Xbox 360 Elite
I decided to splash out at the weekend and bought myself an Xbox 360 Elite and Bioshock, which I had been eagerly awaiting.
Prior to that I’d been playing the occasional game on my PS2 and boy, was I out of touch! The graphics on Bioshock are so good that it took me a moment to realise that the introduction had ended, and it was my turn to take over the controls!
There isn’t much I can say about Bioshock that hasn’t already been said elsewhere. Beautiful. Nervewracking. Game of the year, I’ve no doubt (yes, I think it will prove itself better than Halo 3). I’m not a huge fan of first-person shooters, but this is something else.
My experience of trying to get the PC demo was so time-consuming and frustrating that it clinched my decision to buy the Xbox. As I play it on my humble telly it’s amazing to think that what I’m doing is a travesty, and that if I had a decent HDTV it would look so much better. It’s on the shopping list…
The Xbox itself is a nicely designed (if a bit noisy) piece of kit, and the Xbox Live service is a triumph of seamless integration that even Apple would struggle to outdo. Downloading demos in particular is a breath of fresh air. Just select the game from the list, and the Xbox will politely let you know when it’s ready. Nice.
My PS2 has since been traded in for credit so I’m looking forward to Mass Effect 
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August 31st, 2007 at 7:48 am
Sweeeeeeeeet.
Bioshock does look amazing, I watched a video of it the other day on gamespot.com - very nice.
Tempted to purchase a new console myself…… GTA 4 looks fantastic!
Although it might end my life as I know it! Girlfriend and work would be ignored for vast amounts of time!
August 31st, 2007 at 8:14 am
I’ve never been a fan of the Grand Theft Auto series… Maybe if there’s a demo I’ll give it a spin.
I think Carmen would point the error of your ways out to you if you were spending more time with the Xbox than with her.