Xbox 360, and all things J.

Unless you like under a rock, or don't give to shits about the video game industry, there has been a buzz about Microsoft's Xbox 360. Both good and bad, people are up in arms about the 2 price points $299 "core" and $399 "premium" but the fact that the $299 does not come standard with the 20GB Hard drive has gamers debating and worrying.

But thats not the point here... I am getting the $399 edition

What really grinds my gears (on September 27 most will get this) is that every gamer on a forum knows better and would of been better on the focus group used to make decisions. The simple fact is NO YOU DON'T!!! Unless you have 100% knowledge of the business strategy you know Dick!!!! While reading the post back on Major Nelsons blog some said "I hope your plane crashes on the way home" WTF people is a game system, they did not say tommy is happy and wants this, lets kick him in the nuts and take his money... For every decent opinion there is an ASS who is 30 years old, but acts like he is 10.

Then you get the post, "you need to do X" Again No they do whats fitting to the over all business strategy. I am not happy with all the news, no one should be but acting like a Fucking Ass, just help justify the stereo type that Gamers are dumb and violent.

So J and the gang decide to have a live chat to ease fears, and I commend them for this a great way to interact with the community. This has been the Xbox teams mantra since the inception and its a great gesture. On a side not, when I was @ E32005 I was on Hollywood Blvd heading back to the rent-a-car and who do I see walk by me, J Allard returning from the Sunday night Party to announce the Time Cover will Bill Gates on it. So we said hi and he was really cool, took time to talk to us showed us the cover and was a real genuine guy. Back on track now; So when I read this I was like, make sense I will check it out.

I hate to say it but a gesture only get you so far, the chat had 2000 people in it and was laggy and just un-useable. I could not see the answers just the questions, and 80% of the people talking were acting like dicks, spamming the board, asking stupid questions, etc... So I went to Major Nelsons blog to read the transcript and like I said I this it was a great gesture, but it because normal PR bullshit plain and simple answers I knew already, and can get from various places. Do I look differently at the Xbox team, not a chance, but like I said a gesture goes so far and what this did shows they are at lease watching what gamers think. (to a point of course)

and thats what grinds my gears.