Microsoft Disappoints At E3 Press Conference

From XE:

"When coming to E3, my expectations for the Microsoft showing were above average. I knew Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, and hidden first party exclusives were being kept under wraps and were going to be shown at their press conference. Unfortunately none of this happened, and it left my jaw dropping at how disappointing this press conference was. "

[Spike47]

I think it is a matter of opinion. Some fanboys here are saying that most sites and most of the gaming community think that MS won E3, and obviously, this is BS. A few sites and polls don't speak for millions of gamers. Obviously polls will show that MS wins because the xbox360 has had time to build a very large install base.

Seriously, I find it ironic that this is coming from "xboxevolved" when a few days earlier fanboys were laughing at PSextreme for saying that Sony had the best conference.

[DaPS3Duke]

So are we still soo quick to pass the opinions of a few sites as fact or do we agree that the winners of E3 are only gamers.

[Strikepackage Bravo]

this is not unusual at all, most Xbox only sites are very willing to criticize Microsoft and the 360.

PS sites however will never say anything mean about the PS3, and in some cases they even foolishly put out articles like the psxtreme one we all saw the other day.

Bottom line is MOST sites agree that MS "won" E3, now obviously not all sites and not everyone agrees, but the overwhelming consensus is MS took the show, and I think its pretty clear that, that is probably closer to truth than this hissy fit of an article.

[caladbolg777]

Microsoft's conference was a lot flashier and ran a hell of a lot smoother. The marketing and smoke-and-mirrors FORCE was STRONG with that one. They played it almost flawlessly for their primarily American audience.

However...

Sony's conference blew the competition away where it matters most to me and that's the GAMES!

[Incognegro]

how in the world can that be closer to truth (e.g. a fact) when opinions are never factual based unless they're speaking for that individual and that individual only? If you tell me that microsoft's conference appealed to a majority of the people who watched, that's probably a different story; especially when I'm willing to bet that a majority of the people who watched the conferences were probably more on the xbox's side.

but with that being said, how can that still be claimed that microsoft's conference was really that much better than sony or nintendo's? in all honesty you can't. if that was the case then there would be no way people could debate over it... period. you can't debate a fact. if you try to, then the side that's trying to refute is just ignorant, or in worse cases stupid.

[ChozenWoan]

The only reason some people say MS stole E3 is due to Milo and his Sith Lord master, Peter Molyster. Natal's demo showed lots of flaws right off the bat, but it was the finely crafted commercials that sent it over the top for the casual market. Yes, MS shocked and Awed the crowd much like the US did Iraq, but in the end both are leaving a bad taste in peoples mouths.

Sony's greatest weakness this year was spending time on stats and charts. Otherwise, they showed game after game with 90% being exclusives. They "officially introduced" the PSPGo and TLG but both of those wear leaked just weeks/days before E3, yet both still made a lasting impression. Then they showed a rushed demo of the PSLightsticks, which even in their prototype state out performed Natal in both accuracy and direct gaming implementation potential. Considering the deck was stacked against them, Sony still delivered the most value and entertainment.

PS
I do want to thank MS for starting the trend of having no sales chart info at E3. This will make future events even more entertaining and keeps the focus on presenting gamers with reasons to part with that cold hard cash for the next year.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

But I just can't bring myself to believe that MS won the show. Now I have no problem admitting that MS won the past 2 e3s, but this one I felt was their weakest showing if you want to talk software.

From what I gather, alot of people feel Splinter Cell is their strongest game. As great as I think it is that they are focusing on an interesting storyline for a change, they still didn't get down to showing us how the new gameplay mechanics work. They only showed us a small portion of the game, and from what I saw, it wasn't a whole lot different from what we've played in the past. The story progression still seems linear.

And that whole spot and mark skill where you pop out from behind a door and kill people automatically - doesn't that seem just a little cheap?

Not to mention, the mission they showed us from Assassin's Creed was basically they same thing. Break into the enemy hideout, take out the bad guy.

Then you have Halo ODST, which, to be honest, isn't all that different from Halo's 1-3 in terms of gameplay. I was dissapointed because I thought they were going to use ODST as sort of a way to experiment for the next true Halo Incarnation. I still don't think they justified the 60$ price tag they want to tack on to it.

And speaking of Halo Reach, I really thought that Sony's announcement w/ R* new exclusive was more groundbreaking. I mean, who isn't getting burnt out on Halo already? What we found out from R* was that their biggest new IP is going to be a Sony exclusive, and it wasn't going to be another GTA(thank god).

