Microsoft Surprises Everyone At E3

Uncle Rico - 204 days 15 hours ago

Agreed mate. I mean the Forza 3 and MGS announcement was mind blowing. The motion tech was also very impressive. I really didnt think they could have done it...but wow.

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Homicide - 204 days 15 hours ago

Yeah, MS had an incredible conference. Alan Wake and Splinter Cell look amazing. Crackdown 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Metal Gear Solid: Rising were nice surprises. The Natal thing has been getting a lot of positive previews.

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All Time Greatness - 204 days 15 hours ago

Agreed man, it was a great show....nothing but games and innovation. Good looking games and Big Franchises also :)

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Gamertags - 204 days 15 hours ago

Sony will have to really amaze us tomorrow to even stand a chance against MS. All I ask of Sony is to give us a reason to turn the system on. Mine is sitting, waiting, looking sad.

Come on Sony, give us a reason to play it over the 360!

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Ju - 204 days 15 hours ago

Sure, Sony needs to put up tomorrow.

But MS had a great show. Congrats to MGS. Alan Wake looked good, Forza looks good. I'd say, was about time. Back in the game, huh ?

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no-spin - 204 days 15 hours ago

it is not Sony's fault that you dont buy games for the PS3. I have a hard time turning it off. From multiplatforms to exclusives the PS3 has it all

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Godmars290 - 204 days 14 hours ago

Unless that's what you're hoping for. MGSR certainly gives reason for that to the fanboy set.

And what does it say about you that that's what you're looking, hoping, for?

What's going to be your reaction if the game's announced at the Sony conference?

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jwatt - 204 days 14 hours ago

Yea I had a feeling MS was going to have a big conference but I was really impressed. The motion sensing dashboard, twitter and all the great games, I just have a feeling MS might take this E3. I mean they were even taking shots at Sony, saying there won't be any pie charts in this conference and claiming Forza as the number 1 racing game. Even as a Sony fanboy I have to say MS is putting in work but we still got Sony's conference and I have high hopes for it.

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EYEamNUMBER1 - 204 days 14 hours ago

in all honesty i wasn't surprised by the whole conference at all
they only showed what everyone already knew was coming so for me it was kinda boring

what did surprise me though was L4D2 i wasn't expecting that in the least i thought we would get more DLC first before a sequel was ever even thought of

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GamerPS360 - 204 days 14 hours ago

If you don't have any reason to turn your PS3 on, you might just sell it. Killzone2 and Infamous just came out and you are saying it is waiting ?? Go play wii then. Unless, you are one of those people who can buy consoles but can't afford game, otherwise, there are plenty of games out there for PS3 (may be your whole college fee worth).

@ MS e3, It was indeed very good. I am looking for many games from the list. Definitely getting AlanWake and L4D2. I have never played any splinter cell, so I am going to keep my eyes on it. Oh, and Crackdown 2 :D

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thewhoopimen - 204 days 14 hours ago

I wouldn't be so quick to be rejoice GamerTags. I'm underwhelmed that there will only be 1 true AAA exclusive on the 360 this year. Yes Splinter Cell Conviction. There's already a forza 2 to hold over forza 3... so its not that big of an announcement. I'll give it an A anyway, but that barely makes 2.

Crackdown2 is not an AAA title. It just isn't. Its a great B title. Everyone who has played it knows it.
Tony Hawk Ride is no A.
Left4Dead2 is more like an expansion.
ODST is more like an expansion.
More Misc. Expansions
MGS:Rising is vaporware until demoed
FFXIII is not this year
Alan Wake is not this year
Halo: Reach is not this year
ME2: is not this year
Natal is still in the works and $200!
Milo is still in the works (who wants to play with little boys? *shudder)
Everything else is DLC/Live/useless addons like facebook/twitter.

@MasterChief: Well then refute what I said. Come on. Tell me that the whole conference was about the flood load of exclusive titles that are coming out this year, because I watched the exact same thing you did. I really expected at least 3-4, like last year.

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The Master Chief - 204 days 14 hours ago

haha Whoopiman please lower the amount of desperation. It's unbelievable.

Everyone already saw the conference....your comments on N4G won't change it, just move on.

