Xbox: 1, PS: 4

It is currently 12:16 AM on Friday, November 22nd. Just like the PS4 last week, I worked the midnight release of the Xbox One tonight. In my last article, I had so much to write about that about half of it had to be cut for the sake of flow. This week, I was worried I wouldn’t have enough to justify writing at all.

I am pleased to say that I gathered enough content, but it’s probably not content that Microsoft would want me writing about.

Launching the PS4: A Memoir

As I write this, it is 1:18 in the morning on Friday, November 15th, 2013. The PS4 has just been released to the open market, and I was at my local GameStop — to work, not to buy. Oh yes, this humble writer you’ve come to know and love picked up a part-time job at GameStop this fall, partly for the extra holiday money, but mostly to witness the major launches this season. I have just returned home from work, and I’ve decided to report on my experiences.

The console that literally 1-ups the PS3.

I can already tell you that this article definitely isn’t going to be the straight-forward newsy reporting I thought I’d be doing.

Xbox One: Going down in a blaze of pity

You know that middle school prank where everyone agrees to drop their books on the floor at 2 PM, and when the time comes, that one kid who didn’t know it was a joke throws their books down and gets yelled at by the teacher?

I think that’s pretty much what’s happening to Microsoft right now.

To be fair, a lot of people DO want to throw the Xbox One on the floor.