Feb
22
2008
Hell is freezing over or pigs are flying somewhere around Redmond, Washington. Rumor has it that Microsoft is toying with the idea of producing a Blu-ray player for the Xbox360. I recently ran into articles in the blogosphere that Australian hackers, 
Smarthouse broke the news. The 180-degree-decision could have come amidst the news the everybody and their mother will be supporting the Blu-ray movie format. I’m also looking into news that Netflix will be streaming Blu-ray movies to a video game console near you soon.
How much will this cost Xbox360 owners though? Everybody, including myself, jumped all over Sony for releasing a $600 video game console with the Playstation 3. I’m eating my words now, of course. A standalone Blu-ray player runs for about $600. This makes the Playstation 3 a damn good option when you consider its gaming, internet, photo and video capabilities. Will consumers fork out a $400 Blu-ray add-on?
Don’t do it Microsoft. There’s nothing wrong with keeping the 360 a video game player only. Take a cue from Nintendo. Just play the games but play them well.
Feb
21
2008
Looks like Sony is on a comeback route. Toshiba announced recently that it will no longer produce HDDVD players. Netflix also said that they’ll only stock Blu-ray videos in their inventory. Movie studios including Warner Brothers and Universal will only support Blu-ray as well. Blu-ray seems to have won the next gen video format battle. This also means that the Playstation 3 became a more attractive option to budget-minded parents looking to upgrade to the next-best-thing in home videos and satisfy the video gamers at home. I purchased a 80 Gb Playstation 3 last Christmas and have been very satisfied with its performance at a Blu-ray player and a video game system. The sound and video quality through a HDMI connection is next to none.
Feb
13
2007
When the heck did I become an adult with all the responsibilities, bills and deadlines? I use to be able to sit and play Counter-Strike on my PC for two days straight. I use to play fighting games on my console with my cousins from 6pm to 6am without so much as breaking a sweat. Now, I put in an hour and all the guilt-gremlins bounce in my head until my internal game-alarm turns on. Believe it or not, I even have a game-alarm setup on my cellphone.
It’s a little ironic to think that I can’t find time to play at the time when I can finally afford to buy all the games I want. Life is funny that way I guess.
This is also the reason that I created DaddyGamer.com. Part of this blog site is my attempt to share my thoughts and hopefully get others people share their’s as well. It kind of a therapy for maturing video gamers. I’m also hoping to add a new filter to all the video game reviews on the net. I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only who loves playing video games but has to use the time wisely. Don’t call me a casual gamer. I have the skills, know-how and experience to whoup you on any video game genre. I just have to do it quick 
Jan
31
2007
- When you see a kid crossing the street, slow the hell down! Yes. You do have the right of way but have you thought of what a speeding two ton vehicle will do an eighty pound child? Think about this: Do you know what a parent will do to you if you even graze that eighty pound child?
- Don’t wait across the street for your child to cross the busy intersection! Get your ass across the street, hold his or her hand and escort the child. It doesn’t matter if the child is yours or not. Don’t watch. Do it!
- Not even idiots make a U-turn in the middle of an intersection; Why are you? And don’t get mad when other law-abiding drivers honk their horns at you. You’re the idiot. Smile. Wave. Say sorry.
- A red paint on the curb means no parking! Ummm… it’s actually a law and not just a cute red mark on the sidewalk. I love that fact you also leave your SUV while the school bus full of kids navigates against on-coming traffic. I’m waiting for the day you get side-swiped. You can’t complain, dumbass.
- You can’t block the cross walk: two white lines drawn where people can legally cross the intersection. I don’t care if it’s the last parking spot near the school. Wake your ass up early and drag that kid to school to get a good spot.
- Your house is a block away from the school. Walk the kids to school. This will eliminate one stupid moron from clogging the roads around the school area.
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There. I feel much better now.
Jan
28
2007
What are you doing Nintendo? Can you stop adding useful features to my game system! I find myself surfing the web on the Internet Channel, checking the weather on the Forecast Channel and shopping for games on the Wii Shop Channel. A game system should only play games. I only paid $250 for my machine and that’s all I should get. These added features are adding value to a “toy” that is supposed to be wasting my time!
To make matters worse, the darn internet channels actually works; even YouTube videos play flawlessly! What are you going to do next? Add a Wii keyboard or maybe a stand-alone Sports Channel so I can get up-to-date scores and video highlights? Man! There goes my play time!
P.S.
Thanks.