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phosphor112 - 204 days 14 hours ago

I'm usually mad at MS for their poorly built console, but this year, they showed some cool stuff, a few things exclusive to them I really think are cool is Splinter Cell Conviction (I'm bummed its not coming to PS3, I really wanted to play it), and Project Natal.

I'm not a fan of Natal, but it is great programming none the less. I still think that instead of creating great demos like Lionhead has shown with Milo, I think devs will take the easy way out with poorly made games. One thing that I thought of was MP games that used that. Think of the overhead of all the data the servers would need to send to one another to properly transmit data. Yes, it is just position/voice data..but when you compare that to just button inputs, the data packets would become huge. Frankly, I'm still running on 1.5mbps download rates. That is when I'm the only one using the internet at my house..which has 4 computers.

Alan Wake also looked good, but to be honest, I was bummed. Maybe it was the wait, maybe its just how it played. The effects were great and all, but I'm not too sure at the moment.

Also, MGS:R. While that isn't exclusive to them, I'm hoping it will turn out ok. Supposedly Kojima isn't directing it, idk if he said that himself, or not, I'm not sure what the source is, but if he isn't, it won't be that experience I'm looking forward to. Even if he was, if Kojima-san can't create a game that meets his vision with 50 gigs, how is a 7 gig limit going to help?

E3 is good so far. I hope they keep it up.

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SaberEdge - 204 days 14 hours ago

I too was really impressed by Microsoft's press conference. I admit I favor the 360 a little more than the PS3, but I own and enjoy both consoles and to be honest I thought Microsoft's might be a tad disappointing this year. But it turns out they surpassed my expectations in many ways.

For one thing I didn't think they would have as many surprises as they did. Crackdown 2, Halo Reach and Left 4 Dead 2 were truly nice surprises. For me, those are all huge games and to have that many surprise announcements for games of that caliber is really quite impressive.

To see actual footage of games like Alan Wake and Splinter Cell Conviction was exciting for me, because those are games I have been looking forward to for a while.

Halo ODST looks awesome and I can't wait for it.

Metal Gear Solid Rising was a huge announcement as well, basically rivaling the FFVIII announcement last year. MGS has always been a fantastic franchise and getting it on the 360 is great news for 360 owners.

So many awesome announcements as far as new stuff coming to the 360 UI and Xbox LIVE. I am not going to mention them all right here, but suffice to say they left me very impressed and excited.

Project Natal looks really promising and the things Peter Molyneux and others showed and talked about was really exciting stuff.

I think any fair-minded person would have to give Microsoft props for an excellent E3 showing.

Now I am looking forward to Sony's conference. If it is anywhere near as good as Microsoft's (or better) gamers are in for a real treat. Owning both consoles I think I am going to go crazy this year trying to keep up with all the gaming goodness.

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Rofflecopter - 204 days 13 hours ago

I really dont know why everyone is so excited about MGS:R. Sure its a metal gear on the 360, which is awesome for 360 only owners. But honestly, as a huge MG fan, its not the same. It's not gonna be the same stealth action that made metal gear great. On top of that, personally, I'm not a big fan of the future "lead" character. All in all, I dont see the game as being that huge.

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pansenbaer - 204 days 12 hours ago

@ Agent,

You're right. It did really hurt me. Watching that awful acting by Don Mattrick was very, very painful. I really felt bad for Kojima for having to go through with that. However, I really don't think PS3 fans care a whole lot. 1st, the game isn't exclusive. John Schappert said so himself. 2nd, Kojima said the game will be a completely new Metal Gear experience. So for all the PS3 fans that have played Metal Gear Solid and loved it, this might come as a bit of a disappointment. And 3rd, Kojima still has a game or two to announce tomorrow at Sony's conference.

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StephanieBBB - 204 days 9 hours ago

Cod: MW2: Still the same deal. Multiplayer is awesome but singleplayer/story sucks.
Crackdown2: Could be good.
Forza3: Too arcady for me. But looks good.
Splinter cell conviction: Looks like fun.
Tony Hawk Ride: Meh
Left4Dead2: Sweet! But I hope it's longer this time.
ODST: Meh
MGS:Rising: If it's like ninja gaiden, then meh.
FFXIII: Doesn't look fun at all.
Alan Wake: Graphics look very good but the gameplay looks boring like Siren blood curse but without the tension.
Halo: Reach: Have no clue.
ME2: Awesome!
Natal: Meh.
Milo: Looks cool but who except for pedophile's would want to talk to a virtual kid all day long?

