add on which Xbox offers is that certain famous games such as Halo 3 can be experienced only with a Xbox 360, thus giving you a good reason to pick it too. Now, online gaming experience is one factor which the Xbox overview emphasizes on. Taking your game online is an experience in itself. With Xbox Live you can do so with absolute ease. For more clarification on going live, you can go through an Xbox preview for more details.
A good read of the Xbox overview will tell you that the Xbox 360 comes with an inbuilt memory unlike the PS2 which needs an external memory chip to run. Now, coming to cost involved. A PlayStation preview reveals the price of a PS2 at around 100$ approximately which is a considerably cheaper than Xbox which comes in 3 varieties costing 200$, 300$ and 400$ respectively. You can go through the Xbox preview for further information and clarification on the 3 respective varieties of the Xbox.