360 in 3 days

As much as the Halo novel has been captivating, and as much as I haven't touched any other video games in the past two months, I'm really looking forward to getting this stupid box back into my life.

If I finish the book tomorrow, I really do plan on playing some Killer 7 and tuning up my new drift car in GT4. Maybe even get in some Need for Speed Underground 1 in.

But that will all take a back seat when the 360 comes. I've been waiting for years to be able to play on Live with my friends. Once my original Xbox got booted off Live, I knew it would never happen. But finally the stars and moons have aligned and a generation of console gaming later, two friends own Xbox 360s, a copy of the same game, internet connections, and Live accounts.

Whoever said playing games online was easy never met any of us.