NY Post: Don't Buy The Xbox 360

The 'net kids are all up in arms over this piece that ran in today's New York Post, so I figured it could use a link for posterity.

Oh, it's an amazing console, don't get us wrong. Plugged into a high-definition television set with a booming sound system, it's amazing, a wonderland of sights and music.

But that's the part of the problem. To get the full Xbox 360 experience, you need to spend hundreds - perhaps thousands - of dollars. All that for a machine that won't play the hot games this season, like Star Wars Battlefront II and 50 Cent: Bulletproof.

That sort of echoes my feeling on the launch. Except for the whole 50 Cent thing. I might buy that game when it's actually half a buck.

Anyway, my impressions should be up on the main site tomorrow; the 360's a great addition to your high-def entertainment center, but if you're one of the vast majority of people without a widescreen HDTV, you needn't get taken in by the hype this holiday season.

Especially considering that the $400/$300 pricing scheme probably won't stay that way for long: the original Xbox dropped by $100 within six months of launch.