The Best Sometimes Mean Nothing
Dallas, 1:20 AM (12/31): At the end of the Cowboys’ season last year, they all but fell apart in a huge loss to Philadelphia that knocked them out of the playoffs. When the schedule for this year was announced and the final game was against against the Eagles, I was not exactly thrilled with what that could entail. Well, fortunately both teams have their playoff spots wrapped up, so while the title of the post is slightly misleading (both teams can potentially be playing for the #2 spot), it’ll be much less…stressful than last year. Therefore, I have virtually no reservations about going to Andrew’s BBQ at his house on Sunday to watch the game where he will be rooting for the Eagles, and I’m assuming that everyone else in attendance will be supporting the Cowboys.
I kept my Steam purchasing today down to just $2 (and even then, only at Andrew’s recommendation), but I have to say, digital distribution does make computer gaming extremely easy and, at price points like these, impulsive. I’ve bought a couple things off Live Marketplace/Wii Shop/PS Store, but the planned obsolescence of consoles has kept that in check for me. When the next generation comes our, are MS/Nintendo/Sony going to keep everything compatible and provide an easy way to migrate the data over? I guess that as long as I can redownload (as in the case with Steam), there’s nothing too big to worry about.