I got home plugged my XBox 360 into my TV and inserted my newly purchased Half Life 2 game. I was a little surprised to see Half Life 2 then wander off and install a console software update.
It’s weird how companies have a certain kind of corporate DNA built into them when they grow. Whatever they do subsequently they just can’t shake off their world view. In Microsoft’s case that is a PC mindset. Everything is a PC to Microsoft even a console.
I was expecting a post install reboot too. 
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All current-gen Consoles (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii) have firmware updates, and each of them requires a reboot after installing a firmware update.
Also, shame on you for playing Orange Box on the 360. Even my laptop can run the Source-Engine games, and HL2 and consorts are just so much more fun with a proper input system.
I’ve got one word for you: RSI!
I can’t play games using a mouse because I use a mouse for 8-10 hours a day at work. Another 2-3 hours at home and I get really bad RSI.
Using a console controller doesn’t cause a problem. Must use different tendons or something.
I thought about getting a console style controller for the PC but I doubted that many games would support it properly.
HL2 is one hell of a game though. I do appreciate it is hardly news to a PC gamer though…given that it came out a year or two ago on the PC.