As much as I like Forza 3, it will never be GT5. The biggest new feature in that game is a movie editor. This year will be oversaturated w/ racing sims, Forza 3 is the 3rd or 4th one coming out now. I'm almost glad GT5 isn't dropping til next year. I wont even get into the controversy around whether or not it actually runs at 60fps at 1080p(like GT5) or that it will take 2 discs(supporting the theory that DVD9 is inadequate)

At the end of the day, MS was left w/o a GOTY contender. While Sony's lineup was chalk full of them in the years to come(Uncharted2, FF14, The Last Gaurdian, Agent, GT5, GoW3, Heavy Rain).

[beans]

Wait a sec...MS showed the games. they announced Two freaking halo games for crying out loud. Alan Wake, conviction, ME2, and Forza 3 all looked crazy pretty graphically and gameplay wise. Sony didn't show anything new. The only thing we got to see for the 1st time was mag gameplay and that was it. Now I'm not saying there show was bad, but what i am saying is Sony is getting to much praise for nothing. Heck, even Nintendo had more new games to show than Sony. Some of you people are just to easy to impress, and tell yourself things until you think your opinion is the truth when it's far from it.

Edit above Tony: "And that whole spot and mark skill where you pop out from behind a door and kill people automatically - doesn't that seem just a little cheap?"

No it doesn't, and worked out well in Rainbow six. the new Sam is much more fluid and realistic than the old one.

"Then you have Halo ODST, which, to be honest, isn't all that different from Halo's 1-3 in terms of gameplay"

And what's wrong with that? Halo fans buy halo for it's story and gameplay. I don't want the gameplay to change which is has buy the way when it comes to jumping, night, and day vision.

"And speaking of Halo Reach, I really thought that Sony's announcement w/ R* new exclusive was more ground breaking."

Now that's your opinion and I respect it. Halo Reach to me was the biggest news for 360 this E3, and much more impacting then the Agent in my opinion.

"I mean, who isn't getting burnt out on Halo already?"

I'm still waiting for a Halo game to out do part one, so no I'm not burnt.

"As much as I like Forza 3, it will never be GT5."

What? Forza is doing or has done so many things Gt has yet to do. It's made it's name for customization, much better physics, and damage. If anything it's gone beyond Gt and hopefully Gt goes beyond Forza once released.

"At the end of the day, MS was left w/o a GOTY contender. While Sony's lineup was chalk full of them in the years to come(Uncharted2, FF14, The Last Gaurdian, Agent, GT5, GoW3, Heavy Rain)."

That's all opinion. MS had the games this year along with Natal and all new NXe services. The illusion of Sony's games looking better and having more is just crazy out of hand and laughable. Both consoles have great titles for there fans so let's just leave it at that.

[Incognegro]

the assassin's creed 2 demo was shown at sony's conference. not microsofts.

[FamilyGuy]

http://n4g.com/up/22832/Blo...

[50CALheadshot]

i guess, it depends if you like playing next gen games, or if you enjoy buying more M$ hardware.

The way i see it, in a year where the 360 has had no games that can go up against the ps3 exclusives....ms should have shown more games showcasing what the 360 can do. I mean seriously, till this day nothing on 360 can touch uncharted 1. what do you guys think uncharted 2 is gonna further prove? Now the next big "war" is gonna come down to the 8cars on a track versus 16 cars on a track........clearly 1 game can push more polygons on the dedicated hardware. BUT DOES ANYONE acknowledge that? No, it gets brushed aside because its a sony exclusive.

clearly, if all sony had shown was "the wand" at e3, then there would be millions of stories online on how sony fails and has no games. LOL, really funny stuff.

suddenly gamers dont play games, they play sales and hw that hasnt even been released. funny, because last year it was all about microsfts games and not the ps eye and its games.

[Sarcasm]

"This site is just a bunch of PS3 fanboys..."

Xboxevolved.empire.com

There goes that theory

[beans]

"The way i see it, in a year where the 360 has had no games that can go up against the ps3 exclusives....ms should have shown more games showcasing what the 360 can do."

Every game shown at the conference for 360 was huge, and easily goes toe to toe with Sony's offerings. Really I'm just confused with this whole Sony's amazing lineup speech going around. Sure GOW3, Last guardian, and UC2 looks good, but So does Aw, conviction, and ME2. Heck you guys just keep announcing everything PS3 regardless of quality or gameplay just because it's exclusive.

[kevoncox]

Most of sony's best showing were PSP games.
Unchrated looked great (we already knew that)
GOW3 looks good ( we already knew that)

Outside of that we saw? An Emo trailer for Last Guardien, GT5 and a screen saying Rockstar.

[xabmol]

Bad mouth Team ICO and I take a bub, Bub.

[mastiffchild]

So all of a sudden it's about opinions and not empirical fact that MS "won" something that CANNOT be won? Look, I've been saying all week that everyone loses because of E3-it's a huge waste f cash designed purely to suck up to the media with a big, free junket for them to bget schmoozed atin the hope of favourable press in the coming year-which it doesn't do as people always stick to what they thought before they went.