I'm not downplaying, just stating by personal opinion.

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gaffyh - 204 days 8 hours ago

LMAO @ you guys trying to make a megaton out of nothing. Not many people actually care that MGSR is on 360, because it is also on PS3. It was a teaser for a game, no gameplay or CGI shown, which means it is most likely a 2011 title, so don't get too happy about it.

All I can say is you MS fanboys better buy this game, because if it doesn't sell well, then I don't think Kojima will ever go to 360 again.

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SL1M DADDY - 204 days 8 hours ago

Alan Wake and Forza 2, there was nothing showing us what MGSR will be like and many others were either multi-plat or Halo related. I'm not a Halo fan so that stuff makes no difference to me. As for the motion tech... Come on, I'm a hardcore gamer and have little time for casual titles that use such gimmicks. Sure, if you like that sort of thing then so be it but I am looking at their conference from my perspective and much of the conference was left to the casual.

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whoelse - 204 days 8 hours ago

The difference between Microsoft and Sony is that Microsoft tend to announce everything at E3. Sony do some at E3, some out of the blue. And the firmware updates come out every three months.

That's why I wouldn't be surprised if overall Microsoft's conference is better. If it is it's not the end of the world.

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Jecht - 204 days 6 hours ago

Umm, I don't think I heard any "PS3 fanboy" saying that the 360 couldn't handle a new MGS game, what I have heard is that it can't handle MGS4 since it was optimized for the PS3. Obviously a multiplat won't be optimized for any one console, so obviously the 360 could handle it. Lame article in my opinion.

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menoyou - 204 days 15 hours ago

You don't need to make an article saying they surprised us. We saw all the articles posted here of all the stuff they revealed.

Report as lame.

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darkride66 - 204 days 14 hours ago

Alan Wake. That's great. We've been waiting for years, it's not like it's a secret. Nice that they've finally got a release date for it. Forza, Halo: We already knew these were coming. Bring the price down on the Halo expansion and then we're talking. I'm not paying full price for a 4 hour game. Metal Gear Solid: Again, we knew they were working on something for over a year now and it'll probably hit the PS3 as well. I'll probably get it, but hardly earth shattering. L4D:2, I don't do XBL. Maybe I'll get this on my PC. I got bored with Splinter Cell after the second one. Never played Crackdown, but that might be worth checking out.

Then we've got Facebook and motion control - Two things absolutely no one was asking for.

Where the hell are the games for 2009? Where's the reason for me to turn on my 360 again since Gears and Fable 2 are done. For a exclusive, timed Modern Warfare map? Screw you, Microsoft. I've spent over $900 on my 360 since launch for online, wi-fi, controllers, play and charge kits, extended warranties and gone through the nightmare of 4 consoles and your shoddy tech support. At least give me more than two goddamn decent exclusives per year.

If I could even get half what I've spent on that damned console I'd take it in a heartbeat.

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aebriscoejr - 204 days 14 hours ago

Nothing MS showed shocked me. It was a very good showing, but I wasn't shocked at all.

Left 4 dead coming out so soon was a surprise. Crackdown was rumored, but it was only shown in trailer form. Forza 3 looked good; however the developer told a bold lie saying it was the best looking racing game (Top 5 yes, but #1 NO). Halo ODST seemed wasn't shown enough at the moment. Facebook, Twitter, and Last FM aren't big for me.

Now Alan Wake, even though the gameplay (from what they showed) wasn't as genre defining as I expected, looked great.

And MGS: R was expected seeing as how the announcement was on the day of MS conference (it would have been huge if it was exclusive like some sites said it was or if they at least showed a decent trailer).

Mylo's world was boring, but I could see it leading up to something really defining for the gaming industry just not anytime soon. I could care less about interacting with a virtual boy, and it seemed like Mylo was EyePet to the extreme.

The 3D motion camera really surprised me it was more thought through than I thought. The racing game looked really fun, the questionnaire game seems interesting, shuffling through menus with motion was nice as well, painting thing would get a quick play through, and adding the skateboard to the game was genius. Everything else not so much.

After reviewing the conference once again I feel that MS had a very good conference nothing mind blowing, but very good.

