Xbox 360 & Me

I use to be one of those guys that didn’t play video games. Oh sure, I’d play a game once in awhile on the PC. I’ve always been a fan of the old Lucas Arts adventure games; the Monkey Island games, Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacles, Full Throttle, etc.  Maybe a couple times a year I’d fire up Civilization II.

My level of video game playing began to change a couple of Christmases ago when i got a Nintendo DS. There are a lot of fun games for the DS and I might have found a device for the DS that allowed one to play all the games as ROMS that were loaded on memory card. This device might have allowed one to play any DS game they wanted. That’s what I’ve heard at least.  I mostly played the DS in bed, a lot of Soduko puzzles as I tried to slip off to the land of Nod.

Even with the DS, I’d still say my video game playing was very casual.  At the end of last year we picked up a Nintendo Wii. It was fun, but the novelty of the Wii wore off quickly, within a month. Once again, it was a very casual experience.

Then back in March i picked up an Xbox 360. This is where everything began to change. I initially bought the 360 as a way to stream video and audio to the new HDTV we had recently picked up. I didn’t count on doing much gaming, but I figured the system’s ability to play games was a bonus, even if I didn’t use it much.

Wow, was I wrong this thing is great! I’ve had a lot of fun playing games. I have been surprised by the variety of games and the overall Xbox and Xbox Live experience. In the Xbox 360 there is the ability to download games, professional and amateur, and to watch streaming video, including Netflix, I have to say that Microsoft has really done something right with the Xbox 360

If you are on the Xbox 360, friend me. I’m Jasonwert there, as I am most places.