Besides XE are right and PSXextreme are wrong n this one and so are those sites giving us all the MS won E3 BS. MS show was all fur coat and no knickers-but so was Sony's and Nintendo's(though they did have most surprises and fewest games!). Thing is MS and Sony had a mere two hours to wow the media and it isn't enough which left them having to push games closest to release, i.e those games we know about already or those we damn well knew would be announced. Even MGS:R was something we could have predicted and the only surprise about L4D was how soon it's coming. Same goes for Sony who we know purely from the sheeer number of Sony devs must have much more to tll us-but they didn't.

Get over it people E3 is NOT about gamers and it isn't a place where "we" win, also it does not effect console sales as outside of the kind of people on N4G how many do you think really pay any attention? All it does it steal cash and time from game development and shows us sruff they could easily do in other ways for less money. It's the very last time I pretend that E3 is gonna be any good.

[All-3]

The articler already has his spin...

--> When coming to E3, my expectations for the Microsoft showing were above average. I knew Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, and hidden first party exclusives were being kept under wraps and were going to be shown at their press conference. Unfortunately none of this happened, and it left my jaw dropping at how disappointing this press conference was.

* We all knew about these PS3 games beforehand too:

Uncharted 2

Grand Turismo 5

Fat Princess

God Of War 3

Heavy Rain

MAG

Ratchet And Clank: Future A Crack In Time

White Knight Chronicles

* Etc...

--> We saw Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Yoko Ono, which is all great but whatever happened to the people who actually care about playing these games?

* Watch the sales of the game - and then ask that question... besides, people like to complain about Microsoft execs talking, so why not have former members of the Beatles make the announcement?

--> It's bad enough that we got Paul McCartney doing improv on stage but then you have Steven Spielberg letting us known how insignificant our industry is compared to the movie industry when Halo 3 broke all major entertainment sales records... What point is this snob trying to make?

* Halo 3 broke all major entertainment sales records? You don't say. What about those AAA PS3 games? I guess the articler couldn't comprehend what Spielberg was actually saying at the Microsoft conference. Wasn't it all about introducing Project Natal? LOL...

--> To top it off you have Kojima b slapping the audience by saying where not going to get MGS4, no Solid Snake, and Kojima isn't even working on the title being released on the 360. The game is a spinoff and is totally different gameplay wise then Metal Gear Solid 4.

* Wahhhh... it isn't a real MGS game, but the MMO - FF XIV is and FF XI didn't ever count! Gsus... complain if the game bombs.

--> This has the exact opposite effect the Final Fantasy 13 announcement had at last year's E3.

* Haha... last year the FF XIII Xbox 360 announcement didn't matter either - according to a whole bunch of people - remember?

--> Afterward you had multiplatform titles and a few actual exclusives with any AAA value.

* Right... and nobody buys, or even cares about multiplatform titles... and only PS3 games have any actual 'value' - LOL.

--> Alan Wake's writing has to the dumbest crap ever. "He has my writings so I had to go after him" .... Are you serious?

* But Heavy Rain is so fantastically original and smart? You go after a serial killer... while clicking QT events? The exceptional dialogue was killer too - "Go bleep yourself in the bleep"

--> Halo ODST looks outdated and everyone in the crowd was holding their breath for Halo 4. I think the place would have exploded if it was Halo 4 or Gears of War 3.

* We'll see how the 'outdated' expansion sells. Sales help indicate popularity - YES?

* Duhhh - Halo: Reach is the next full game (Halo 4) in the Halo franchise. Someone wake this guy up.

--> Speaking of Gears of War 3, what was up with Cliffy b hyping up a new Epic game to be let down by a Contra clone?

* More like a Metroid and Castlevania clone as described by Cliffy... wake up.

* What was up with The Fat Princess announcement at E3 - a class-based capture-the-flag multiplayer clone? Wasn't it revealed a long time ago?

--> The more you break down this conference the more you will see how bad of a conference it was. Microsoft's biggest announcement was Project Natal, and you had to have the worst hype machine ever, Peter Moleyneux, spouting on about how great it was.

* The general game industry was impressed, so how bad was the hype?

--> Peter is definitely strong with the force because he call pull Jedi mind tricks with the wave of his hands (You are seeing someone interacting with a little boy on screen. This is not being faked...). There is a noticeable delay among the person and camera. It could be the camera is just retarded and cant capture your movements properly yet but the response time was not as fast as it should be. I do think the tech can be improved on before launch but having Project Natal be your main act shows how little Microsoft has to offer. Then there's the reports of Peter's Milo demo being faked...

* http://www.edge-online.com/...

Question: What are the main tricks that you’re using?