Final score: B+ MS did a great job even though they once again used "Ctrl C" "Ctrl V", they still managed to show some pretty revolutionary tech which will surely be used in their next console.

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Hutch2355 - 204 days 14 hours ago

For months all we heard was no way 360 gets a mgs game, no way no way, they want to raise the bar, it would take 50 dvd's , then we get one, and they go "oh it was expected, by who, not any sony fanboys that I saw. Good conference. I like the facebook thing, and the motion sensing has a lot of possibilities. Was it earth shattering, no was it solid, yes. I hope for fanboy sake that sony announces 50 unnanounced games or it will be a failure right, right fanboys thats what you are saying about Microsoft. IF you don't like the 360, sell it, throw it away, whatever, quit trolling and being big babys.

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The Master Chief - 204 days 14 hours ago

haha! Great comment. 15 unnannounced games wasn't good enough for the Sony fanboys.

They didn't even talk about Mass Effect 2, Lost Planet 2....

...I think we all know and have known. The Sony faithful are full of crap! ha!

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thewhoopimen - 204 days 14 hours ago

maybe because neither title you mentioned is going to be exclusive *wink wink*. Isn't it strange they weren't talked about?

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soxfan2005 - 204 days 14 hours ago

It will be interesting to see the reaction to Sony's games in light of some of the comments made about MS's - particulary downplaying announcements of games "we knew were coming anyways".

God of War 3, Gran Turismo 5, Uncharted 2, Ratchet & Clank - we all know those are coming - will they also be downplayed like MS's sequels are being downplayed here? Somehow, I doubt it.

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SaberEdge - 204 days 13 hours ago

Yeah, I guess since we know about GOW3, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, etc. none of those games are going to mean anything. Sony might as well not even show anything from them. Everyone is just going to say "yaaawwn" anyway, right? So what's the point?

Oh and then we also know that Kojima is rumored to announce an exclusive for the PS3, so when that gets announced I guess we can all yawn at that too.

Hmm...motion controls have been rumored as well, so if they show that so what, right?

We also already know about the PSP GO so they better not waste any time showing anything about that. PS3 slim is also rumored so if that gets announced, big whoopty doo.

I'm telling you guys, now that we have learned from the PS3 fanboys how to accurately judge these things Sony better have like 5 completely new games that have never even been rumored or we're all going to yawn, right?

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JokesOnYou - 204 days 13 hours ago

Nobody's surprised YOU were underwhelmed, I mean your title for that comment was most likely written right after last years E3,[[Note to self, Insert "Am I the only 360 owner who was underwhelmed by all this?"]] cut & paste, then add: Games/Services/Features announced *by microsoft at E3 2009 followed by: "Where's the reason for me to turn on my 360 again since Gears and Fable 2 are done." then hit: "Add Reply" tab= Is anybody surprised darkride66 is "OMG underwhelmed", shiii we might as well ask for sonys response to micro's E3, hell I bet they probably sound more sincere, lol I mean really I don't even a hardcore sony fan would say he's shocked at your response, seriously is there anybody? (please include whether or not your response is sarcastic for the record) lmfao=

JOY

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Uncle Rico - 204 days 13 hours ago

So what if they were not exclusives? That's what you fanboys always play on...what's exclusive. MGS not exclusive anymore (big slap on the PS3 fanboys' faces)...soon you might be seeing other titles on the PS3 breaking away from the exclusivity.

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The Master Chief - 204 days 13 hours ago

If PS3 gets Mass Effect 2 also, then thats awesome,....seriously Xbox 360 has PLENTY of big franchise/big developer games coming.

Mass Effect being shared will be awesome, its a sick series.

The question is, do you honestly believe Mass Effect 2 is coming to PS3?

Did you miss EA's conference? :D

We'll see.

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caladbolg777 - 204 days 12 hours ago

darkride is one of the few people that I bother to follow on this hellhole of a gaming site. He's both honest and realistic.

That said, I agree with JOY that darkride being underwhelmed by MS's show today is not surprising. Ya know why? Because Microsoft's show today WAS underwhelming. The Crackdown 2 announcement brings a smile to anyone who enjoyed the original (which is just about everyone who played it) and the Milo video made me raise an eyebrow. Otherwise, it's just more of the same from the MS camp (that is, a small handful of confirmed-a-year-ago exclusives, multi-plats disguised as "exclusives" and truck loads of corporate d!ck-waggling). Wasn't I promised the other day that my mind was going to be blown?

