Last Christmas i sold my Xbox 360 to a friend so he could give it to his cousin for christmas, I do not regret this decision because at the time the last time I had played my 360 was probably around 8 months before, so I had perceived it as a waste of money. Well lets fast forward, its now almost July 2010 and I sold my Xbox 360 December 2009 and up until recently I hadn't had the itch to play a console game. What did me in?
 
Alan Wake & Red Dead Redemption
 
I did not; however, want to buy a new 360 (and if I did it would be the newest version of the 360, ie: 360s). So while talking to a friend of mine he mentioned he had a spare 360 sitting around without a powersupply, he went on a bit more and said that if I wanted I could have it, all I'd have to do is buy a powersupply. So I did, for $40 at EB Games (could have saved $20 and purchased on Amazon, but wasn't sure I'd get the right power supply). After this I hightailed it to BestBuy and bought Alan Wake for $40 (cheapest in town). 
 
So far I have played through two episodes, and while I have come to the realization that it is a short game, there is no 100% guarantee that it was going to be released on the PC, so I do not regret spending $80 (and some tax) to get back into 360 gaming. The next game to get will be Red Dead Redemption, that may be a couple of weeks or so because of a trip to New York happening at the end of July.
 
*Note here: this 360 is supposed to be shared between myself and my dorm mate...he owes me $10 on the PSU assuming he buys Red Dead Redemption (meaning we each spent $70). If he doesn't cough up soon though, I will assume full control and ownership of the 360. This console will not replace my love of the pc...but I can now, once again, play games that may never see the light of day on the PC. And no, I will not be selling this 360, a stipulation between the friend that gave it to me was that I had to keep it until a new Xbox came out.