Starting now.....

I like how instant the voice commands are. It's fluid. Still waiting on the price point....

One thing I forgot to mention about Xbox One and my reaction to the design. It's ugly. I mean really ugly. What was great about the 360 were the lines and contours. The shape. It felt special and unique. Xbox One seems to have gone retro. All the way back to the first gens of VCR's when they first came out. Big. Bulky. Ugly. I'm curious if you can stand One on its side like you can with the 360. From the looks of it, the answer would be an emphatic no. Now, more than ever, my interest will turn back to see what Sony puts out. I'm sure they will unveil and sleek design with the PS4. Just have to wait until E3.

Another thing, I talked to an Xbox rep today to find out a bit more regarding some of the things that were left unclear at their press conference yesterday. It was mentioned that anyone that joins Xbox Gold on 360, starting in July will get 2 free games for that month. What was unclear is if it's month to month or if you have to get a year subscription. The rep said it was month to month and was confident in saying it was official, but I'm still under the impression that it's a year long subscription.

It may in fact be month to month, because in the conference, they said the deal was only good up to the release of Xbox One, and that drops in November. Clearly not a year from now. Also, none of the games we get on 360 will transfer over to Xbox One, including any and all Arcade Games you currently have sitting on your 360. So, if there are a few games that you love and want to continue playing, you have two options, re-pay for them on Xbox One and / or just keep your 360 plugged in somewhere in the house.

Well, I was always of the mindset that I would be waiting out the initial impulse to rush out and buy on day one. I knew that it would be pricey, but what Xbox is charging is ridiculous. What makes it worst is that the parts and components of this next gen console isn't nearly as robust as the PS4, and yet they are charging $100 less. So, it has absolutely nothing to do with parts, but more about how much Microsoft can "get away" with bilking their customers.

At the end of the day, I actually see myself owning both consoles which isn't something I've ever considered doing with the previous consoles. Each new console offers me something that I want, but not enough at the price that they are charging. I can probably swing a deal for the PS4, but given the fact that I see myself owning both, I will definitely have to sit out Xbox One for a major price drop.....or find one dropping off the back of a truck to take possession of it.

One last thing, I think that Xbox showed off more games that I want compared to what Sony rolled out this past E3, which is going to make waiting out the price drop on the Xbox even more excruciating for me. Where do you see yourself with the consoles?

it would come in black and a limited edition silver version.

because collectors eat that **** up.

There was actually another upstart company that E3 tried to get shut down because they had set up shop across the street and they felt that they were in direct conflict with the Bigger companies. They even went as far as calling the cops on them. It's all on video. I'll dig it up. They seemed to have something interesting going on. Hell, they were at least smart enough to give out free beer all day long to generate foot traffic to their booth. I'd like to see them succeed.