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Hardcore Offer Mixed Verdict At Xbox 360 Zero Hour
News for nerds writes "Next Generation magazine runs a quick report for the Xbox 360 Zero Hour launch event. According to avid Xbox fans joining the party in Mojave Desert, while games to be released in mid 2006 such as Gears of War and Ninety Nine Nights got positive reviews, the initial offers on 360 couldn't impress them as much." Kotaku has a pair of photo essays from the event.
Xbox fan: Microsoft is going to rule the online space with Xbox 360. The HD era of gaming is here RIGHT now and DVDs provide plenty of space for all that great content. While the Xbox was a good first start, the 360 is going to take the market by storm.
Sony fan: Yeah a PAY online service. What I have to PAY for the system and the game and I can't even play it online unless I PAY some more? The Xbox hardware is so pathetically underpowered compared to the Cell. As Sony will tell you, the PS3 with the Cell processor is considerably more important than the second coming of Christ. It will make gaming transcend gaming and games will go beyond gaming to become the pinnacle state of nirvana. It's going to rule so hard in a year no one will remember the Xbox.
Xbox fan: Two words: Halo 3
Sony fan: One word: overrated. Notice you only have one good game on the Xbox? ONE. Compared to the millions of titles available on PS2 which will be coming to PS3 in new even more awesomer forms.
Nintendo fan: Yeah but none of the games are FUN to play. Nintendo invented fun back in the 1600s and has made an art of refining it. Everything on the other systems is derivative of a Nintendo product. Just without cool characters like Mario and Peach (she's so cute). Sony and Microsoft couldn't innovate themselves out of a box. The Revolution will be televised. Inexpensive, innovative, interactive and FUN.
Sony Fan: Hahaha sure what will the launch title be? Mario Foosball?
Xbox Fan: LOL N00B! Yeah I liked Nintendo, back when I wore diapers.
Nintendo Fan: Laugh all you want while I'm enjoying games that can't be ported to your silly game pad based consoles.
PC Gamer: STFU all of you. HD era? You mean playing games at higher than 640x480 resolution. You make me laugh. Gamepads? Wireless wands? The mouse and keyboard are the ultimate controllers. Oh yeah and I can update my hardware while you're stuck for five years with the same old crap. Rule the online space? Sorry that battle was one on by the PC years ago. I got all the major TLAs: RPGs, MMOs, RTS, FPS.
Console Fans: Sure if you like to spend ten times the cost of a console just to play games? And deal with Windows crapping out while you play! And drivers that need to be updated! No thank you!
Linux Gamer: Frozen Bubble anyone? Round of Tux Racer?
Sometimes my arms bend back.