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360 Has Best Launch Lineup Ever?
J. Allard had a chat with Edge magazine about the launch lineup of the Xbox 360, and makes the claim that they have the best launch lineup ever associated with a console. He also talks about the overall vision they had for the launch, and how well their expectations are being met. From the article: "I think it's pretty much spot on. I spoke with someone who was very involved in the planning about three years ago - he came over for about five minutes to drop something off and ended up spending three hours looking at all the capabilities of the machine, and he said, 'Son of a gun, if you guys didn't do 95 per cent of the original vision of the machine!' And I looked at him and said, 'Well, what was the other five per cent, what did we drop?' and he said, 'I don't know. I couldn't find it!'"
Here is why:
1. Wireless connection rocks.
2. Great selection of innovative games.
3. Cost effective - you don't feel dirty after having to buy a bundled 360 with crappy launch titles.
4. You can actually buy one.
The hype bubble of the 360 has burst for me. I was psyched to get one, but alas, Microsoft forgot to make enough. And now, I dunno, it seems better to wait to see what the PS/3 is like, or better yet, wait for the Revolution which actually seems to have some interesting things about it, unlike the usual 'now with more chips and better looking sequels!
So, intead of a 360, I bought a DS, and you know what, the damn thing rocks.
Get a DS with Mario Kart, better yet, get 4. Wireless racing at a party is 'too much fun'.