Thank you for your sensible post. You have restored a little hope in me for this site. Glad to see not everyone on here is a close minded drone.

Bubbles

you'll still be playing mgs4 when i've played through 20 something games of equal or greater length? that statement alone is pretty damming to the ps3...
your post is a perfect example of the difference between the two consoles... i can name 20+ good looking games that are coming out this year, and even missed a few... you come back and laugh like they are nothing, becuase you have such huge sure fire hits like africa? killzone 2 (apparently you missed killzone 1...)? what's next, lair 2?
final fantasy xiii?? while it looks phenomonal, like all final fantasy games do... who are oyu fooling with a 2008 release date? if you've ever paid attention to a final fantasy release date, it comes out in japan, then 9-12 months later in the u.s., then even later in europe, etc... now, the japanese version MIGHT make it out in 2008, but by the time it comes to the rest of us in 2009, i'll have already gotten a free ps3 with a tv purchase.

hahaha if u think final fantasy is coiming out 2008 ur really a fan of ur own fanstasyanbd exclusive franchise from rock star hahahahsha right a gfame with no name is coming out in 2008 RIGHT ??? U MAKE ME LAUGH ALSO la noir what the hell is that sketchy game with no in game screens let alone gameplay,AFRICA and 8days (never heard of this crap ) wont be coming out anything soon and are not what real gamers want africa shud be on the wiithat there are not many exclsuive coming out fo rth eps3 u have to deal withthat fact

What I expect from MS @ GDC is a massive push in Social Gaming.

I dont think anyone (except the most delusional sony fanboys) can expect that MS *WONT* have hit after hit for hardcore gamers, and the more of the best exlusives, and better featuers/performance from the multi-plats (say, exclusive content for the Best Experience on GT4) etc etc in 2008.

MS is surely getting the cream-of-the-crop of potential exlusives from 3rd parties (based on their success with attach rates & sales (attractive to the developers/publishers (who'd have thunk it eh??))).

But, they are going to move into the General Family set-top market in a big big way. IPTV. More Communications options. More LIVE Socializing services. Music (zune). That Made-for-LIVE television series. More Windows Media Center features.

I expect many group-games built around the big button controllers - maybe a group Trivia Game (seems like a no-brainer) and / or more classic board games?

MS is *really* going to surprise in the Social Gaming space - and, yet again, PS3 will be playing catch-up as it tries to move away from its *own* Only Hardcore image.

MS is going to move into the "Hey, we're the Fun Hub in your living room - not just those hard-to-play-complex-games your son-plays" space in 2008. Mark my words. *THAT* is what is going to sell 10-20 Million consoles this year...

Ask and ye shall recieve:

Marvel Universe Online Xbox 360 Exclusive:
http://www.gamespot.com/xbo...

Warhammer Xbox 360 Exclusive:
http://www.gamespot.com/xbo...

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@13 below;
"Let's hope they get the issues fixed soon."

What the HECK are you talking about? The issues were limited in scope, only affected a small group of users (no one I knew, my nephew didnt have a problem creating his new LIVE account) and of a short duration.

They were caused by a MASSIVE influx of new users -- MORE than MS expected.

*AND* The issue was a result of them not upgrading the system ahead of the new load -- there has been no other commentary about this situation OTHER than what I've described here.

*AND* the problems were fixed before the new year -- YOUR FUD Is a week late pal.

Time and again, you PS3 owners confuse your desired fantasy with reality -- from the heat-failures (not nearly as many as is represented, and fixed many months ago..), to sales numbers, to excuses (oh, they've had a year headstart!(inaccurate, the dev kits shipped at the same time), the developers are lazy!(just plain stupidity)) and on and on.

Now, you've latched on to this minor hickup. Give it a rest, in-spite of what N4G's sony fanboys wish; its TERRIFIC to be a Xbox 360 owner and LIVE user.