This is like a WAP site from 2004. I have been waiting for mobile version of GameSpot since I got my first cell phone with a color screen about 4 years ago, and after all that time, this is really disappointing.

Automatic browser detection doesn't work. You have to manually change the URL. Other than that it's almost all text, which is fine, I guess it makes for faster load times on a slow cell network, but who are we kidding? With the proliferation of 3G, there's almost no such thing anymore! I'm running an iPhone on the Edge network (widely maligned for it's slow speeds) and I can still get Gamespot.com (the full version) to load in a little over a minute and a half and that is a huge, bloated, php driven site with all kinds of superfluous flash and other garbage.

I'm comparing Gamespot Mobile to other mobile sites like Youtube and Facebook and Google Reader. These are rich, attractive mobile websites that still load quickly even on a slow Edge connection. I suppose if you're still using GPRS, it's probably pretty slow, but if you're still using GPRS at this point, it's time to upgrade anyway.

In the meantime, I suppose this new mobile site is better than nothing, but with the infinite resources of CNET and now CBS (and whoever owns CBS) at their disposal, I really thought that when Gamespot did a mobile site they would put out one that put all the rest to shame.

Oh well.

Actually, it should read "I'm coming back." It's kind of ironic that this whole Jeff thing that has thousands of forumites running for the hills is actually what's gotten me to come back.

Ricardo said that during the crisis every single ex-Gamespot employee checked in with GameSpot to lend their support or just let them know they were thinking about them. I kind of feel the same way. I still tune in for On the Spot and download the HotSpot every week, but by and large I have been almost non-existant here.

I can't promise a full-blown comeback, that will probably never happen. I have a full-time job and I'm getting married in a year so my time is more precious than ever. I will, however, make a concerted effort to check in as often as i can.

It sucks to see so many people leaving, especially the crowd over at the VU, but I understand exactly where they're coming from. I feel a need to stay and reconnect though.

I won't be supporting this space anymore with new blog entries. Updates will now be exclusive to the new Gardening Zen.