Thank God that’s over. Like many years, 2009 has been a roller coaster ride of highs and lows. Microsoft and Sony both tried to out-Wii Nintendo by announcing new control input devices at E3. Nintendo, on the other hand, rolled out a device to detect if their players were even still alive. Between all the bluster and insanity this year has had to offer, there’s a lot of crazy sh*t you might have forgotten. That’s why we’ve put together this list (in no particular order) of the moments that had us reaching for a shot of sweet release just to dull the pain.
PSPgo announced sans UMD at higher price
It’s usually nice to see hardware get an update a few years down the road once its flaws have become apparent and correctable. It’s somewhat less nice when that update actually removes functionality that’s been taken for granted and somehow actually costs significantly more than what we’ve had kicking around for years. Which was merely the first step down an increasingly ludicrous path.