Fact: Virtual Boy causes permanent blindness in 101% of users.
While I found it annoying to use and it hurt my eyes after an hour or so, I never got a headache from the console.
But I still hated it because I'm used to playing games for hours on end (especially as a kid), not be forced to...
Pyscho, could you PM me a link to that thread? I would like to take a look at it because I've been wondering how Falcons have been holding up thus far. I can't seem to find much information, anecdotal or otherwise, anywhere.
No, my point was that there's a good chance that in 3-6 months, both of those communities will have dried up a great deal.
The smaller the player pool, the harder it will be to find a good game as the title ages.
BTW, I also like TF2 better than Halo 3. TF2 cracks me up.
I once had the privilege of watching Defective play Bully for two hours... And saw him accomplish absolutely nothing. Seriously, the guy dicks around in sandbox games more than anyone I have ever seen (and I'm pretty bad, too).
In two hours, I think he knocked out about 20 prefects, pulled 30...
In the used section, you can pick up Oblivion, Dead Rising (get.this.game.), Condemned, Viva Pinata, and Crackdown. That will keep you busy for quite some time.
If you want to step up to the $50+ games, I recommend Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, BioShock, Halo 3, and Gears of...
Pick up Crackdown and Condemned on the cheap. They're both worth it. Neither one is great but both are solid and can be picked up for less than $20 used.
It's still unknown if it will run in true 1080p or not. Prologue doesn't. It's 1280x1080.
They also just announced that it will have weather effects, night/day races, and damage. With those announcements, I'll be shocked if it releases before 2009. It might get a holiday 2008 for Japan but...