No to mention how much faster it is than starting a console game.
*turn on console*
*intro screen*
*navigate menu to play game*
*CHUG CHUG CHUG LOADING*
Biggest thing I hate about current gen is how you can't just turn on the machine and have it autoplay the game. You need some sort of input from the player. Though I think PS3 does this if you have autologin on, so that's cool.
oh god consoles
if someone else in my apartment is using the internet, who knows how long it's going to take to make the 360 start working. that it waits until you sign in before it displays menus and lets you play your offline games is probably not a big deal for the vast majority of people but it affects me daily. damn you slow internet.
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