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Traveler - 204 days 12 hours ago

I am a huge fan of the PS3 but I think some of you guys are being unfair. Microsoft's conference was surprisingly good. You need to give props where props are due.

Sony's will probably be better, but you have to admit Microsoft's was really good.

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JokesOnYou - 204 days 12 hours ago

Oh so now I get it, I read similiar BS in all the usual well known sony n4g group comments today so here's a similiar reply

-We follow gaming news everyday, we are "In the Know" if you will but honestly all we REALLY KNOW is "speculation" **UNTIL its confirmed(thats the whole point of E3)= If that somehow translates to a feeling of "underwhelment" on your part then you should probably stay off of this site and many others gaming sites prior to next year E3, btw be prepared to be "underwhelmed" for sony's show because I garuantee tommorrow ALMOST EVERYTHING Sony shows off will be something that was *rumored, guessed, hinted at, wildly speculated about, or pretty much implied but mostly already announced by sony/sony devs on some site or blog leading up to E3.

-lol, just think about what you're saying for a moment= Of course if you follow every shred of "speculation" gaming news then somewhere somehow out of the thousands of guess's made by hundreds of sites a few of them are bound to be right, but the point is CONFIRMATION of what is coming and putting it all together in a great show with still a few great surprises that were never fully guessed or explained= A Blockbuster Show, Congratulations microsoft it was a great show for 360 owners.

JOY

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caladbolg777 - 204 days 10 hours ago

I'm not really certain how to respond to you, JOY. I mean, it's obvious that you're speaking to me as clearly noted with an @caladbolg777, but everything you said afterward was neither a quote of mine nor had anything to do with the comment that I made.

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kewlkat007 - 204 days 9 hours ago

Did anyone expect him to be the least overwhelmed....lol

Every thread and site I go to, the majority is surprised that MS gave a conference like this, with new innovation, games, and upgrades.

Nothing changed on here, so really no expectation from most on here.

"darkride is one of the few people that I bother to follow on this hellhole of a gaming site. He's both honest and realistic. "

...lol

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leyego - 204 days 6 hours ago

hey Hutch2355 news flash

1st xbox DIDN'T get MGS4 so fanboys still got that over u
2nd its a new mg game where no graphics, no gameplay, no cg has ever been shown yet... just a tiny ass teaser with the mgs4 pic of raiden

get off ur high horse. untill gameplay vids come out and there 100% identical to mgs4 then ur comment isn't valid.

when the xbox gets a titled MGS game then we'll watch the fire roll.
just like what they did with ff13

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Hutch2355 - 204 days 4 hours ago

First, I am a little biased, but no fanboy. I own all three, and enjoy them for different things, 360 most of my games, sports games are my fav, wii for party games, ps3 for blue ray and exclusives. The day that sony gets a gears of war or halo game, something different from the main line of those games, people like you will be "oh snap, in your face xbots, blah blah blah," When God of war 3 was leaked, with no gameplay or anything, fanboys were oh my god, greatest game ever, blah blah blah. am I happy about the new mgs not really, I did't love mgs4, I just love when a company does what it can to get a game, or game type that its customers wanted. I know fanboys would love to get there hands on a ps3 halo, or ps3 gears, but they don't. Props to Sony for making great new ip's that doesn't mean that microsoft isn't doing a great job. Quit hating, its idiots like you that make n4g not near as good as it could be.

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darkride66 - 204 days 3 hours ago

