So if you are familiar with L4D, and you check gaming blogs pretty regularly, you have probably read that L4D is getting free DLC on the PC.

And the same DLC for $7 on the 360.

There was a lot of bitching over this, and for good reason. Why are the PC users getting off for free? Does Valve like them more? Does Valve kick puppies and steal candy from babies while playing ping pong with Nazis? Especially considering that the last L4D dlc was released for free for both consoles.

So Valve isn't to blame at all. Yup, they actually wanted the content to be free for both consoles, but Mircosoft had a problem being not evil for once. Steam was allowed to distribute the DLC for free on their own distribution system, but because they have to go through Xbox Live to deliver content to 360 users, Mircosoft gets to call the shots there.

Whatever. I knew there was little point in getting angry over this right from the start. I'm a whore and will buy it anyway. And enjoy it.

People that know me are often confused as why I play L4D on the 360 over the PC, and why I'm going to buy the sequel for the 360 again and not the PC. There are a couple reasons for this. The biggest is that I actually like playing with people in real life, on my couch or on theirs. The 360 version has splitscreen for two people, and it's pretty great with friends and family. It's a full fledged split screen too (you can take that second person online with you and all modes are available with splitscreen). Call of Duty, I'm looking at you. COD let you have splitscreen, but you were unable to use any kind of online play while in splitscreen. I will love Modern Warfare 2 if they include this.

I guess the other main reason is that there is a certain charm when playing a game originally intended for the PC on a console. I can't articulate it in a way that the majority of people could understand. It's generally excepted that a keyboard and mouse is better than a controller for first person shooters. I just kinda see that as a challenge.

Also I have a dedicated L4D bro on Xbox Live who is without a decent gaming computer right now, so he will get getting l4d2 on the 360. Bros gotta stick together.