I was an extremely vocal evangelist for xbox -- I convinced 3 other people to buy one as well. Silly me: two of those recommended boxes failed; the other one is never used.
As for me, I remained a (less-vocal) fan after my second box failed. Now that I'm waiting for the return of the third, I've given up. It'll stay under my TV, and why not? I paid for it, so there you go. And I'll probably buy Halo 3. Bioshock looks good. But it won't be the centerpiece of my entertainment center like I planned it to be. Those bastards owned *my* living room, and now I'm taking it back. "Failure rates normal." "Vast majority are enjoying their boxes." They've been taking a shit on my head, and for a year and a half I've been saying thanks for the hat. Well, no more.
Oh, and BTW, to everybody that says "repair turnaround in a week, what's the big deal?" I say, that was a long time ago, before everybody's died. Mine's been gone a month, and support will now tell you to expect a SIX WORKING WEEK TURNAROUND.
Hey, everybody, don't listen to me, though. They've fixed the problem. They've owned up to it. Feel confident "Jumping in."
On this list of lamest 360 Achievements http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/674028/The_1 7_Lamest_360_Achievements.html, they list one -- worth 0 points -- that a gamer acquires for quitting 10 online games. Every game should have something like this, so a serial quitter's assmunchery is on his gamercard for all to see.
I'm lame to middling in practically all online games, but I'll stick it out to every humiliating end.
YES! Yes, we realize that. We do. We really do. It's okay. We all totally realize it. And we're grateful. Did we say we're grateful? We are. Okay. Now. Just put down the rifle...
Where are you finding these for "a dollar and change"? Stores around here are forcing bundles with friggin poker chips and deck shufflers.
Oh, well. Guess I'll try eBay.
I have a laptop for all my computer stuff. Doesn't have a killer video card, but it displays the internet well enough. So I just got a 360. $400? A BARGAIN for all it does. To all you haters out there -- it's a great piece of electronics. It really is.
And A LOT more multi-purpose than a $400 video ipod. I don't see people having heart attacks over that.
No, man. If and until then, I'll just be playing my fucking xbox360. After that it'll fucking go in the pile with my N64, which I don't fucking play anymore.
And then, I'll go pick up a PS3, if I can fucking afford it.
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I was an extremely vocal evangelist for xbox -- I convinced 3 other people to buy one as well. Silly me: two of those recommended boxes failed; the other one is never used.
As for me, I remained a (less-vocal) fan after my second box failed. Now that I'm waiting for the return of the third, I've given up. It'll stay under my TV, and why not? I paid for it, so there you go. And I'll probably buy Halo 3. Bioshock looks good. But it won't be the centerpiece of my entertainment center like I planned it to be. Those bastards owned *my* living room, and now I'm taking it back. "Failure rates normal." "Vast majority are enjoying their boxes." They've been taking a shit on my head, and for a year and a half I've been saying thanks for the hat. Well, no more.
Oh, and BTW, to everybody that says "repair turnaround in a week, what's the big deal?" I say, that was a long time ago, before everybody's died. Mine's been gone a month, and support will now tell you to expect a SIX WORKING WEEK TURNAROUND.
Hey, everybody, don't listen to me, though. They've fixed the problem. They've owned up to it. Feel confident "Jumping in."
Thanks for the hat, you a**wipes.
On this list of lamest 360 Achievements http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/674028/The_1 7_Lamest_360_Achievements.html, they list one -- worth 0 points -- that a gamer acquires for quitting 10 online games. Every game should have something like this, so a serial quitter's assmunchery is on his gamercard for all to see.
I'm lame to middling in practically all online games, but I'll stick it out to every humiliating end.
I hate your post. It's stupid.
Two words: "Viewtiful Joe." Cutting-edge graphics and gameplay. And... 2D. Could be the best game of any type in a long time.
YES! Yes, we realize that. We do. We really do. It's okay. We all totally realize it. And we're grateful. Did we say we're grateful? We are. Okay. Now. Just put down the rifle...
Where are you finding these for "a dollar and change"? Stores around here are forcing bundles with friggin poker chips and deck shufflers. Oh, well. Guess I'll try eBay.
My comment in retrospect seems a little snarky, especially considering it was coming from someone who until recently had to opt for generic ramen.
My apologies, best, and good luck.
I have a laptop for all my computer stuff. Doesn't have a killer video card, but it displays the internet well enough. So I just got a 360. $400? A BARGAIN for all it does. To all you haters out there -- it's a great piece of electronics. It really is.
And A LOT more multi-purpose than a $400 video ipod. I don't see people having heart attacks over that.
No, man. If and until then, I'll just be playing my fucking xbox360. After that it'll fucking go in the pile with my N64, which I don't fucking play anymore. And then, I'll go pick up a PS3, if I can fucking afford it.