XBOX 1.5
Got my hands on an XBOX 360 yesterday at the Woodland Hills, CA Best Buy and I must say, I walked out of there thinking, "meh". Yes, I'm a Nintendo fanboy, but I'm also an early adopter of videogame tech, no matter what company is putting it out. My Gamecube, PS2 and XBOX were all purchased upon the day of their release but this time, especially for the XBOX 360, I think I'll sit out a few months and see how it goes, at least until the PS3 is released so I can compare the two, or until the XBOX 360 comes out with a killer app to justify its $400 price tag. The 360's launch line-up leaves me unimpressed: Project Gotham Racing 3, Call of Duty 2, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Madden, Kameo: Elements of Power and Perfect Dark Zero (these last two might be cool, but hardly killer apps) and a few others. At least give me a port of Half-Life 2 or a Halo 2 expansion (to apologize for the non-ending Bungie left players with on the current XBOX)!!!If the system provided a generational leap, the likes of which we saw during the jump from SNES/Genesis to Playstation/Nintendo 64 or Playstation/Nintendo 64 to Dreamcast/PS2/XBOX/Gamecube, but it doesn't even look like we're going to get that. At least not in these first-generation titles. I played Call of Duty 2 on an HD display and while it was pretty to look at, it was plagued with textures popping in, something I thought would be artifacts of the past. It also just didn't have anything that made me think, "Wow." Instead of, "That's nice." And King Kong, another title I played, looked like a current-gen XBOX title. Seriously.
I'm sure the XBOX 360, being the first out of the next-generation gate, will be huge this holiday season (possibly due to alleged self-made market shortages and early-adopters), but I can't help but feel Microsoft jumped the gun to get that position. The PS2, XBOX and Gamecube have plenty of life left in them (at least a year) and developers are still finding ways to squeeze more and more power out of each as evidenced by the amazing visuals and gameplay of recent titles like God of War (PS2), Burnout : Revenge (XBOX) and the upcoming Zelda : Twilight Princess ('Cube). By waiting a bit longer and refining their products, I think Sony (with its Blu-Ray drive) and Nintendo (with its innovative controller) could make Microsoft regret its early launch.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure I'll own a 360 in the future, but for now, I can wait.
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didn't even need to read it...I'll summarize from title and picture: I, Jeffbot, purchased the greatest piece of gaming technology created by man. I'm unable to play it due to hurting the original cardboard box it came in. So I will admire it from outside it's flimsy protective siding, instead dreaming of the possibilities, imagining the games I drool over. In three weeks, a faster, newer marvel of machinery will make it's way out on the market. I'll hem and haw until I just realize that I'm a junkie and just have to have it's unwrapped beauty as well. It's a never ending cycle that will ensure that no one will ever be able to walk in my room again due to lack of space for original packing for all items purchased. Ahhh, nirvana!
Was I close?
Dude, she totally knows the wonder we call jefbot
Wow, eerily close, except in this tale, he actually WALKED AWAY from said purchase.
Knowing when to say when is the first step towards recovery Jefbot.
hardy-har-har you guys.
Wow, you walked away? That's amazing. But then again you already own how many gaming machines?
well, it's not even available until nov. 22nd, so i guess my ability to walk away from a new gaming console hasn't really been tested yet...
I thought you told me that you pre-ordered it?Hmmm...
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