It's been awhile~ 1yr Anniversary!

Yeah it's been awhile since my last post/rant/frustrated concoction of irritability. Just rereading that makes me fired up again. I'd like to say that it is extremely disheartening to know that more than a year later... I still see the exact same situation. How sad is it that Sony has still yet to be able to pull their heads out their bum in order to bridge the Grand Canyon gap that is between Microsoft and them.

So here is to the 1 year Anniversary of Sony's continued Epic Fail.

They apparently decided that to celebrate their fail they would finally get on the path to redemption by releasing the PS3 Slim at a reduced price of $299. It's a start. Is it sad that I am wondering where my restitution is for the time I've had their system with it's unrelenting attention to mediocrity? I'm waiting for my stimulus check to revitalize my faith in them. With each passing day I defend that pathetically underutilized paperweight. I continue to wonder if there will ever be a day that I can say I'm glad I own a PS3.

I can only say that only on a few brief glimpses of reality can I remember being happy that I owned a PS3. The first one was on the first week of having one. I remember watching the, then included, Blue-Ray movie "Surf's Up" on a High-def T.V. and I was impressed. I then found out that I could utilize a "Folding @ Home" program to help find the cures for diseases and help in research to develop advancements in modern medicine. This struck home for me, because my mother was diagnosed with Cancer when I was younger and she fought it off and even when it returned again she was able to survive. I thank god/whoever for the fact she was able to remain in my life. So for that one program I am glad I own a PS3. Sadly, however, that is the only real "saving grace" for the PS3 that remains so.

The only other thing I can remember making me feel happy that I own a PS3 was when FF7 was released for the PSP/PS3. That was simply amazing. The ability to swap between my PSP and my PS3 is awesome and allows the enjoyment of the greatest RPG game ever made (imo) to be available regardless of where I am as long as I have my PSP at my side.

That, however, brings me to a sad point. The 360 is great in it's own regard without any peripheral. How sad is it that the PS3, imo, is only worth anything when coupled with a secondary device? This is infuriating..., but alas I should be used to it by now. I feel like I might have battered-wife syndrome... Sony continues to beat me with it's incredulous ability to disappoint me, but yet I continue to hit the power key in the hopes of some grandeur to lure me back. I continue to make excuses for it and hold onto every snippet of it's "getting better". I make excuses for my bruised ego and damaged opinion of it and can't help, but get irritable when it's integrity is questioned.

But maybe in retrospect that's Sony's way of helping me save money? If they don't produce anything that makes me "have" to have it then I don't spend my money on it... maybe I should be thanking Sony instead of being irate with them... But wait... if my money isn't going to them...then as a gamer... it's going to a competitor... Damn logic to it's core. Without our consumer's money you can't produce the things they love...which in turn keeps them from being able to keep us happy...it's a viscous cycle, so maybe this price decrease is their first real step in taking responsibility for their mistakes and getting on the path to righteousness...

One can only hope. Happy Anniversary Sony~!