I don't think I have considered myself a hardcore gamer since half life came out...the original half life. I still like the occasional online TDM game. I was an advocate for the Xbox but felt that the 360 did not offer enough from the original to merit a purchase. I was going to skip this entire generation of gaming until I played a Wii, then decided that playing golf in winter might be fun. My favorite types of games are fps, football and fantasy adventure.