The average is 85-86 at this point. That is not bad at all; however, they took so long, and 360 fans have been hyping this game up as a GOTY contender. If you look at it that way, then it did indeed fail to live up to expectations. I'll reserve personal judgment until I play it myself.
About time. Another thing I wish they'd do is make games that take advantage of each system. Last gen, games on the Xbox and Ps2 weren't made to look equal. What's so different this gen?
I don't think Sony would ever make paying for Online mandatory. It's the one thing that pushes PSN ahead of XBL (as much as people deny this, it's true). Adding more features with a price tag is the better choice. Heck, I wish MS would do the same. Make online free, and offer all the other crap for the subscribers... then again they'd loose a good 50%+ of their subscribers.
At least this time around it's just a publishing deal. Activision won't have as much control over Bungie as they do over IW. That, at least, is ray of hope. I'm confident Bungie can deliver another great game.
The PS3 will eventually surpass the 360 in WW sales. It'll be a sad day for MS. Even with a year lead, they still couldn't beat the Ps3. And they even had a 1 1/2 year headstart in Europe! lol.
