Oh the Game Developers Conference. I've been looking forward to this to hear what Sony and Nintendo have to say about their consoles and portables. First off, I hear that Sony is making the PS3 region free which I think is a good move. What I want to know however, is if PS2 and PS1 games will now be region free. There are some import games I would love to get my hands on and if I don't have to fork over the money to get a Japanese system, I could use that money towards a PS3. Frankly there really aren't any games announced that make me want the system yet. There are some that have peaked my interest but I'm not at the point of total desire yet. On a side note, it's the same sob tale regarding the 360. Nintendo on the other hand, had me at "hello." I love their first party titles and I know they will most likely kick total butt. Now they've announced Sega and Turbo Grafix games will be available for download. I've died and gone to heaven. Many nay-sayers (fanboys) say that this is a ripoff of Gametap. The big difference is that I won't need to spend $15 a month to enjoy the same service. I also have a mac and wouldn't be able to use it anyway (I guess I could dust off my Dell). Either way, Nintendo has it right. Now I just want to hear prices. That will make or break things in terms of getting a system. I'm bothered by the stupid kids who say that if you can't afford a $500 video game system you don't deserve to game. What?! The people saying that belong in one of three categories 1) Software techy people who make at least six figures and can afford to say that. I'll let it slide for them. 2) PC gamers who upgrade their systems every six months and are used to it. They probably don't play console games anyway. I'll let it pass for them too. 3) Rich kids who need to be shot. Mom and Dad are buying the PS3 for them, not the kids. The rest of us will be forking out our own money. People like me probably also remember the days when video game systems debuted between 100 and 200 dollars and came with a game. This 300, 400, and 500 dollar nonsense is garbage. I blame the advent of big tech giants like Sony and Microsoft trying to get into the gaming industry. Ugh whatever. So back on topic, the GDC had some interesting news. On a side note I decided to clean out my collection of games and trade in the ones I only had a minor interest in playing. I need to save money and my backlog has gotten too huge. I'm not 12 anymore; I don't have time to play every game in existence. So sad...