WHY XBOX WHY?

So, I wake up earlier this week and think "YEAH! TIME TO DO BLOG POSTS!"

Didn't happen.

I'm sorry, internet-at-large, but Santa has many things to do. Like Skyrim (Expect a continuation of my review over it in the next few days), or LOL cats. Oh yes, my love for those "Adorabul littl kitteh's" is undying.

But, I'm here now, and you know what that means!

Xbox has changed their Dashboard. Again.

Isn't he cute? Got him a hat and everything!

I got on to play Skyrim at 3:37 am like I always do on Wednesday mornings and was surprised by the "DOWNLOAD NOW" option shove into my face. Another 20 minutes later I found that my abhorrent internet connection had brought me an early gift-- a new thing to memorize.

Listen Microsoft, I know you love money, and most of the time, I oblige to your money-grabbing ways. I didn't even go kamakazi when you decided to up the price of XBL, or when you thought "Let's change to the NXE!" Since I got my cute little avatar, as seen to the right. So now, XBL has changed from the "New Xbox Experience" to the new "New Xbox Experience." The only thing I've experienced since the change is my cynicism going through the roof. 

Maybe I'm just too annoyed by change to "appreciate" the new layout. I mean, really, all they did was change it to be more like the Wii. Look at it: Its all boxxy (not her) and white. It's so sterile I could operate on my little avatar (also from the Wii, except done better) and sell his little cybernetic kidneys on eBay for 25 cents each. Sorry little me,  but I could use another pack of Juicy Fruit.

I'm certain in about 3 months I'll have forgotten all about the change, and come to accept it for what it is. The new layout looks essentially like Windows 8, and I'm certain that wasn't just by chance. I appreciate Microsoft trying to keep it all "fresh" or whatever it is that the kids are saying these days, but all they've done is make it look like an over-sized cell phone that plays fancy games. I think I'll just stay off the Xbox for awhile, show them my distaste in their ideas.

Just kidding, I'm only level 33 in Skyrim, I've got to fix that.

--Santa