You had to be there: The Concertification of Video Games

Simon, from DarkZero, writes – "I still remember, with perfect clarity, getting my Xbox Live starter kit 10-or-so years ago. I can't peg the exact date without looking, but I can definitely peg the distinct sense that something magical was happening. I had played online on PC in the years prior – in fact I'd played online on my Dreamcast in the years prior – but for some reason, putting on a headset and playing these console games in the non pay-per-minute environment of broadband was, ostensibly, real life wizardry."