Nope.
Dude, I'm tellin you. NOT AN OPINION. The XB is the PS2's friggin daddy hardware-wise. Even YOU can't dispute that. Sure, you and your friends may PREFER the PS2, but all the "we-like-this-console-better" in the world can't change the fact that XB shits on the PS2 out the box.
I'll give you the fact that there are more PS2 owners than XB owners and that the PS2 has a bigger game library than the XB, but to say the PS2 is a better machine is just laughable.
TALE OF THE TAPE:
Processor: 128bit 300MHz
Memory: 32Mb
DVD Movie Playback? Built-in (So what, who doesn't own a DVD player by now?)
Graphics Power: 150MHz
Theoretical Performance: 66M polygons/sec
Memory Bandwidth: 3.2GB/sec
Top Screen Resolution: 1280x1040
Audio Channels: 48 channels
Disc Type: 5X DVD
Memory Card Size: 8Mb
Joypad Ports: 2
Internet Capable: With optional broadband modem
Processor: 128bit 733 MHz
Memory: 64MB
DVD Movie Playback? With optional kit
Graphics Power: 233MHz
Theoretical Performance: 116.5M polygons/sec
Memory Bandwidth: 6.4GB/sec
Top Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Audio Channels: 256
Disc Type: 5X DVD
Memory Card Size: Built-in hard disk, 8GB (Yes, 8GB's)
Joypad Ports: 4 (Hell, even my GB & DC have 4 ports)
Internet Capable: Built-in broadband modem, Ethernet (10/100)
"Poof!"
I believe that was your "PS2-is-better-than-XB" theory going up in smoke.
And for the record, I own an XBOX, PS2, Game Cube, AND a Dreamcast.
I'm not telling you what I heard, playa. I'm telling you what I know.