I had an interview for an internship/job last Friday and it went pretty well. The company called and wants me back for a second interview, so I have to drive most of the way to Portland again to talk to some other people.
So with the prospect of actually making some money around the corner, I have been daydreaming what I might do with some of it. I am thinking of building a serious new desktop PC, but I am not really in a rush, especially with a whole new batch of components about to come out (like 45 nm CPUs and 1TB hard drives). There also isn't a hell of a lot coming out to force on upgrade on my part. The only think I might actually pick up is a big LCD monitor, which I could use right now with my laptop and then I'd have one for when I eventually build a new machine. A really nice LCD monitor only costs as much now as the first 15" one I bought several years ago.
There's also the matter of next gen consoles. I still think the Xbox is for Halo-playing frat boys, so that is probably out. I gave the Wii a try but I did not like it, and Nintendo is a little childish for me. So that leaves the PS3. Its ungodly price tag is an issue, but one that can be remedied with an actual paycheck and enough time. A bigger problem for me is that no one has actually released anything decent for it yet. For example, the one game that the guys at Penny Arcade like (flOw) is just a next gen version of Snake. Which is stupid.
So what games might make me change my mind? Final Fantasy XIII might, if it looks better than XII. I've heard rumors of a new Ratchet & Clank game, but I am a little wary because the series is already getting a little tired. A new Mercenaries game is in the works, but that is a ways off, as is a new Gran Turismo. A new Kingdom Hearts would also be nice, but I think that's a long ways off, and I haven't heard of any plans to bring Ace Combat to the PS3. All of these games are expected in Q4 2007 at the earliest, so I certainly have plenty of time to think about it.
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