Through some loophole in the rules that govern the holiday known as Christmas, agreeing with your spouse that you will not exchange gifts this year does not include one person giving the other an XBox 360. Sheri surprised me this year by giving my an XBox 360 system. It includes the the game console, a 20 gig hard drive, two (2) wireless controllers, a headset, and a cool looking messenger bag. It also came with some games – Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Forza 2 Motorsport, and Halo 3.
She told me she bought it a month ago from Wal-Mart Online. She said it doesn’t break our no-gift agreement because she plans on using it as much as me. She has a point. It also technically isn’t a Christmas gift because she gave it to me two days ago. Who am I to question it?
I bought a wireless network adapter for it. I wanted to be able to use it online so I could enjoy the pleasure of 14 year old nerd-boys fragging me at Halo 3. Plus, I wanted to be able to stream media files from my PC to my TV. The XBox 360 allows me to do just that. I created a shared video folder on my PC and placed all of my avi videos in it. I then added them to my library in Microsoft Media 11. Now I can watch all of my videos on my 42 inch HD TV in the living room. What surprised me was the picture quality. It’s really quite good. Excellent in fact. Just to have the ability to stream digital media from my PC makes the XBox a worthwhile investment.
We had been talking about getting a Wii. I asked Sheri why she bought an XBox 360 if she wanted a Wii. She told me that she wanted both. That sounds good to me.
Jesse Jace
/ December 25, 2007The good news is that, in Halo 3, you won’t actually hear the taunts of the people fragging you until the end of a match. And then you can always exit out of the post-match lobby in a hurry to avoid any serious ear burns. Unfortunately, however, there’s no cure for the “teabagging” victory dance that often accompanies an online defeat. Other than just closing your eyes, I suppose.
Let me know your gamer tag when you get it sorted out. Mine is JesseJace. We’ll get teabagged together! Gross.
Rick
/ December 25, 2007My tag is “Bentcorner”. Real original, right?
RonSchooly
/ December 25, 2007Sweet. I have a 360, but I rarely go online because I don’t have the wireless adapter. My tag is “Schooly” or “SchoolyG”- I can’t remember.
I don’t condone audible taunts in any online game. However, tea-bagging a guy you just waxed is ALWAYS funny as hell.
Tea-bag you soon,
Schooly
PS- I didn’t mean that I’d literally be teabagging you… I think you get the picture, though.
RonSchooly
/ December 25, 2007Hey, can you play Marvel Alliance online? I’ve been thinking of getting it- maybe if I knew someone who had it…
Rick
/ December 25, 2007Schooly, I don’t know if you can play the Marvel Alliance game online or not. Since my wireless network adapter doesn’t seem to be working any longer, I can’t really tell. Sadface!
RonSchooly
/ December 25, 2007Sadface, indeed. If you get it working and want to play online, I might get it. No one else I know has a 360- all my friends are still stuck in the PS2 era.
Alec Peden
/ January 13, 2008I got Marvel too. You can play online multiplayer up to 4 players. My gamertag is the8thsign if you guys want to add me and maybe we can get a game going sometime.