It is one of those days, I’m sick as a dog with an ear infection. Ended up volunteering quite a number of hours to work this week as we’ve had a TON of stuff going on. At one point I had a pillow on my computer desk and propped my head up on it so I could still see the screen and work as I was half lying there.
The good news is that I’m off for the rest of the week. The bad news is that I’m dizzy and I have to go drive in a few minutes. I’m waiting for a movie to finish taping then I’m going to have to go out to the bank. My folks are away this week and I’m supposed to deposit something for my mom.
I gave up this week. I had been looking forward to Showdown: Legends of Wrestling 3 for Xbox. I’m dying for a new wrestling game. It came out and all the reviews were horrible. Well, except for Gamepro.com, but you can’t really trust them. So I did some thinking and ended up buying a used PS2 with a hard drive attachment on e-bay. Got a good deal and sadly, the PS2 is a Mecca system for wrestling games. I ordered Fire Pro Wrestling Z for it and a gameshark so I can play import games.
I know, I HATE the PS2, but I really had no choice. The next new wrestling game *that I want* for Xbox won’t be out until MARCH of 2005. Yes, that’s right, MARCH 2005. It’s insane. It really is. Everything for Xbox is one big wait. Halo 2? November 8, 2004. Maybe. Doom 3? Don’t get me started. You’d think they’d know better by now, but they don’t, they really have no clue how to market a game unit and I’m sure there are tons of consumers out there like me who end up buying PS2s because that’s where the games are. It doesn’t matter if I think the system is crap and I hate Sony, if I want to play good wrestling games, I’m going to have to get over it and buy a ps2.
The only plus is that I got it used on eBay so that $107 is going to some poor sap who bought one and realized it was crap rather than to Sony.
TAKE THAT, SONY!
Okay, okay, Sony won’t give a damn in the long run. But I will. I’ve won a tiny little battle that no one will care about except me. But isn’t that what life is all about?
Winning in obscurity.
k9