Someday…you will be mine.

With the recent announcement that there will be an XBox 360 Elite hitting the scene soon, I have to say that I am currently being more and more sold on the idea of one day owning an XBox 360. Normally, I would not have considered it, but things are changing.

With the Nintendo Wii, I get to have a more laid back gaming experience. With Nintendo, I have seen in the pass that hard-hitting, must-have titles are only released once every few months. And with school and/or co-op work, I can honestly say that this is a relief on both my schedule and pocketbook.

Most gamers would probably look at me and scream “What the fuck man? Are you out of your mind?”

But here’s the problem folks. Playing games is not the central focus of my life. While I would be living in a truly utopian future if I were to be designing and playing video games for a living, it is not a reality. As such, my gaming time is limited. Extremely limited. Since beating Twilight Princess, all I do is play a few songs in Guitar Hero II with my brother (he bought a second guitar, so that we can “jam”).

So, yes. I’m thankful that the Wii appears to have limited “heavy-hitting” titles.

However, when I am out of university in four years or so, it will be conveniently around the end of the lifecycle for this current generation of consoles. Which means that I will get to pull a move akin to “Penny-Pinching Hulbert”. That is to say, I will just scoop up a 360 at the end of the lifecycle, and bask in all the amazing games.

And so, it is nice to see that Microsoft is upgrading the hardware while maintaining a decent price point. If these trends continue, then the system I purchase at the end of the lifecycle will be a prestine, humanoid tool of virtual pleasure. And, considering the vast wealth of exciting games coming to or already on the system, it will be a worthwhile investment.

Plus, XBLA has too many good games of old that I need to play. Need to. Unfortunately for Nintendo, I have most of their old games because they re-release them a billion times. I have an assortment of classic Nintendo games already through Animal Crossing (you can buy NES games for your house, and play the full thing). I also have the Zelda Collector’s Edition disc (hurray, Majora’s Mask). Furthermore, I have the Sonic Mega Collection.

Most of the Retro games that I would want are covered on this. Notable exceptions include Star Fox 64, Super Metroid, and Kid Icarus…which will be my eventual Virtual Console purchases.

Ugh…you know, reading over this article…or at least recollecting what was included…

It is giving me a headache. When did I lose all ties to coherence and thought…Hmm, looking back…did I ever have it? Ugh. I’m tired people. Forgive me. I’ll make it up to you next time.