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The old days are gone and a new day is starting.
Posted by SugarDuddy,
18 September 2008
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Okay. Lame sounding title... but I feel like it really clinches how I'm feeling. As my last blog from like a week or two ago said, my Xbox RROD'ed on me again. And I'm totally cool with that. But it got me thinking about what console gaming will be like for me this generation. I weighed out my options and thought about my current gaming habits and what not.
Last generation, all my friends had Xbox's and Halo 2. You could not turn on your Xbox without someone I knew being on. Now things are different. Hardly anyone I know in real life is on, and it's even harder to get "everyone" together for a gaming session. We've all gone on to college, have girlfriends, or are out doing things. So that got me thinking about the $50 a year I pay for Live. It also got me thinking about the Playstation having free online play. Though you don't maintain one user name, that's really not a big deal in the grand scheme of things to me as I don't game online like I used to. And if I do choose to, that would mean I would have to "get back into it", which is cool. But that means I need to find a hot game that people are still playing or an online community to game with. Either way, I'm needing to branch out and meet new people online, again something I'm cool with.
So after rambling and scattering my thoughts on the wall, I've decided I'm going to be a Playstation guy this generation. I'll still keep my Xbox, but I'm going to cancel Live and just focus more on their exclusives. All of this sounds better in my head than it probably translates on to a blog...
I guess I'm looking for feedback from CAG. Am I jumping the gun? Or could this be the better alternative? I mean, I don't feel "bad' switching, just confused I guess. Comments please! Advise me!
Last generation, all my friends had Xbox's and Halo 2. You could not turn on your Xbox without someone I knew being on. Now things are different. Hardly anyone I know in real life is on, and it's even harder to get "everyone" together for a gaming session. We've all gone on to college, have girlfriends, or are out doing things. So that got me thinking about the $50 a year I pay for Live. It also got me thinking about the Playstation having free online play. Though you don't maintain one user name, that's really not a big deal in the grand scheme of things to me as I don't game online like I used to. And if I do choose to, that would mean I would have to "get back into it", which is cool. But that means I need to find a hot game that people are still playing or an online community to game with. Either way, I'm needing to branch out and meet new people online, again something I'm cool with.
So after rambling and scattering my thoughts on the wall, I've decided I'm going to be a Playstation guy this generation. I'll still keep my Xbox, but I'm going to cancel Live and just focus more on their exclusives. All of this sounds better in my head than it probably translates on to a blog...
I guess I'm looking for feedback from CAG. Am I jumping the gun? Or could this be the better alternative? I mean, I don't feel "bad' switching, just confused I guess. Comments please! Advise me!
Last generation, all my friends had Xbox's and Halo 2. You could not turn on your Xbox without someone I knew being on. Now things are different. Hardly anyone I know in real life is on, and it's even harder to get "everyone" together for a gaming session. We've all gone on to college, have girlfriends, or are out doing things. So that got me thinking about the $50 a year I pay for Live. It also got me thinking about the Playstation having free online play. Though you don't maintain one user name, that's really not a big deal in the grand scheme of things to me as I don't game online like I used to. And if I do choose to, that would mean I would have to "get back into it", which is cool. But that means I need to find a hot game that people are still playing or an online community to game with. Either way, I'm needing to branch out and meet new people online, again something I'm cool with.
So after rambling and scattering my thoughts on the wall, I've decided I'm going to be a Playstation guy this generation. I'll still keep my Xbox, but I'm going to cancel Live and just focus more on their exclusives. All of this sounds better in my head than it probably translates on to a blog...
I guess I'm looking for feedback from CAG. Am I jumping the gun? Or could this be the better alternative? I mean, I don't feel "bad' switching, just confused I guess. Comments please! Advise me!