Quote Originally Posted by Pike View Post
Screw console boot-up screens; most of my console gaming was done before those things existed.
*turn on console*
*small logo*
*title screen*
*you're playing the game*

Now:

*turn on console*
*long winded boot animation*
*advertisements everywhere*
*buy Doritos to unlock manboobs achievement*
*go to play game*
*unskippable company logos with 10 second animations*
*GAME HAS BEEN UPDATED/RESTART GAME*
*download patches*
*start thinking about life*
*cry a lot*
*download patching complete*
*console restart/go through boot sequence/ads/company animations*
*start swearing*
*console has heard your dissent/contacts NSA*
*agents bust down your door*
*you are waterboarded while various agents laugh and read your Star Trek/MLP fanficiton out loud*
*try to explain that Captain Picard would indeed place Twilight Sparkle second in command*
*they laugh harder*
*NSA lets you go because they figure your life is bad enough already*
*get home*
*eighth patch is still downloading*
*take constructive criticism of fanficiton from NSA to heart/begin writing PonyXTribble slashfic
*game finally ready*
*can now play Call of Duty 8: Gunz of the H8riots*