Friday, May 7, 2010

I Suck At PlayStation 3

Wednesday was a glorious day. For anyone who knows me, they know that I enjoy playing video games. Unfortunately, I have not played a video game in quite some time. I've been living vicariously through my friends (Marc and Kelley) who are also avid gamers.

I am now hoping to change that. On Wednesday, I hooked up my new video game console (the PlayStation 3) to our ginormous television. I am quite excited. And yes, I suck at PlayStation 3. It has taken me quite a while to get the next generation game console.

When PlayStation 3 first came out (way back in November 2006), I was stoked. I wanted one, but I obviously did not want to pay an arm and a leg for one. At the time, the game console was touted as being a technical marvel with its built in Blu-ray player. As much as I wanted one, I could not justify paying $300 for one. The price was enough for me to keep it on the back burner of my wish list. Besides, I had more pressing needs with home renovations and whatnot.

So I waited. And waited. And waited. During that time, I accrued enough reward points through my credit card (a Sony credit card) to get one. I actually had doubts about using my reward points for the PlayStation 3. After all, Karen and I just had a baby daughter (Briana). I had to deliberate for a long while on whether I should use the points for the PlayStation 3 or use the points for some other electronic gadget like a new camera to take pictures of Briana or something like that.

Needless to say, the video game console won. In fact, it was Karen who suggested that I go with the PlayStation 3 because it was what I had wanted for so long. (And reality is, we already had a camera.) So PlayStation 3 it is!

The game console actually arrived on Tuesday. In the past, I would have had everything set up within 10 minute after the game console entered the house. Sadly, not anymore. Having a baby is a funny thing. While the baby is a newborn whose sole job is to feed and grow, your schedule becomes based around the baby's schedule. So, I had to wait until Wednesday to set everything up.

Now all I have to do is get a game. In the meantime, it's a nice Blu-ray player!

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