just another PS3 entry

a friend asked me this few weeks ago: "what's up with guys and video games?"

i really dont know. we just like it. ever since i got tired of those facebook games, ive been craving for a PS3. now that i have a PS3, i dont even understand why i played those facebook games in the first place. well, i have to admit those facebook games arent that bad. but its certainly not comparable to "real" video games.

video games are enjoyable. pure and simple. we dont ask why, we just play. why guys like it more than girls, i have no idea. it never bothered me. although guys in a relationship might need some good explanation to give to their girlfriends why they spend a lot on video games (a newly released PS3 game costs around P2K. and there's no bootleg version for PS3 games on blu-ray discs). i guess thats why the PS3 added a lot of features. so guys can provide a good explanation why its worth the money. so aside from just being a simple video game console, it can play DVDs, Blu-ray movies and downloaded movies in .avi format (i dont know what other formats it can play. as long as it can play .avi format, im good). it can play downloaded Youtube videos in .mp4 format (because PS3's browser sucks so i dont bother using it to watch Youtube vids). if thats not enough, it has enough hard disk capacity to serve as a storage for photos and music library. i think it also has a simple built in video editor too (im not really that eager to find out the other features. i just want to play games and watch girls' generation videos. so instead of a music library, i have a music video library). its also a bluetooth and wifi enabled device. but like i said, its internet browser sucks.

so for a video game console with a lot of features, its not a bad purchase. well, its not a problem for an employed single guy like me. i dont need to convince anyone. its my money, its my time. but with regard to my friend, she still didnt get it. she knows it has a lot of features but still, its a video game console, primarily used for video games. money can be spent on more valuable things instead on a blu-ray disc worth around P2K to be used on a machine thats worth thousands (depends on the PS3 model. the ones that are still in production are at least P13K with the latest model around P14K. that is, if one can find decent enough stores that sell it at this low price. most stores usually sell it at P18K-P21K. thats why it took me weeks of canvassing).

i wasnt able to explain to her why guys like video games, why guys are willing to spend a lot on these things even if we dont have much time to use it (if i were in college, i would be playing video games all day. but since im working now, i try to squeeze in some game time whenever i can). its not necessarily a guy thing but it looks that way. we really just like to play video games.