When I was asked to pick which one I wanted as my number 1, I argued the fact I had 5 games I wanted to place at number 1.
Arkham City and Skyrim lost out on the number 1 spot purely because of its lack of MP. AC will only be short, 15hrs or so. Skyrim, maybe epic at 100+hrs, but it left Gears 3 and BF3 purely because I can put 500 hours into the MP and still enjoy it.
I had to go with BF3 in the end.
Your right. The line was meant to say "10 odd years ago". Truth be told, I would have had no idea of actual release date without looking it up. I just know I bought it an awful long time ago. Obviously 6 years but still, the point stands :P It's old, yet still the greatest ;)
Sorry, but impo disc swapping isn't an inconvenience if your filling it with content.