A lot can change in a pretty short time. 4 weeks ago I was working at Sony, I had just gotten a nice promotion and raise, and I thought things were going well. Today I’m trying to sell off everything that I can’t fit into my car and getting ready to move 7,000 miles around the world. What changed, you ask? A once in a lifetime opportunity came along…

Now I’m working for a new startup heading up a project that I actually started a few years ago. The team is pretty geographically diverse, but one of the advantages of working remotely is that you can do it from anywhere in the world. I’m going to try living abroad for a while and see how that goes. I figure while I’m still young and stupid, it’s the perfect time to try something like this. Next stop: Switzerland!

I went over to Best Buy in El Cajon for their midnight event to see what was going on, and there were tons of people lined up days in advance to get a chance to buy a PS3. It’s pretty insane to think that some people had been there for several days already, and from the news reports around the country some people braved getting shot at to get their PS3. I’ve spent the last year and a half of my life working on Playstation3, so it represents more than just a game console to me. It’s an awesome feeling to see hundreds of people camped outside Best Buy trying to get their hands on something you helped create.

I also met a playstation fan that had come out to watch the launch affair even though she wasn’t getting a PS3 herself until later on. Talking to her (and seeing everyone in line) made me remember why I got into the games industry in the first place. We do it to entertain people.. we do it to inspire people.. a video game can be a very powerful and moving experience, and I’m just happy to have had a part in it all.