PixlBit

We live in hope. :)

Tanx Larry. Hope the kids get you something good. 

The cool thing about vinyl is that it hasn't gone away. The CD was supposed to have killed it years ago but it's growing back. I still prefer good solid vinyl to CDs.

X just might sell me a Wii U although truth be told I'd already have one if not for financial constraints. :)

I have no illusions about PSN+ but as I've said many times everything I've downloaded is because it was either free, dirt cheap or something I was unable to find in physical form. Most of the games I would never have bothered with if they weren't provided to me free. I'll delete a lot of them and the ones I really like I'll keep playing as long as I have a membership.

As Nick said, Microsoft's future doesn't have to be accepted. If you wish to go gently into that good night then so be it. For my part I intend to rage, rage against the dying of the light. 

The apologists for M$ that I've been reading all fall into two categories.

1. That bully didn't beat us up too badly, let's continue to give them our lunch money.

2. I'm alright Jack, I've got mine. Translation: I (or in most cases my mummy and daddy) have superfast internet that is always on or I throw a tantrum and I (or my mummy and daddy) have so much money I don't care if I can't lend, sell or trade my games without the express permission of Der Fuhrer because I use them for coasters afterwards. Poor people suck anyway.

Sometimes they fall into both categories in which case they are well on their way to a job at Microsoft.

You had me at Shadow Hearts.

LOL We already knew that Joe. I'd just rather be a General than an enlisted man. :P

I played that one for two years. :O

Towards the end I only checked on my village once a week but still.

Yep if the tutorial for the game spends an hour showing me a thousand different button combinations for combat I tend to glaze  over and shut the game off never to return. Block is a killer too. If the game spends any time showing me how to block I know I probably won't get very far. LOL Like I'm waiting to see if he's about to attack and press the block button. Nope, just attack as fast as I can and hope he dies before I do.

If I can spam X to attack and another button for magic I may stick with it and just grind my way to success.