It started off as the usual morning: woke up late, hated myself for it, promised not to do it again. Got dressed, fixed a bite to eat, took a call from a telemarketer, got to school, logged on to my trusted lappy, pulled up Firefox (the other web-browsing meat), and checked the morning news links from the BBC.
And I got up in a room of 12 people in the student canteen area and did my happy-dance! I wasn't an embarassing moment either, 'cause Microsoft is getting what it deserves with this X-Box 360 nonsense: a big PIMP slap in the face (a big PIMP for that big MONEY they have)!
Here's a link to the article in its entireity.
And in all honesty, this really is what those guys deserve. Microsoft (a word which when also coupled with either the word "beta" or "early" spells D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R for the public in general). engineered this artificial scarcity of the systems to drive up worldwide public demand, as well as to beat their industrial competitors to the market with their "next-gen" console and gain a more substantial foothold in the hearts of the gaming public.
So what did this ultimately mean for us gamers?
It meant the big-boys were trying to play keep-up with each other. At first they were not going to do backwards compatability. Then a competitor comes out and says they are. Then Microsoft comes back and says "O yeah, that's what we meant. Just with only select titles, and only after a software download via X-Box Live."
It meant that a product that obviously did not go through all the testing that it should have has been rushed out onto the market merely to rape our wallets to the tune of $250 to $500 a pop for a figurative "time-bomb" that could go at any moment with overheating processors and power supplies burning out, only to send it in for repairs or replacements.
Its a good thing that Nintendo and Sony are waiting. Sure, Sony products have their shre of problems, but usually not this bad and to this extent. And when was the last time a Nintendo product with problems this bad. Well, since the NES (the system that truly tested your lung-power as much as your gaming prowess)... NOT A DAMN ONE!
I love Nintendo and I cannot lie.
You other gamers can't deny.
When a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist
and a DS in your face
you get SPRUNG!
Microsoft, you can kiss my big, hairy butt! Come back when you've got a good product to put out!
So... I guess I'll see you guys this time next year for Windows Vista? Love ya', mean it!
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