T’was a few nights before Christmas and the sound of my 360’s fans were thankfully drowning out the horrendous seasonal music from the other parts of the house. Engaging my smug mode I sat down ready to play something… anything and then it happened. A horrendous screeching noise from the cream coloured box of gaming pleasures, topped off with a nice cherry coloured flashing set of lights.
Suffice to say that no Christmas song had ever had any of the profanities that followed accompanying it, enough to make old Cliff choke on his mistletoe and wine. I felt a bit like a child who had just had his innocence broken when he was told the big secret behind Father Christmas a few years too early.
My Christmas gaming plans had been thrown into disarray, I was destined to spend the holiday season in Azeroth with a side helping of Team Fortress, not a bad plan by any means but not ‘the’ plan.
Fast forward a few days and come Christmas morning I had a lovely surprise when I opened a present to be greeted by a shining brand new Elite, I was as happy as a Z-list celebrity in a Primark ½ price sale.
So, thanks to my girlfriend and my best mate who went in together to get me the console, my gaming plans were back on track. Throw in half a dozen new games and I’m happy as Larry, whoever Larry is. Even watching movies is a more enjoyable experience, as the audio is no longer over shadowed by its predecessor’s fan system, but the less said about that the better!
I suppose every cloud really does have a silver lining, for me I got myself a new console, for Microsoft they got a new console sale, either way, everyone ends up happy. Now if you excuse me, I’ve got some running to do, jiggies to find, piñatas to entice, civilizations to dominate and some chainsaw duels to partake in.
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