Here's the thing. I wanted Microsoft to impress me. I wanted to pump my fist in the air and yell "That's what I'm talkn about! Bring it!" I wanted to be excited to be a 360 owner again.
I remember the elation I felt when I first saw the Halo 3 trailer. I remember thinking that "things will only get better from this point on" after seeing my first shots of Gears of War in action. I remember being awed by my first glimpse of Bioshock's underwater creepiness in action, and thrilled when Call of Duty jumped into modern day. Those were exciting times to be a gamer and I really though that they would just continue to raise the bar from that point on.
Then they didn't. Gears 2 and Fable 2 were great, don't get me wrong, but I went a year between Halo 3 and Gears 2 where I didn't buy a damn thing on my 360. And now it looks like it'll be over a year between Fable 2 and Alan Wake (I'm not paying full price for a 4 hour Halo expansion).
Where are the games for 2009? Where are the new titles? Where are limits being pushed? Where is the "pump fist in air" excitement that I used to have as a 360 owner?
It's no secret that I prefer my PS3, but the reason that came about was because Microsoft forced me into Sony's waiting arms with shoddy hardware and I really wasn't too sad to leave the howling racist cries of Xbox Live behind me (not to mention the cost is an extra game a year). I only purchase exclusives on my 360 because I just know my 4th console is going to go at any second and I won't buy a new one once it's done. You only have to be unable to play the bulk of your games once before you change your gaming habits.
In my opinion, MS didn't show me anything I wanted to see. I wanted new. I wanted fresh and I wanted something I hadn't seen before. They failed to deliver, as they have since 2007. That was a good year to be a 360 owner.

So, for all those who think MS had a great E3 showing, I'd love to hear what you're so excited about and why because apparently you saw a different presentation than I did. Motion cameras and Facebook. What the hell were they thinking?

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Bzone24 - 204 days 2 hours ago

"Here's the thing. I wanted Microsoft to impress me. I wanted to pump my fist in the air and yell "That's what I'm talkn about! Bring it!" I wanted to be excited to be a 360 owner again."

lol, sure you did.

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darkride66 - 204 days 1 hour ago

I'm still a gamer, and it doesn't matter to me what platform it's on. You can stuff your console wars crap. I feel that Microsoft has let me down as a gamer, starting with their shoddy hardware and insistence that online play is something gamers should pay extra for. Now they're throwing timed exclusives at me and DLC and expect my money? Where are the frickin games this year? If you can't wrap your little, console wars brain around how we've been duped I feel sorry for you.

I hate that gamers aren't allowed to discuss their thoughts in these forums without some 12 year old fanboy spouting off adding absolutely nothing the the conversation. Why do you people even bother? Gamers are trying to talk here.

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darkride66 - 203 days 23 hours ago

I'll be just as critical of Sony if they fail to deliver. That's the difference between gamers and fanboys. If you look at my posting history I've never hesitated to give credit where credit is due, no matter what platform. I tend to come out on Sony's side more because in my opinion they have the best console, and it's the target of the most nonsense in these ridiculous console wars.

You want to know why I focused on Microsoft when their earnings came out? Because NO ONE else was. Almost half a billion dollars in profit goes up in smoke over 6 months since the price cut and no one batted an eye, no article examined that, no one reported it. Odd, don't you think? Meanwhile, do a search for Sony's earnings and everyone was tripping over themselves to slag Sony, despite the fact that they halved their loss year over year during the worst economic downturn since the great depression - mostly attributed to currency fluctuations. That's why you saw no blog from me on that topic. It's because of the North American media skew when it comes to MS vs Sony issues.

If you want to label me as being on this side or another in the console wars, knock yourself out. Thinking gamers know where I stand. They're the ones that actually add to conversations and aren't afraid to raise issues related to gamers without mindlessly bashing other members.

Just look at the responses to my comments. Not a single person actually addressed anything I said, they all just went for the personal attacks. It's because they don't have anything to add. If they could, they'd disagree with me, not personally attack me and call names. That's playground behavior.

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interrergator - 204 days 15 hours ago

oh definately i cant wait to play alan wake

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MGOelite - 204 days 14 hours ago

dude shut it, even i can admit microsoft did a brilliant job at e3 this year

you cant pretend to know about LFD2, crackdown 2 and mgs

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Uncle Rico - 204 days 14 hours ago

Agree with you MGO. Left 4 Dead was already so awesome, imagine with L4D2 will be like. Also the motion sensor is really interesting. Good stuff.

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FaZtKiLLaR - 204 days 14 hours ago

They did do a good job but i was still let down nothing new
L4D2 didn't like the first so not looking forward to it
Yeah forgot MGS LoL

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Traveler - 204 days 12 hours ago

What were you expecting? What do you think Sony is going to show? I love Sony, but you sound like a spoiled brat. Even Sony fanboys have to admit that Microsoft did a good job.

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Narutone66 - 204 days 14 hours ago

Not the same impact as last year when they announced FF13 for the 360. Seems like the highlight is another multi-plat game again. MS is looking more like Nintendo, which is leaving the hardcore gamers.

