thirdworldgamer

In a few weeks time I'll be boarding a plane to Los Angeles to attend that mythical event known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Here I am sitting at my office desk like that massive event isn't even going to happen. I'm trying to keep that thought at the back of my mind...the sheer massive epic event that I'm about to undertake...wow, I never thought in my wildest dreams that I'd even go to something as spectacular as E3 itself. E3 is mythical to every gamer. We read about it in magazines (before, when we still bought them!), we watch videos from E3 after the fact...but has it ever crossed your mind to actually go? I didn't cross my mind. At all. I do watch it on the websites and all the news sites and I really enjoy that time of year when the game companies start talking about their newest stuff. But the idea of actually going there....sounds crazy! But here I am, two weeks away....man, I don't know what to think. Part of me is a bit freaked out...

I didn't wait up for the Xbox One conference like I did for Sony's. MS picked the most god-awful time for a 'worldwide' broadcast, going at 10AM Los Angeles time which made it impossible for me to wait for it in the middle of the night (I got a real life job and a baby to take care of, and that takes much more precedence than sitting up all night waiting for a game show....) When I did wake up the following day, I checked on NEOGAF and this was the number one topic: "XBOX ONE does not allow used games" So even before I got a glimpse of the new console, I got the bad news FIRST. And it wasn't too thrilling. While maybe it's too early to tell what will really happen, what I understand is, you can never trade in your games, and if you do, whoever gets your game has to pay FULL PRICE to even play it. Also, your game needs some kind of 24-hour online authentication to ensure it works. This is for single player games too. I do wonder, did Microso...

I started this blog just for fun, because blogging was cool when it was first introduced. Never thought that a few years later I'd get the opportunity to go to E3! And it has to happen THIS YEAR, which is probably the craziest ever in gaming, with two major consoles launching at the same time! This year, which might be the last hurrah of game systems, what with the challenges from tablets and smartphones looming on the horizon. This is the year that E3 will actually mean something. It could be the downfall of giants, or it could usher in the future of games. It's insane. I can't believe it, I'm going to E3!