Molyneux: There are hundreds of little tiny tricks. How he looks at the camera, whether he looks directly at the camera or slightly off. The amount of twitches in his face. The interesting thing is this uncanny valley and how we’re breaking through it. People who experience Milo really go away believing they can talk to him. It was really funny when we were showing the journalists at the show – a lot of them try to engage Milo in a proper conversation, partly because they thought ‘My God, this is it – we’ve got something we can really talk to,’ and partly because the tricks we were using pulled them into the conversation. We’re building up a profile of the emotion in your voice so we know when your voice is strained or excited or calm or passive. That coupled with Milo’s vocabulary of words he understands and what he’s doing on screen creates this illusion – and I’m not pulling any wool over people’s eyes – the illusion that Milo understands and is sentient. And couple that with really cheeky tricks that we’re using. For example, Milo will download dialogue very regularly behind the scenes which updates his database with current events. So, if Britain’s Got Talent is on, he’ll comment on certain acts, so that makes him feel so relevant and real that you start believing it, even if you’re a skeptic.

Question: Some accounts on the internet have claimed there were people with controllers around the back of the demonstrations. Have the people that have played over the last day or so purely been interfacing with the machine?

Molyneux: You’ve got to remember that this is very, very new tech, and quite often we need to reboot the machine, so there’s someone in the back in case something goes wrong. There’s no cheating, absolutely not. I thought actually, when they were there, ‘Oh my God, it’s going to look like there’s a puppeteer in the background,’ but there’s not, absolutely not.

--> The whole Xbox Evolved group at E3 came out there wanting something better, but Microsoft could not deliver. I think by far this was the most disappointing press conference, but not the worst (Nintendo). I hope next year Microsoft can at least show off a trailer of their most anticipated games, like Mass Effect 2, instead of leaving everyone disappointed at the end of it.

* Did the articler sleep through all of E3? Mass Effect 2 trailers and gameplay were shown at E3 2009. LOL...

* How many of the PS3 games announced at E3 are going to be released this year?

* Lots of 360 people will be playing...

Halo 3: ODST

Left 4 Dead 2

Forza Motorsport 3

Shadow Complex

Splinter Cell: Conviction

... before 2009 ends.

* Posters here always comment about the source of an article when it concerns bad PS3 or Sony comments... so who is this xboxevolved.e-mpire.com? Who is Jason Solorzano? He's not very informed about 360 stuff.

* PS3bloggen.se and TheSixthAxis gave InFAMOUS a 7/10 and Playstation: The Official Magazine (US) gave the game an 8/10... they are absolutely bang on too - right?

[xwabbit]

People r ps3 fanboys when they say the truth i guess

[dxbstars]

xboxevolved said that "MS" E3 was disappointing because its true.

And

PSextreme said that "Sony" had best conference in E3 because its true.

[Jecht]

Well put my man, and a bubble for you.

It all comes down to what is most important to the individual. If it's all about flash, peripherals and the like, then MS won E3 for you. If it's about games, then Sony won for you. One thing is for sure though, and I think most would agree (except sidar) Nintendo's conference underwhelmed again.

Is it me though, or is E3 becoming less relevant every year? I find myself more excited for TGS, GDC, and Leipzig than E3.

[d--keller]

If you're talking about cool gadgets, then maybe MS won. If you're talking about games, it seems pretty clear to me that Sony won.

Project Natal, Sony's Motion Controller, Wii Motion Plus... the average consumer doesn't care which one is the best, they care who has the best commercials. By most accounts no one even plays their Wii because there are few compelling games. Why would Wii owners then go running out to buy Project Natal enhanced 360s? If motion controlls are your big announcement, then I say FAIL!

I've got a 360 and a PS3, and most of the games I'm looking forward to are on the PS3.

[UltimaEnder]

This guy is just trying to get traffic, if he was there (which I know for a fact he wasn't) he would have seen that Microsoft easily had the most-impressive press conference of them all; what a joke!

[solidt12]

Yeah the PS3 has a browser and can already use twitter, Facebook, and Myspace. I wonder why no one is getting on Microsoft for not having a browser, but want to integrate stuff in the dashboard like it is a big deal. I stream movies off my PS3 Browser all the time.

[LynyrdSkynyrd]

Crackdown 2? Left4Dead 2? Halo: Reach? Shadow Complex? Project Natal? Metal Gear Solid? That racing game...

Those were all great announcements, not to mention those awesome upgrades to the dashboard (Radio, etc)

This guy whines over not seeing Bioshock 2 and Mass Effect 2 at Microsoft's conference... yet a day later Mass Effect 2 had a developer walkthrough at the booths and Bioshock 2 has shown enough gameplay and they announced plans for multiplayer.
Much better that Nintendo's.. but Sony's? Thats debatable

[Aquanox]

This contrats the vast majority of articles that agree on that MS had the best show, this year or any other they've had so far.

