Archive for September, 2006

The Bottom Line Cost for Your
2006 Holiday Video Game Purchase

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

It seemed like a little math would be helpful to see where all the consoles stand going into this holiday season.

Wii
Xbox 360
PS3

Console
$250
$400
$600

2nd Controller
$60
$50
$50

Game
included
$60
$60

WiFi
included
$100
included

Online Gaming
included
$50
included

Classic Controller
$20
n/a
n/a

Total
$330
$660
$710

Of course add $60, for Xbox 360 and PS3, or $50, for Wii, for each additional game you plan to buy at launch.
The thing I found most surprising in the process [...]

Zune Missteps

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

I was fairly excited to see Microsoft get into the portable music space (unlike it’s hardware partners) mainly because Apple should get some serious competition to keep them on their toes, but thus far Zune looks like a list of dopey mistakes.
“Plays for Sure” to Become an Embarrassment?
For starters, Zune will not play any of [...]

In all seriousness,
I’m not dead or anything

Friday, September 15th, 2006

So, the millionth person asked me why I haven’t blogged in forever and it became clear how in this age that six weeks now equals “forever” (and I find that I can’t disagree). So, my apologies. I’ve been juggling new work responsibilities along with the usual changes that life brings. I’ll try [...]