By I've gotten to the point where I hate year-end top ten lists. It's all so arbitrary. How can you quantify just ten good things? Some stories or games that I like are a mixed bag, with some great parts and some so-so parts. Most good games usually have weak endings--Halo 2 is a great example. I thought that 1UP.com had a great idea with a Top 10 WTF Moments of 2005. Number One is something that we can all agree on: the $299 version of XBox 360 just makes no damn sense at all. If they had gotten rid of this, we could assume all 360s came with hard drives.
There's a good interview with Bill Gates over at Engadget. Bill talks about his family playing XBox 360 over the Christmas vacation. Can you imagine the pressure of being Bill Gates' kids? They are expected to do exceptionally well in school. Anything less than a 4.0 GPA would be a shock. What if the kid becomes a slacker due to the XBox 360? They spend all their time playing Project Gotham Racing 3 and Perfect Dark Zero and never do their homework. Man, I feel better now. I have a right to be a slacker. Nuff said.
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