You can't please all the fan(boys) but still I'm shocked on that any Xbox fan (which I honestly doubt this guy is) could've been dissapointed with such a strong show.

[silenius]

I won't even bother try to comment on this crap... get a life...

[NickIni]

"this is not unusual at all, most Xbox only sites are very willing to criticize Microsoft and the 360.

PS sites however will never say anything mean about the PS3, and in some cases they even foolishly put out articles like the psxtreme one we all saw the other day."

Do yourself a favour and shut the fudge up.

I was disappointed with everyone's showing this year. No one had any new exclusives that had my mouth watering. Nintendo came the closest with SMG2, but still no Zelda.

[AKNAA]

When you get a site thats dedicated to xbox 360 like this one(xbox evolved) saying how MS e3 conference was nothing but bullsh1t, its telling us one thing..... They're actually being honest and not letting blind fanboyism block the obvious truth.
Everything they said was exactly what I felt, so much respect to this site for speaking the truth!

[KingKionic]

Again no one mentions the other games....

[ShabzS]

look at the guys above... man i guess all that 'winning is only an opinion' thing doesnt apply here.... it only applied onn all the other 50 microsoft won article... and the guy wanted gers of war 3 in e3? .. thats crazy talk.

[KingKionic]

lol imagine if gears 3 was anounced ..

and you only could use it with natal...

lol everyone would go nuts

lol imagine if gears 3 was anounced ..

and you only could use it with natal...

lol everyone would go nuts

@shbzshar

lol i would love to punch baird. Even when he`s trying ro act like he knows everything .

[ShabzS]

totally ... i'd be chainsawing the wind for hours on end ... and finally maybe punch baird right in his face

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Remember guys this is the same "xbox site" that said "Don't Buy a 360".

Also this is the same site RARE had to actually take public action against because they were spreading false information.

MundoRare Shreads XboxEvolved and Surfer Girl
http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...

These guys have a history of shoddy Xbox coverage and doing more harm than good.

[MGOelite]

in no way microsofts e3 was disapointing...

[lloyd_wonder]

Yeah it was. No MGS4 360 as rumored.................

[jdktech2010]

last time I checked MGS Rising will be on the 360. It's not exclusive yes but MGS is still on 360

[poopsack]

he didnt say MGS4, which was rumored.

[Strikepackage Bravo]

is not needed on 360, I certainly was not looking forward to it.

To most non MGS fanboys, MGS4 was garbage, you just couldn't get into it, too slow too boring, the pacing was all screwed up, it was more weird movie than game, not a game for folks new to the series. Not at all open to bringing in new fans, thus I think the game was severely over rated.

If you never played MGS you wouldn't know what was going on in the game, and it was designed as such that you wouldn't care to find out.

[lloyd_wonder]

hahaha.

[Incognegro]

man I can smell the bs from you a mile away. how can you make opinionated statements on a factual basis? So many of my friends who never played the mgs series, or never got into the other installments for that matter, loved 4. so what are they? exceptions way outside of your curve? whatever dude. keep spouting your nonsense.

[ShabzS]

some of us even expected mgs 4 or a new mgs altogether to come to 360 this e3... that much faith u guys had in microsoft .... u just new they'd bring you new games... and sure enough

[HDgamer]

It's not Metal gear solid. It's Metal Gear Rising or Raiden. Either way it has Raiden in it.

[evrfighter]

why would they announce an old game @ e3?

[PLAYSTATIONGENRATION]

where were the games....Killer Instinct would have stoled the show

[Arnon]

Crackdown 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Shadow Complex
Alan Wake
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Forza Motorsport 3
Halo 3: ODST
Halo: Reach
Gears of War 2 Expansion
Mass Effect 2

Where were all those games? :/

Not to mention all of the non-existant features that will enhance the online service:

Facebook
Twitter
Last.FM Radio
SKY TV
Retail Games on Demand
Zune Video
Instant 1080p streaming

Where were those too? :(

Not to mention the innovative technology that will be used alongside the Xbox 360 controller for a better experience in gaming:

Natal

WHERE WAS ALL OF THIS STUFF! THEY LIED!

[pippoppow]

$50 dollars for what? A rip off. Wow MS allows 360 users to access a few web sites while Sony allows it's PS3 users to access the whole web. Oh and nice list of multiplatform games. Another thing , now motion sensing technology is new now huh. Maybe 360 fans are closet Wii fans. Nothing wrong with that as I think motion sensing controls are nice but..

[Arnon]

$50 for what? An endless amount of features where the PSN pales in comparison? Yeah... pretty sure $50 a year is a blessing for the amount of features Xbox LIVE offers.

