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"20 alternative uses for your Xbox....."

Before i even start, let me say this: I AM a fan of the Xbox. I think it is a great console and it has some very good games, particularly Halo. However, unfortunately the British and European sales figures have been particularly poor. (so poor in fact that i hear Microsoft have refused to release such figures...)

With the £100 price slash not appearing to have boosted lagging sales and the GameCube seeming to be unstoppable, it would seem to be only a matter of time before even Xbox owners themselves begin to accept their machine's fate.

So, when the day comes when the Xbox is obsolete (just like the Dreamcast?) and we all forget about it and move on to our Playstation 3's etc... what will we do with our beloved Xbox's. With the machine's gargantuan size, surely it can fulfill many other jobs it today's world? Here are 20 of my own suggestions:

Here are a few suggestions:
1-Use it as a door stop.
2-Use it as a car seat cushion for short people to sit on so they can see over the steering wheel whilst driving...
3-Use it as a bedside table.
4-Take the inside workings out, cut a whole where the green circle is and 5-Use it as a paperweight.
6-Use it as one of those big blocks they put next to jumbo-jets' wheels to stop the plane from moving.
7-Use it as a 'stand' to place your Playstation 2 or GameCube upon.
8-Use it as a 'step' for 'step aerobics'.
use it as a potty for a small child.
9-Donate it to the Red Cross so they can distribute them in Ethiopia and other 3rd world countries. (where they can't afford Playstation 2s or GameCubes)
10-Find another Xbox owner and use your 2 Xboxs for goalposts when you play football in the summer.
11-Use it to prop up a piece of wood to form a ramp for skateboarding.
12-Prop it up on its side and use the green circle as a target for archery, bb guns, air rifles, etc...
13-Take out the inside workings and use it as a lunch box. (for a very fat person who needs to carry a lot of lunch*)
14-Donate it to the Transport Authority. John Prescott could use them as traffic cones. (or lunch boxes...*see above)
15-Use it in the production of industrial cranes. (as a counter-weight)
16-Use many Xbox's to form a 'wall' and use them for crash testing cars.
17-Allow the WWF's (WWE) wrestlers to use them as weapons. (soon enough they'll be cheaper than the metal chairs they use at the moment!)
18-Use several Xboxs (stacked up) to form medal winners' podiums for the upcoming Commonwealth games.
19-Use it as a 'foot-rest' for David Beckham, to aid his recovery prior to the World Cup.
20-Use it to continue playing the awesome Halo in multiplayer mode. (I had to mention one good use for the Xbox!)

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Before anyone starts moaning, I did not intend to offend any Xbox owners. It is just a bit of harmless fun.

Thanks for Reading.

You said this was a bit of fun doublezero? *Quote the masses of digs in your last but one post*

Honestly, can everyone stop taking the p*ss of out of each others consoles, and maybe we can start discussing gaming like the forums are intended for. Period.

23. Use it as a step for short people to stand on, thus increasing the height.

Semajal wrote:
> 22. Take the insides out and cut it in half horizontally. Instant
> kitty litter tray. And a spare.

Particularly useful if you have 2 cats!

22. Take the insides out and cut it in half horizontally. Instant kitty litter tray. And a spare.

21. Re-educate Mr. Gates by dropping an X-Box on his head (the height from which you do this is of little importance, due to the console's vast mass). By doing this, you should prevent the release of X-Box 2.

Franny wrote:
> LOL, but don't forget that:
> 1) The XBox IS the most powerful console on the market
So WAS the Sega Dreamcast my friend!

> 2) The XBox IS supported by Microsoft, only a good thing when you own
> something by them, because you know they will NEVER let it fail, at
> ALL costs
MS didn't get where they are today by selling products at a loss. Believe me, if sales don't pick up, Billy Gates WILL quit while he can. (to avoid further embarassment.)

> 3) They refuse to release European figures, True, but they do disclose
> that they posess the industries leading attach rate (games sold to
> consoles sold). This implies that MS are doing well with the XBox.
This imples no such thing, it simply means that all Xbox owners buy Halo, etc... By your logic you could release a new console and sell 2 units, each with 5 games and it would therefore have the highest 'attachment rate'. (of 5)
[Once again, if you believe MS are doing well why don't they release their European sales figures?!]

> 4) Microsoft have 'XBox Online' up their sleeve, wait and see!
Oooh can't wait!... I don't believe gamers should expect to play gaming online week in week out for less that a total cost of about £50 a month, (connection fees, games charges, etc...) especially as it is this area where MS want to try and gain back the money they have lost.

> Besides, the XBox can't be all bad when the only cheap digs people can
> have at it is based around it's size.
I said at the start of its article that i liked the Xbox and that the post was just a bit of fun. However, since you ask, here are some other criticisms:
-It has very few games...
-...few of which are really good.
-The control pads are a design nightmare.
-Most new games coming out for the rest of the year will be identical to PS2 versions. (great way to use the Xbox's "extra power")
-MS ripped their own customers off! (thank you package my a**! Why not give back cheques for £100)
-I could go on all day........

My point is that the Xbox is the superior console but SO WAS THE DREAMCAST! (I'm getting tired of saying that!) I understand how Xbox owners are determined for their console to succeed and this shows admirable company loyalty. (*see GAD win 13/05/02...*plug*!!) However, as things stand, to say the Xbox is doing well would be equivalent to shoving your head in the sand. (or up some other dark place....)

Thats all i have to say on the matter and i'm tired of repeating myself so dont come arguing back unless you have a special reason why the Xbox will rule the console world. (which would have to be a reason that the rest of the country has missed)

21. Get a refund.

suggestion:

use it as a baby seat.

But most Xboxes are already covered in wee anyway.

21. Vote it as notable.