A little longer than a year ago, Sony did Microsoft a favour; they released the worst gaming platform the mainstream shelves have seen since the ‘Dreamcast’. The ‘Playstation 3’ was predicted to sell like hot cakes, but, it would seem, that that dog has had its day.
Microsoft saw this failure as an opportunity and has since been barraging the homes of X-Box 360 owners with more and more useless tricks and trappings for our consoles.
Around 6 months ago, I was misfortunate enough to purchase one such product; the ‘Wireless X-Box 360 Headset’. You see, the normal, wired headset plugs into the back of the controller (which the user would hold in their hands) and rests on the user’s head (as you might expect from a headset) and the wire that connects these two essential components is changeable from five, to about one metre in length.
So, for an extra £5, you can purchase a wireless version of this product, but the question bothering me is “why?”
Unless you are at least seven metres tall and are playing a game with the controller at arms length (which you’ll agree, seems slightly stupid, as well as veritable thaumaturgy), this product is painfully useless.
Willing to give Mr Gates the benefit of the doubt, I set out to devise a few situations in which you may need that wireless capability… I could think of none. Instead, all that came to mind were situations where the wired alternative seemed better suited:
What if you needed to break into your apartment on the second floor, through an open window? Well, this product would make a brilliant grappling hook.
What if a friend of yours has fallen overboard and is drifting out into the big blue? The headset makes a great life ring; you can reel it in, and return your friend to safety.
Microsoft saw this failure as an opportunity and has since been barraging the homes of X-Box 360 owners with more and more useless tricks and trappings for our consoles.
Around 6 months ago, I was misfortunate enough to purchase one such product; the ‘Wireless X-Box 360 Headset’. You see, the normal, wired headset plugs into the back of the controller (which the user would hold in their hands) and rests on the user’s head (as you might expect from a headset) and the wire that connects these two essential components is changeable from five, to about one metre in length.
So, for an extra £5, you can purchase a wireless version of this product, but the question bothering me is “why?”
Unless you are at least seven metres tall and are playing a game with the controller at arms length (which you’ll agree, seems slightly stupid, as well as veritable thaumaturgy), this product is painfully useless.
Willing to give Mr Gates the benefit of the doubt, I set out to devise a few situations in which you may need that wireless capability… I could think of none. Instead, all that came to mind were situations where the wired alternative seemed better suited:
What if you needed to break into your apartment on the second floor, through an open window? Well, this product would make a brilliant grappling hook.
What if a friend of yours has fallen overboard and is drifting out into the big blue? The headset makes a great life ring; you can reel it in, and return your friend to safety.
1 comment:
Nice Travis! Pity you didn't think about these added uses you BEFORE you bought the wireless version though!! Having said that I’m sure you'll find some given time.
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