But you keep telling yourself that. "Multiplatform games" and "ripoff features". Lolz.

[MRMagoo123]

they are multi plats and the so called "new" innovative tech has all been done along time before hand wow MS did sooooooo great this year they showed everyone all they can do is copy other companies funny how loast year ms won because they had all the games but this year they win because they had near to no games.

[qface64]

lol for some reason i thought this was about EA
i must need glasses

[i3eyond the Circle]

Your site needs hits eh?

..................No.

[2FootYard]

The author is a dumbass if he thinks Shadow Complex is just a Contra clone.

[Arnon]

Not only is this one of the best looking XBLA games to date. But it has a 12 hour campaign, over 120 secrets, and a massive world to explore.

[likedamaster]

Shadow Complex was downplayed by the Sony fans. SC is already the best Xboxlive title as we know it. Coming this summer. sony fans know they would rather play Shadow Complex than that 2D overrated yawnfest Littlebigplanet.

[aldesko]

Wow, what were they expecting if MS's conference left them disappointed? I could understand if they said something like "Milo disappointed me", but the conference was solid as a rock.

[AngryTypingGuy]

If he was disappointed by MS's conference, then he must've been put on suicide watch after seeing the other two, especially Nintendo's crappy conference. Whew.

Year after year, MS and Sony impress me with how hard they work. And then there's Nintendo. Don't get me wrong, Mario is awesome, but every year it's Mario this, Mario that, Mario this, Mario that...

[talltony]

Microsoft did not dissapoint! that just shows you how stupid some of you people are. I thought sony had the overall the best game content but microsoft was absoultely solid presentation and content wise!
Play games not systems people!

[Harri4444]

ya i don't even take the time to watch Nintendo at E3 any more...

[Arnon]

I hit the "Jump Forward" on my Dish DVR remote with nintendo and only stopped to see Metroid and Galaxy 2. :x

[DNAgent]

Was anyone really expecting them NOT to disappoint at E3?

[NegativeCreep427]

Wasn't expecting MS to disappoint...*Rolls Eyes*

[da720izcumin]

the MS conference was the best of them all...
stop hating sony fanboy...u guys only have one game this holiday season....
uncharted 2.....
hope its good enough...

[DNAgent]

This isn't the 360. The PS3 actually HAS games to play unlike the NetfliXbox 360. Sure, we got Uncharted 2 but we also have Demon's Souls, inFamous came out not too long ago, Katamari Forever, MAG, & Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time just to name a few. On top of all those games there are AAA downloadable titles coming out on PSN.

Now if you want to make yourself look even more foolish...We got even more games in 2010 like Final Fantasy Versus XIII, God of War 3, Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian, ModNation Racers, Quantum, White Knight Chronicles (aka: RPG of the year for 2010 as it's by the king of RPGs, Level 5), The Agency, DC Universe Online, Final Fantasy XIV, and the list keeps going.

If you're lucky you might get some more DLC for some of your other year old games to try and last you through the rest of 2009.

[da720izcumin]

wat's funny, is that you guys were saying....xbots have no games...
now, here you go adding infamous a game thas allready out...dude...
so u think, that uncharted 2, with katamari (lol, we already had), Demon's Souls, MAG, & Ratchet & Clank will save you....
against the 360's juggernauts.....
btw...do you really think psn can compare to live games?
lol....from your list of 2010 games, i guess the year of the PS3 has been postponed to 2010 by da sony fanboys....lol
wait till E3 2010....u'll get destroyed again...
pity...

360 line up:
Halo 3: ODST
Forza Motorsport 3
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Left 4 Dead 2
GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony (+ 'GTA: Episodes from Liberty City' standalone disc)
Lips: Number One Hits

[DNAgent]

I counted inFamous because it came out not too long ago and people are still playing it. Also, 360 only got Beautiful Katamari (which flopped). PS3 is getting Katamari Forever, it's not the same game. The games I listed for 2009 were just a FEW of the exclusives coming out in 2009 because I didn't think you were stupi--Actually, I knew you were stupid but I just didn't feel like I needed to waste my time to further prove you wrong.

And yeah, PSN games are better than XBLA (easily). The games are original and even get better ratings than most XBLA games. In fact, XBLA is really filled with nothing but rehashed originals and the rest of them are pretty mediocre (including those community games).

By the list you showed me, 2009 is obviously the year of the PS3. I mean just look at the stuff you listed. Halo: ODST (basically an add-on that's on the disc; the multiplayer is the same as Halo 3), L4D2 (on PC), Splinter Cell: Conviction (on PC), GTA4 DLC, and Lips. I mean really? Lips?! lol. You call me out for talking about a game that is released not too long ago (which I even point out) but then you go off to list DLC, multiplatform games, and Lips!

