changgo

I recently benefitted from video game training in my real life and am wondering if others have experienced similar benefits of dedicated hours with controller in-hand.  

My wife and I were driving home one evening around 11 pm.  Our route took us by a large hotel with an equally large parking lot.  As we progressed past the lot, up popped three young teen-aged punks who pelted our car with rocks.  I yelled at my wife (who was driving) to stop the car.  She slammed on the brakes and I was out of the car before it stopped; running after the perpetrators through a dark parking lot.  Thats when my game training kicked in - every first person shooter I had ever played came back to lend a hand - I began strategizing as I was moving, thinking about how I could intercept my prey.  I saw them enter one of the external doors of the hotel, turn around and scan the parking lot for any sign of their pursuer (me).  Luckily, I was already pretty much out of view when the did this and was able to duck into a different external door without them knowing.  I then worked my way up towards the exit where I had seen them stationed just moments before.  Obviously they have not played enough FPSs as they were still in the same spot (gotta keep moving kids), I snuck up behind them (3 of them) and grabbed first two by their necks, picked them up, slammed them against the wall, and held them there (one in each hand) while I yelled at them for 10 minutes and impressed upon them the ultimate stupidity of their actions. (The third kid -who I didn't grab was dumbstruck.)  After making my point (over an over) I released them and made them open the door for me to show a little respect.  They were so shaken-up that they started freaking out when the door wouldn't open (they were pushing on a pull door).  I walked out to my car, which my wife had pulled into the parking lot, and checked for damage. There wasn't any noticeable so I decided to leave it at that. 

I felt pretty good after catching and chastising those kids - a little vigilante justice, but also felt quite old.  Anyway, video games to the rescue again. 

PS3, PSP, and Wii; I enjoy them all.

If you have the funds the official PS3 headset is a really nice piece of hardware.  When playing online you can tell pretty readily who is using it and who is not.

PSN ID - Changgo
Location - Canada
Microphone - Yes
Currently Playing - Little Big Planet, Resistance 2, SOCOM, SingStar, PixelJunk Eden, Bionic Commando: Rearmed

For those interested, SOCOM's 1.30 update is now live and all 526 MB of it are now downloadable.

Did you steal this from IGN who posted this comparison early this week?

If you believe what Sony Computer Entertainment America wants you to then the PS3 is an exceptional value compared to its competitors (namely the Xbox360 - the Wii is a different animal).  I have seen a couple articles address this issue lately, however, in my opinion they have all fallen short of true feature parity.  The following chart is my attempt at creating comparable  360 and PS3 systems beginning with the standard 60 and 80GB configurations. (I am from Canada and as such all prices reflect the MSRP in Canadian Dollars)