Drink Rum

On October 26, 2000 I purchased my Playstation 2 video game system. Today... it died.

I enjoyed my time with my PS2, but alas it is over.

The laser is malfunctioning and cannot read the game discs. The replacement part and labor would be more than buying a new PS2.

I'm torn with choices now.

The first thought that I had was to purchase a new PS2... but that's $150. Do I want to put $150 into a game system that's going to be obsolete in November? Not really.

I then thought of getting a new Xbox 360... but then I remembered that I never liked Xboxes. While the snazzy HD spec games for the 360 looked nice, there are several flaws in the system that have steered me away from it. Overheating, no wireless network support, using HD vid specs but not offering a digital vid output (um WTF?), lack of games of interest, etc. The last one was the kicker.

It looks like I'll be waiting until Novmember for a PS3. Based on what I read it'll be worth the wait. Aside from a monster video game system, it'll also be a Blu-Ray drive for uber cool HD movies. Hopefully, Toshiba will die off soon and HD movies will finally be real. (Sony and Toshiba are doing their best to ruin the future of home video... since Sony has done well by me, I blame Toshiba by default... and their technology is also inferior.)

So I have to wait 6 months for video games on my fun TV. *sigh*

I'll miss my PS2. I'd just rediscovered it in the past 3 months and gotten back into playing it again.

Poo.