[chisox100]

M$ did not dissapoint but they did not really surprise me at all. I think they come in a close second place.

[San Frandisco]

agreed bro,the only thing that kind of suprised me was L4D2 allready coming this year... but other then that everything was expected and MGSR wasnt even a shocker.

they did great but nothing the xbox 360 fanboys were hyping it up to be.

EDIT: AH WTF man,how dare you disagree with me b!tch,show yourself!

[beans]

And just how did Sony surprise you? The only new gameplay we got to see was mag and that's it. I'm pretty sure MS would have gotten 2nd in your mind even if Sony didn't show up and announced 10 new exclusive via conference call.

edit sand franisco: I disagreed with you because you belong in the other zone.

[MRMagoo123]

funny thing is beans noone mentioned being surprised by sony at all but your stupid fanboy eyes made up there own sentence

[DJ]

Some realistic perspective. Though, I would say both PS3 and 360 owners are disappointed that MGS: Rising isn't a Kojima game. That said, I really wonder how far his "young bloods" can push the concept of MGS gameplay.

[Traveler]

No. I am a huge MGS fan, but I thought Raiden was a cool character and I am ready for something different in the series.

[likedamaster]

Trust me traveler, you're not the only one wanting a new/different MGS game. It's obvious this hurt the fanboys(ps3-diehard) because it's also coming out on Xbox, true gamers are ecstatic nonetheless.

[HDgamer]

I'm waiting for Fanboys(gamers) to comment on this with a spin. Like Halo 3 MLG pro(fanboy)

[aldesko]

It's past his bedtime, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow.

[Blitzed]

I though e3 as a whole was great. I thought MS had a better showing than I expected and I have more interest in thier line up than before E3. Enough so I will probably be purchasing a 360 again some time in the near future. Not to mention thta Natal has probably recieved the most mainstream media coverage. So, it couldn't have been that bad.

I was surprised no one has keyed on MS mention of 'everything from this point is excluisve' and then showed MGS:Rising. Or am I wrong and they said that after? Alos, the BAM moment I think is an instant classic. However as a whole it worked with me, I was interested.

[Obama]

Alan Wake is probably the biggest disappointment of all since it only looks slightly better than Alone in the Dark. You don't even see any media outlet praising the graphic anymore after they got to see the in game footage.

[Shaka2K6]

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[da720izcumin]

why the hate son?

[Obama]

Alan Wake is certainly one big graphical disappointment. I don't mean it looks bad but it certainly didn't meet most people's expectation.

[KingKionic]

It looks pretty amazing man. And the polishing isn't done.

[Obama]

You just can't judge graphics from photos alone; you have to see it in motion, in which Alan Wake really doesn't impress.

Again I am not saying it looks bad, but it only looks a bit better than Alone in the Dark.

[KingKionic]

obama....did you watch the video of alan wake ? the lighting the sound the detail. It looked pretty amazing .

[beans]

Alan wake looked better than UC2 and on the same level as GOW3, but not easy compare yet because they are so different in design. With a year to go and the world being bigger than Oblivion I think your comment is utter nonsense. AW, Conviction,ME2, and Forza3 all upped everything this gen.

edit below colrah: Man if you people don't quit fooling yourself and trolling lol. Ok whatever you say. Ps3 had the best lineup and 360 games looked inferior and boring.

[Obama]

Well anyone can see that UC2 and GoW3 looks miles better than Alan Wake in both graphics and animations..

[MRMagoo123]

yeh alan wake looks waaaay better than UC2 and GOW3 lol if you think that ur literally blind you just cant be serious at all really come on even if you hadnt seen a single thing in all ur life then looked at alan wake and then UC2 you would know for a fact UC2 looks far better not even slightly close to the same.Another thing is noone should try to show alan wake of with those pics the light reflection thats used there to hide shoddy graphics makes me squint i can easily find pics of alone in the dark that look just the same as those too.

[Coolrah]

Its funny though cause sony showed even more games in ps3 home. Heavy rain to name one of them. So its funny how ill informed some of you people are and have no basis to support your theory. Microsofts E3 was underwhelming. Seriously 2 Halo games...ODST is like 1-3 and we don't know what Reach is....(Maybe a Sequel to Halo Wars?) But seriously Sony just had more exclusives games and more gameplay footage. The GOW3 was extended and uncut. MAG was amazing....GT5 amazing...MODnation Amazing...Uncharted 2 (Beta is awesome I'm in it) Seriously 360 has nothing that made me jizz in my pants....Everything I want is either multiplatform or ps3 exclusive...Looks like I was right to sell my 360.....

[KingKionic]

Reach is telling the story from the books. It talks about the planet master chief trained on before it was destroyed.

the game will be big.

