The italic section of the blog is my response to the bulleted posts on Microsoft's blog. I do not work for Microsoft. I am a long time gamer that happens to love his Xbox 360 and has high hopes for the Xbox one.
If you are interested, here is my gaming history. You will see that I have been a long time gamer and have invested in many systems over the years.
· Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 ($150) - My parents bought us the Atari, the NES was my first system bought with my hard earned newspaper route money.
· Sega Genesis 1989 ($190) – This was a tough choice between it and the TruboGrafx-16. I did a lot of research, but to be honest, it was Sega’s amazing marketing that talked me into getting the Genesis.
· Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1991 ($200) – To this day, one of my all-time favorite systems.
· 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 ($600) – Yeah that is not a typo. SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS! Trip Hawkins was preaching about the wonders of CD-ROM entertainment and I was drinking the Kool-Aid. I ended up trading in both my Genesis and Super NES and all of the games I owned and still had to pay another $300. But I still consider it a breakthrough in the genre and starting point for optical media game consoles.
· PlayStation 1995 ($299) – Half the price of my 3DO and twice as amazing. The PlayStation was without a doubt an amazing system.
· Japanese Sega Dreamcast 1998 ($400) – Okay, here is where I got a bit crazy with my gaming. I had taken 4 years of Japanese in High School and College and figure I could find my way around imported games. I was half right, I could understand the menus and pick up a word here and there, but to be honest, I could not understand a story line to safe my life. Still had a lot of fun with it though. Luckily I was able to modify the system to play American games as well.
· Japanese PlayStation 2 2000 ($400) – I once again went the import path. The system was released in Japan in March and not in the US until November. I eventually did buy a US PS2 a years later when the progressive scan version was released. Being able to play DVD movies was actually one of the biggest feature that pushed the PS2 into big sale numbers.
· Xbox 360 (my current system) 2007 ($400) – I waited a few years before getting a new system. I was playing quite a few MMO games on the PC and took a bit of a break from console gaming. But after more and more of my friends bought one, I just could not wait any longer. The Xbox 360 quickly became my favorite system I have owned.
I was unimpressed. I honestly thought a lot of what they showed could graphically be done with the PS3. But, I will wait to see more in the months to come.
I just saw this listed on the Steam Store and I must say it looks awesome! Looks very much like a mix of Darksiders and The Witcher! (Artstyle like Darksiders and world like The Witcher). Will have to keep my eye out for a demo.
I pulled the trigger and got it. If the Xbox reviews come out and it is significantly better than the PC game, than I can get both. :) Besides, I need a good game to test out my new gaming rig.
I have a high end system that can easily handle this game, but I also have a 360 on a 60" TV. I have heard the 360 controls are better, but the PC game supports the 360 controller. Should I get this for $15, or wait for the Xbox game...
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