Sunday, July 22, 2007

E3 - That Nagging Aftertaste

E3 is now well over but as reviews still are being printed, I can't help but scream out to gamers they have been duped. A lot of the gamers out there said that Sony had the best conference. Then a lot of the news agencies said that Nintendo had the best conference. Amidst the numbers ands charts that the Microsoft folks live, no one seriously loved their conference. Why is this the case? Have you all gotten memos I didn't receive? First of all Sony had too much ground to make up to truly win anything. If anything though, they did regain their previous status from their PS2 glory days. Playstation 2 was the console to get last generation. It had the games, and the fan base to build a great empire. The newest addition to the family is a city brat to say the least. It brags and boasts and costs to much money to get just right. Sony's internal studios have always mad amazing games, but it took to damn long with the PS3. I am sorry Sony, all you did was make a home entertainment center with a few good games that aren't even third party. Then the press went and screwed with our heads saying that the Wii is the best. Wait what did they say? Exactly. Its ok to try to attract casual gamers and non-gamers but probably 90% of the gaming market is HARDCORE GAMERS. Thats where your money is. You made a sweet console, now make some sweet hardcore games cause I dont want to spend 250$ just so my party can be a little bit cooler. Then the console that has the most to offer was lost in the lies. LOST I TELL YOU! The Xbox 360 has the biggest fan base, the most games, and probably the biggest online gaming community rivaled only by World of Warcraft and Counter Strike:Source. Everyone of the games debuted in E3 with one exception, is coming out this holiday season! Thats a lot of games. And a lot of quality, chunky games at that. Games like Mass Effect which will 'massively effect' you social life if you actually get it because it supposed to have well over 100 levels in the campaign. Halo 3 will undoubtedly be one of the most popular games this holiday with a fan base bad ass enough to buy replica armor models for about 3-4 g's a pop. Project Gotham Racing 4 one of the biggest names in racing sims since Gran Turismo. BioShock, a game so beautiful and fully of creativity you may think that real life looks pale in comparison. And of course it has an amazing line up of Xbox Live Marketplace and Xbox Live Arcade titles ready to download at the click of your controller. If had to choose one console to satisfy my E3 favorite pick and my only console to last through the winter, it is the Xbox 360.

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