illness.

i've been off work since wednesday so i've had plenty time to play some games.

in crackdown i've collected 100/300 hidden orbs and 460/500 agility orbs, and popped my co-op cherry, as it were.

one thing that is annoying me right now is the plethora of DLC placeholders that have littered my sandbox since downloading an update. it seems that every time i approach an agility race it's one of the new ones that requires a purchase. it wouldn't be so annoying if it weren't for the fact the the radar constantly flashes and coerces you in their direction.

so why haven't i purchased the DLC yet? well, at present people who are good at taking care of their money are discriminated against by microsoft. that is, if you don't own a credit card, forget it. debit cards don't exist to them. sure, i could purchase a 'points card' online or in a shop, but that would be forgoing the point of offering these tidbits of functionality online with instant access.

kudos to sony for allowing me to use my Maestro card on their PSN service, which i have done so in the past (oh gripshift, how i miss thee). unfortunately Nintendo have the same attitude when it comes to virtual console; if you're not in huge amounts of debt to Visa, your money is no good to them.