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II Necroplasm II - 204 days 14 hours ago

Keep spinning Sony rangers. No one really cares anymore what you nerds say..

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silverchode - 204 days 13 hours ago

mine is still alive.

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Mooey - 204 days 13 hours ago

So is mine. In fact, it plays inFamous perfectly fine...

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robotnik - 204 days 12 hours ago

360 is dead.

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Xiru - 204 days ago

He's being sarcastic. Anything else would be moronic.

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Uncle Rico - 204 days 14 hours ago

This technically was the Pre-Show. I myself missed out a lot of the first half. I knew they were having a press conference but didnt expect it to be so grand. However it was like a teaser thing. From the 2nd-4th they will be demoing their games in full at the different booths and what not.

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GiantEnemyCrab - 204 days 14 hours ago

Rico are you really going to answer a person called "360DowninFlames" and not expect them to take a dump on whatever MS announced for the 360?

Look at the response you got. Don't waste your time brother.

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silverchode - 204 days 13 hours ago

lol i agree crabs, its funny how fanboys always respond to guys bashing their console of preference instead of just ignoring them.

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Uncle Rico - 204 days 13 hours ago

Dont worry. I have my fanboy repellent so his words dont affect me ^^

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silverchode - 204 days 13 hours ago

some people dont know how to not be fanboys.

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likedamaster - 204 days 2 hours ago

"Some crazy arrogant ps3 fanboys do not know when the sky just fell on them!"

Agreed. Saved on my "week's best quotes".

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Xiru - 204 days ago

Sky fell on us? PS3 is keeping up with 360 sales worldwide and it is half the price and we have the better games. Time for a reality check.

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snipermk0 - 204 days 13 hours ago

How about infamous that just went by? fanboyism, much?

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silverchode - 204 days 13 hours ago

"that just went by" key words

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silverchode - 204 days 13 hours ago

yes its milked but if people want it why not make it.

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Jason 360 - 204 days 13 hours ago

There are like 30 Final Fantasy games and like 7 SOCOMS.

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Traveler - 204 days 12 hours ago

I hope you are right, because they is no denying that Microsoft had a very good showing.

I have faith in Sony though.

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Deadman64 - 203 days 15 hours ago

Nervous much?

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caffman - 204 days 5 hours ago

all about being childish

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badbond1 - 204 days 7 hours ago

that make the PS3 unique and in my opinion superior to the xbox is that when a game is "labeled" exclusive, that is what it is - only on the playstation 3. When a xbox game is "exclusive", it actually is not, and in that manner, I can buy L4d2 and mass effect 2, halo, etc. with my PC. So, with that factor in mind, the PS3 is really the only game console I will need in the next 3-5 years! (wii is for family use only, i.e. gatherings, parties)

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iANONYMOUS - 204 days 4 hours ago

Um,
Excuse me?
Exclusive for Microsoft.
Games for Windows and
Games for Xbox,
Well, It's great that If you have a super high-end rig, unless it's all a lie.. Which is weird no? $200 for arcade, and you spend a tons of money to upgrade your rig..

Please be more logical, my PC cant run those new games,
That's why I got for 360,
Your PC can run those new games? you go for PS3, your call.
But saying there's no exclusive was soo wrong..
Let me remind you again.. Windows are microsoft.. so does 360.

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air1 - 204 days 6 hours ago

well did you not see conviction? or are you just going to pretend that they didnt announce it? l4d2? forza 3? rare didnt announce anything so their will probably be 2 more exclusives in 09.

i think you can stop the super hero act that you put up for the ps3.

all of you fanatics asked what will the 360 have to play in 09 and it just been answered, now start updating your pc's...

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Power_Of_Flops_ - 204 days 6 hours ago

GT series sold dozens of millions, Forza sold nearly nothing, and there's a good reason to that : realistic cars, realistic tracks...

If Forza is so good, why do the real pilots train only with GT ?

Trailer for Forza 3 was good though, graphics quality look close to the GT5P (but still inferior, and GT5P was released long ago...)

Over than that, please tell me what was so great about MS conference. Everything was already known, multiplat, or not coming in 2009...

Halo 3 ODST well yeah... Plus MGS : R that saved the day.

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