I am now the (proud) owner of a Xbox 360

Plans change. I'm sure most of you aimed to complete a certain task only to delay it indefinitely when new circumstances arose (I'm thinking of you, Mr. Homework Procrastinator). It should come as no surprise when I planned to buy a Xbox 360 last summer I--get ready for the big surprise--didn't purchase one. New circumstances arose, and I ended up working for a small computer repair shop. Therefore, I used nearly all the money I made to build a new computer. However, I still had a Xbox 360 wireless controller, and a pre-order for Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV hanging around, waiting to be used.

Finally, the time has come. I purchased a Xbox 360 bundle on Sunday, and it's slated to arrive tomorrow.



Along with it, I have a third wireless controller arriving, as well as Perfect Dark Zero, Blue Dragon and Project Gotham Racing 4. Additionally, I opened up my wallet to buy a new 26" HDTV.



If you're going to game, you might as well go all-out, right? At least, that's what I tell myself (and my wallet). When all is said and done, I should have:

* A Xbox 360 Pro system (with HDMI)
* A new 26" HDTV
* Perfect Dark Zero, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, Project Gotham Racing 4 and Blue Dragon
* 3 Wireless controllers

When I do finally get my Xbox 360 tomorrow, I fully expect to act like this kid opening up his N64. I can't wait to see what the 360 has to offer and--hopefully--spend countless hours on a new gaming system (instead of my PC). It will be interesting to go back to using a controller; I haven't really messed around with consoles since I played GameCube years ago but I'm sure I'll adjust.

Oh, and if I turn into a fanboy trolling System Wars bashing all other systems, I apologize in advance.