The Word of Chaos

I just got back from seeing Transformers. I can’t possibly tell you how much I loved that movie. One can easily understand why the movie has made so much money. The Transformer movie is just that cool. Of course, my inner geek was fed when we all saw the Xbox 360 brought to life by the All Sparks.

According to my friends, who were all seeing the movie for the second (or eighth) time, the 360 made it’s startup sound when it came to life. That’s a pretty impressive bit of detail. I didn’t notice the 360 start up sound, but I’ll be watching for it the next time I see the movie (when it comes out on DVD.)

I was pleased to see the 360’s cameo appearance, but my mind started racing with jokes about Microsoft’s recent admission that all 360s are doomed to failure. That leaves a lot of unanswered questions for me. Below is my biggest question cut right out of my AIM conversation window:

(11:29:05 PM) Kel: If they actually fought the Xbox 360 Transformer and defeated it, would it display the Red Ring of Light?
(11:29:14 PM) Matt: lmao
(11:29:17 PM) Matt: probably
(11:29:28 PM) Kel: Seriously, I thought that out.
(11:29:37 PM) Matt: but megatron has a 3 year warranty on it, so it’s cool
(11:30:05 PM) Kel: Wouldn’t that be considered modding though? That voids your warranty.
(11:30:13 PM) Matt: good point
(11:31:11 PM) Kel: Microsoft won’t honor warranties in the event you bring your 360 to life. It says so in the service contract.
(11:48:50 PM) Kel: By the way, I’m blogging this conversation.
(11:48:56 PM) Matt: lol

Wouldn’t that just be a wonderful day at the Microsoft Service Center? That poor repairman knows there’s something amiss, but he can’t quite put his finger on what the problem is. No, the 360’s brand new arms that can rip your face off is not a clue; Stop thinking rationally. That poor 360 owner was probably calling the support line trying to get warranty information, and I bet he was denied because he “modded” his 360. I wouldn’t take that kind of crap. People have sued for a lot less than a product coming to life and punching the plaintiff in the face, and I’m pretty sure the crazy, aggressive 360 (Exhibit A) would probably be all the evidence I need to secure a couple million.

I bet it really made that guy angry when he finally got his 360 home, turned it on, and saw this:

Call me crazy, but I don’t think you get anything added to your Gamerscore for that achievement. Your rep would bottom out once your friends discover that gem on your achievement list. You’d eventually have to sell your Xbox 360 Bloodlust out of shame. Good luck with that; Bloodlust doesn’t have the same effect as Core, Premium, and Elite… or does it?

All jokes aside, the Transformer movie is a really good movie. It’s an awesome movie for kids and adults (and adults who never grew up like myself), so I recommend you grab your keys, kids, pets, 360’s, in law’s, or whoever else is in grabbing distance and go see the movie right now.

Leave plenty of other 360 Transformer jokes in the comments.