I know, Tinoshke. I know. You've told me about this before, but since when have I paid enough attention to what you tell me? Oh go on, roll your eyes - you know you want to! :)
The time is coming - real soon now - when a new Console will be released in Australia. Yes, I know you've had your moments of chaos and panic in the States, in Japan and I'm sure some other countries as well. But soon it will be our turn here in the wide brown land of Austalia. What am I talking about (he asked them knowingly... *wink*) Why, I'm referring to the X-Box 360!
In early March, the 360 will be released here, and of course I've managed to pre-order one. And not one of those rubbishy "Core" Systems. I'm talking a proper 360, with the hard drive and cordless controller and stuff. Given the good working relationship I have with my local Gaming store, and how early I've managed to pre-order one (which I actually did a couple of weeks back), I've got a pretty good feeling about managing to pick up my new Console on it's release date. :)
Along with the Console, I've also managed to pick up the VIP Premier Pack thingy (as of last Thursday actually), which apart from having another cordless controller in it, also had a funky looking face-plate for the 360, and a copy of Perfect Dark Zero. Having read through the manual, and checked some stuff out about it online here at Gamespot, I already wanna play this Game! Patience has never been my strong point, and I have just under two months to wait until the X-Box 360 comes out here, so I may get a nervous tic or two prior to that time... *grin*
Having checked out some other Games arriving at the same time, I've also managed to pre-order the following three Games, which should all be out at the same time as the Console release:
Burnout - Revenge (traded in my X-Box copy of the Game for this one...)
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion
And I'm thinking about ordering Kameo - Elements of Power in the near future... :)
For those of you out there who already have your X-Box 360's, are there any other Games I should be checking out? There's a couple coming out down the track that I'm interested in, but I figure these four Games should keep me amused for quite a while. And adding in the fun and games involved with X-Box Live, I think I'll be quite busy. *grin*
Now all I have to do is sort myself out a suitable modem and arrange some broadband for my place prior to March. Fun fun fun. :)
There's only one downside to the whole 360 experience. Something I personally found quite disappointing. The LACK of backwards compatibility with many of my existing X-Box Games. I went through my list of currently owned Games, and discovered that only six Games (out of twenty four that I own) would work on the 360. Not so good, Microsoft. Does NEone out there know (and understand) the reasoning behind this seemingly quite strange decision on behalf of the X-Box 360's designers? I'm sure there is a reason, I'm just a bit disappointed there wasn't a few more Games that would work on it.
(Actually, I'm not the only person disappointed. My mate Stan was going to inherit my X-Box once I got my 360. Unfortunately this won't be happening, since I won't be able to play most of my X-Box Games if I do that. Shame on you, Microsoft!)
Big update for today, but I thought I should mention what was what with the 360 for me. Nothing unexpected for those of you who know me, but nice to be clear about just the same. *grin*
Game on, people! :)