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Get Off My Lawn! – A Look Back and a New Beginning in Gaming

I remember it like it was yesterday. For my 21st birthday, I got a brand new Microsoft Xbox 360. I was pretty hyped, but I did feel a bit like a traitor. For the past two generations I've been a Sony man. I've been one of the millions of Playstation 1 and 2 owners in America, but now I've gone to the other side.