My Rants

The Console Wars, my XBox360 and growing up.

Monday, April 23, 2007

I just bought an XBox360. I've played games as long as I can remember. My first ever console was bought with my hard earned money which I made working in a month long carnival in Seria (the kinds we used to have where you throw rings of bamboo to catch ducks - I kid you not). It was hot, sweaty, and tiring working from 10-10, but at the ed of one month, I had a console to show for, the Contra games, and of course Super Mario Brothers. It was all worth it.

So gaming consoles have been a hobby of mine and apart of playing games, keeping abreast of the business side of gaming has also been my interest, i.e. PS3 versus XBox360 versus Wii and the Console Wars.

In any case, I came across this article today written by a financial analyst which I thought is extremely interesting. According to him, XBox360 is a complete failure, financially (not gaming wise of course). In any case, if you're interested to know more about his analysis, head over to his blog at http://www.informationarbitrage.com/2007/04/msft_and_japan_.html.

Personally I would love to have all 3 consoles, but given how much busier I am now with my new job, and have a 2 1/2 yr old daughter and one baby coming soon, I definitely have very little time for gaming; but when I do, I try to squeeze it all in.

Sigh, it's the old cliche: When you're kid all you want to do is grow up fast. But when you are all grown up, all you wish is to be a kid again. I guess when you start getting that feeling, you know you're grown up with adult responsibilities. One thing's for sure though: I'll probably still be gaming till I'm in my ripe old age hopefully unhindered by any threat of arthritis.

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