It's the console they love to hate. Hugging the hard-luck Dreamcast and excoriating the Xbox's controller for being the size of a small house, Tycho relentlessly painted Microsoft's console as the spawn of the devil-- mostly just because things are funnier that way.

But what's this? Something NICE about the Xbox? From Penny Arcade?

One thing, real quick: A cel-shaded House Of the Dead 3? On the Xbox? F***. What the hell else is there to say? Shenmue and House of the Dead? Jet Grind and Gunvalkyrie? Halo? I could never tell you if I did get one. I'd never hear the end of it.

Sounds like a confession to me. Then, of course, you actually read today's strip and realize things are back to normal.