RoboMeeks

Hello everyone (and I do mean ONE). I’ve had an Xbox360 for about 9 months now. I’ve really enjoyed myself, but it’s time to bite the bullet and expand my gaming experience. I bought a PS3 last night. I’m gonna tells y’all about my first impressions. I’ll try to avoid bias, but I’m sure I let it show a little because of my experience with the Xbox360. Again, this is only about first impressions. It’s not how the PS3 stack up against the 360 overall.

The price was the only reason I waited so long, but I have a Blu-Ray player now so I won’t hold that against Sony.

OK! The first thing I noticed about the PS3 is the single power cable. Having one small cable is way better than the Acme Brick power supply that Microsoft gives you. That’s a plus for Sony. The other second thing I noticed is the standard composite video cable. For 400 bucks, Sony could have at least included a component cable like MS did with the 360. That’s a minus. I’ll go ahead and use the HDMI cable I bought for the Xbox and buy a new one from monoprice.

The console itself is huge. I like the glossy black finish, but, with the USB ports on the bottom they were hard to reach. I had to rearrange my cabinet to set up the PS3 on it’s side so I could reach the ports easier. Not a big deal, though.

The controller seemed light compared to the Xbox controller. I like my controllers to have a little bit of weight. That’s just personal preference, so not a mark against Sony. The controller gets a plus for having a better d-pad and including a rechargeable battery included. You have to pay to get one for the Xbox. I does get a minus, though, for forcing me to charge the controller while the Playstation is on. The cable they give you is really short, and I don’t like sitting that close to my TV. There should be some way to charge the controller without the PS3 being on.

The menu for the 360 is a little easier to navigate, but I think that’s because I haven’t spent enough time with the PS3 menu yet. I prefer the look of the PS3 menu. It seems classier and more adult than the NXE. I do like having game trailers and other videos as well as alerts on new content right in front of me when I turn on the Xbox though, so we’ll call that a tie.

In case you were wondering I played MGS4 for about three hours before I went to bed. It’s kinda slow as far as the pacing goes, but I’m sure it’ll pick up. I’m not gonna compare the gameplay or graphics because that’s on the developers, and I’m not gonna compare the online experience because I haven’t used it yet.

So, based on first impressions what’s the verdict?

It’s a tie! Now all you fanboys need to kiss and make up!

I haven’t really been soul searching. Why would I search for something which I don’t believe exists? I am, however, trying to figure your out a purpose for this blog. Finding a niche seems to be the best way to get visitors. I could make a blog about video games, atheism, politics, music, sports, or an infinite amount of other things. I’ll be away a few days to work that out and I’ll return stronger than ever. HOORAY!

I’ve been preoccupied with something other than this blog. I just got an XBox Live gold account and Halo 3. I’ve been playing a lot. You can check out my Live account if you wanna play. The funny thing is that the Scout Update for TF2 is out today, so I’ll be enojying mowing down noob scouts some too. As always, I intend to focus a little more on this blog, but my promises are as empty as my atheist soul so don’t count on it.

My boss won’t let it go! He’s still bitter about the election. He saw this “documentary” (I don’t think he actually saw it, just the trailer) that is supposed to exposed the truth about how people voted for Obama because of fake journalists like John Stewart and Stephen Colbert. That’s probably true, but that’s a good thing because people who get their news from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are generally more informed than those who get their news from CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, and Fox News according to this study. So, instead of whining about the past, lets see if we can make the best of the present.

My website was down on Wednesday. I thought GoDaddy (my web host) was having problems so I waited it out. My website came back up in a couple of hours. No reason to throw a fuss. I read this article today. Apparently the site was down because some douchey hacker decided to initiate a DDoS attack on GoDaddy’s hosting servers. Why? I have no idea, but I am sorry to anyone who might have been checking this place out when it went down.

PM5K week is almost over. I will miss it so. I still gotta listen to the rest of Destroy What You Enjoy, but that shouldn’t be a problem tomorrow. I guess the next event I have to look forward to is the races in April. That’s always fun. That’s all for today folks, but I’ll keep you guys updated.

What the hell is wrong with me? I like Christian metal. blessthefall, The Devil Wears Prada, some Disciple, and others. I’m not a Christian. It don’t make any sense. It’s nonsensical and junk. Anyhoo, my birthday is tomorrow and PM5K week starts Sunday and I have Monday off. Big weekend folks. Big weekend.

There’s a new girl at work. She was just hired on to replace Betti. I’m thinking she’s pretty cute. I’ll let her get settled in at her new job, and then I’ll make my move. First, I”ll become friends with her. Then, I’ll get too nervous to ask her out, so I’ll just continue being her friend. Last, when I finally get up the courage to ask her out, she’ll say she just likes me as a friend and that she’s not interested. Then things will get really awkward between her and I at work and it’ll be miserable trying to avoid her, especially because we will be sharing an office by that time. Then, I’ll be force to find a crappier job for less pay just to save face.

What can I say? I’m smooth like that.

Maybe I’ll ask her out this week.

Hey everyone. I figured all of the other bloggers would be writing a “Happy New Year” message, so I decided to write a “Happy Day After New Year’s!” message instead. My resolution is to not be shy about being an atheist. In the past I’ve kind of kept it to myself. Not because I’m ashamed of it, but because I was afraid of persecution. I’ve known to many atheists who have lost friends or been assaulted for “worshipping Satan.” Most people don’t seem to understand that atheists don’t believe in Satan. Anyways, have a great new year; whatever crazy crap you believe in.

My mom and I got into an argument yesterday about gay marriage. Being the devout Christian she is, (what it is that makes her devout, I have know idea) she was against it. Of course the only reason she could give to deny others basic human right was because God says it’s wrong. Never mind the First Amendment, she didn’t want them queers gettin’ married. Anyone who knows me knows I have my own prejudices, but I don’t believe we should deny anyone the right to marriage. I just don’t understand how people can be so uppity about something that doesn’t even affect them. It’s not like she’ll be required to munch carpet.