Sony and the PS3... still reaching

Sony recently launched their new "Home" service for the hurting Playstation 3. They have taken a hard beating for their $600 DVD player and are trying to throw sh*t at the wall, in hopes it will stick.

Technically, it's still a beta and from what we gather, Playstation Home is sort of virtual world with a make believe "you", walking around talking to other fakies.

In the words of a PS3 owner - "I dont see the appeal.. talk to people through a virtual world and pretend to be something you are not... yay. Go outside and meet people"

It's a bit of Sims + Leisure Suit Larry + World of Warcraft.

What's the objective here? How do you beat the game? What is the appeal? And if you actually have a life, will the PS3's Home appeal to you?

For us, sitting on the couch with a controller and a keyboard chatting with other losers doesn't seem like a system seller. But maybe we're missing something.

Hey Sony, where are the games? All of the hot games are on the Xbox 360. And even the good games that have been out for a while on the 360 and supposed to be out soon for the PS3, aren't coming out in the near future for Sony's big, black empty box. They can't even get the 360's leftovers! We feel for those dummies who bought a Playstation 3 as their only next-generation gaming console. They are truly missing out.

Sony Again Drops the Ball on PS3 Launch

During this year's big E3 videogame conference in L.A., Sony promised the world that 1 million Playstation 3 systems would be launched worldwide.

Those who know better, knew not to believe the B.S. these guys were feeding us this time around. And sure enough, Sony just announced that the "worldwide" launch is actually going to only be Japan and North America. Oh, and that 1 million systems at launch? Well, it's more like 500,000.

Give Sony credit though, they held the videogame console crown for the past few years. But due to their stupidity (and a $600 price tag), it's time to give up the title boys. Thanks for playing.

Are You Ready For Some Football Bitches? It's Madden Time.

You videogame nerds know what I'm talking about. Tomorrow's the day! Or if you're lucky, tonight's the night! Each year in August, Madden is released for every videogame system on the market. This has turned into an unofficial holiday for guys around the world.

To date, the Madden franchise has sold over 50 million copies. And this might be their biggest year ever. By the end of 2006, EA Sports will have released a copy of Madden for 7 systems (Xbox 360, Playstation 2, Xbox, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Ninendo DS and Sony PSP).

The football season doesn't kick off in September, it kicks off with the release of Madden.

And we'll be at our local Best Buy for a special Midnight Release which will include a Madden tournament where the winner receives a free copy of Madden '07.

Are you ready for some football bitches?!??!

More on "Madden Holiday" from an article I wrote here

Sony PS3 vs Nintendo Wii - Mac commercial spoof

I love videogames. I also love whoever put together this video comparing the upcoming Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii gaming systems. Much better than the stupid Mac vs PC commercials and 1,000x hotter.