Console Fevah'

Today I stopped by Best Bizzle while my parents shopped for appliances for the new house. I figured I could use a few items for the PS2. I got a couple controllers, and a memory stick (which was WAY OVER PRICED)plus some other little bastards that weren't too bad. Overall, I enjoy having a PS2, though I must say it's been a really weird experience getting one. After all, PS2 is a totally last gen console so I have memories from early highschool playing ps2 with buddies, particularly socom and whatever sports game was the soup de jour. Not to mention, the thing sits right next to my Wii which is the yin to its yang.

So today I played a really sad amount of Gran Turismo 4 which is a really tight game and makes me desperately want to play Forza 2 again. While forza is sexy as hell and has a tight physics system, so far I think GT4 is every bit as good. I do miss that nice feeling 360 controller, but as far as everything else is concerned I'm more or less happy with it. Still, wouldn't it be tight to have that Logitech 900 degree's of pure race sexiness game wheel? Yeah well, not worth the 130 bucks it'll set you back unless your planning on missing out on the next-gen revolution.

All in all I'm excited to know that by the end of the summer I'll have an HD tv which I've come to find a couple newer PS2 games actually supports (of course, not without paying for those component cables...goddamnit.) But in general everything looks better on HD, and it might encourage me to invest in either a 360 or a PS3. Worst comes to worst theres a few TV's that support a direct hookup to your computer so you 'd have essentially the sickest computer monitor ever.

As for Wii, I'm trading in call of duty 3 (wii), and a few PS2 titles before they become worthless and maybe eventually I'll get a new game for Wii. In all the boredom of not having a dedicated computer the last thing i want is to get caught up in all this "console gaming" hullaballoo and miss out on a chance to get something really good. Too bad Alex isn't around to lend me games, but I am trying to avoid buying anything he might already have and lend to me.