On laptops, and resisting the 360

Today was a significant day for two reasons. Firstly the Dell engineer came out to fix my laptop, and secondly the game went on sale.

Lets talk about Dell first. The chap who came over was very nice, took my laptop to pieces - literally, unscrewed everything - replaced the speakers, and the motherboard while he was at it. Turned it back on, and everything's working perfectly - I can hear sound! Hurrah!

I'm actually very happy with the laptop now; sure, it runs Vista, but that's nothing a quick reinstall won't fix. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to suggest laptops and to discuss my choices in the comments over the past few weeks, it's been appreciated.

Now, on to the pressing matter of a certain game released today. Several times over the past few weeks I have found myself on Play, clicking on the appropriate 360 bundle with my wallet in hand, but so far I have managed to fight it. Today, with the thought of thousands of people across the country simultaneously breaking into virtual cars, I found it very difficult to resist the urge to down tools and run to the nearest Game. I think it would be fair to say that I am quite keen to play GTA IV.

At first I thought it would be ridiculous to buy an entire console for one game - after all, I joked about getting a PS2 for each GTA 3 as they came out - but when I considered how many hours of my life GTA IV will consume, and what that means in terms of loss of earnings, the cost of an xbox really is fairly insignificant. Which has not made it any easier to resist.

There are two things that help though. Firstly, a lack of any free time - my commitments right now stretch as far as the eye can see. Secondly, the promise of a PC release - which is of course not guaranteed, and is a flawed argument anyway as I will no doubt need to buy a whole new computer to play it on. Nevertheless, my plan is to hold out for the October PC release rumours to be confirmed or denied, which will be perfect timing for an early Christmas present to myself. A cunning plan - if only I had some willpower.

Comments

Gemma K

I actually bought myself a gamecube just because of smashbros.

That said i think the game cost me £30 and the console cost me £20 so its exactly the same comparison, but still i do understand the desire to get a console for a game :P

NoVisAnima

That's a real shame. I currently have GTA IV for my 360 and I was thinking how cool it would be if we could play the online multiplayer together.

It is a rather special game.

The eye fiend

Boring!!! Games are the most boring thing ever.

Shiny cars are much more exciting!

radiac

Stop it! Stop encouraging me! I must resist.

Eye fiend: True.. but if I had GTA, I will have all the shiny cars I could ever want.

No! I must resist.

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