Edit

if its like this book.

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/...

[kaveti6616]

Say what you want about the PS3, but if there's even one game coming out for the 360 that interests you, then you're going to regret having sold it.

Plus, I don't want to offend Maddox here and point out the obvious, but it is just your opinion that all the games you listed are awesome, and it is just your opinion that the 360s lineup is less than stellar, so if you come on this board and start telling us your opinions, then don't be surprised if someone with a completely different opinion challenges yours.

@OBAMA - Can you honestly say that you think Alan Wake looks just a bit better than Alone in the Dark?

Take a look at this vid from like years ago and tell me that. Btw, its granted that the gameplay from the vid is running on a PC.

It's alright for gamers to have different tastes. Some people want what the 360 is offering, and some people want what the PS3 is offering.

[xdye017]

@Obama you can't expect Alan Wake to looks good as uncharted 2. Its an open world sandbox game. Though I still love he looks.

[Hiruma Youchi]

lol Sony fangurls are crying their Butts off on N4G man. Its you guys here on N4G against the world .

[HDgamer]

You have 2 bubbles left, before you spit fanboy conspiracy theories I want to ask you this. Why aren't you in the open zone?

"The Gamer Zone is for members who want a more friendly and civilized discussion. This section is heavily moderated by the N4G staff, so leave your fanboyism at the door please. Members who are unable to behave in a mature and respectful manner will be temporarily or permanently restricted from posting in the Gamer Zone. Using words such as Xbots and Sony droids, or other words from the console war vocabulary, is strictly prohibited in this Zone."

I can't even discuss gameplay or how good a game is without fanboys clouding these sections so much.

[GamerPS360]

n4g is corrupted.

[bunfighterii]

I just bought an Xbox about 2 weeks ago (my mate no longer wanted his Arcade, I got it for 50 bucks! BARGAIN!) and I was anticipating all these awesome games and then I get nothing. Nothing of interest was announced that I won't be able to get on PS3, bar possibly Alan Wake.

The only thing remotely interesting in terms of games was Forza III, and I'm already committed to getting GT 5 on my PS3 (if it ever comes out), who has the patience to play 2 realistic racing sims?

Alan Wake looked good, but I agree with the story looking crap. Then there was all this bull about other features and natal. If i wanted motion control i would have bought a wii. Where are all the new amazing titles!?! Its a game console, announce some good GAMES! not some middle aged cow chatting to a virtual pre teen boy!

[gman7722]

Came into E3 excited for both PS3 and 360 since I own both of them. I was E3 last week and for what it matters the Playstation section was the place to be, no bull. The God of War line was the longest game line at E3, followed up closely by the Uncharted/MAG line. Talked to various people around E3 (including Jeff from gametrailers TV) and the consensus was that Sony had the better games at E3. Personally I played/Saw all the major games: ODST is pure Halo fun.. but it just felt like they are sucking the life out of the halo franchise, but i'll still buy it so I guess they know what they are doing. Forza was also fun, great fun racer. Saw a Mass effect 2 screening and it looks like what mass effect 1 should have been, very excited for it. And my 360 game of the show was splinter cell, just freakin awesome. However, the games I played from Sony blew me away. I can't begin to describe how awesome and visually amazing God of War was, and speaking about visuals Uncharted 2 looks about twice as good as the first (thats saying a lot since the first looks great) and MAG literally blew my mind with 256 players online playing without lag. You can take my impressions of the games Sony and Microsoft have with a grain of salt but Sony had the stronger showing of games at E3. Still love my 360, just trying to keep it real since many people who only own a xbox find it hard to admit that Sony had a stronger showing of games (not trying to hate). In the end like many ppl say we all have great games to look forward to no matter what console you own :)

Proof of the amount of hype at E3 around Sony games, this is the God of War line....
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[beans]

This has nothing to do with people that own one or two consoles. It all boils down to opinion and preference. If you liked Sony's showing better it's ok, but don't tell people to admit something when they don't agree. I've been gaming for 30 years and always given credit where it's due. All consoles had a good showing based on what i saw with my own two eye's so saying one was better than the other is just silly. Yeah I'm sure you were there and had a great time, but I'm also sure you could of found just as many people that prefered Ms's games or nintendo's.

[DARK WITNESS]

i own both systems, and i will say in my book MS won.

at the end of the say its all opinion. for me, neither MS or Sony announced anything that totally blew me away and of all the things that were announced i was more interested in MS stuff.

everything you have said is fine, but in the end its still all just your opinion.

both could have been much better if you ask me.

[FragMnTagM]

A boxing ring for all the fanboys to duke it out. Or do they sissy slap?

[The BS Police]

As a 360 owner I was bracing myself for an uneventful E3 like last years, but with all things accounted for I was pretty impressed, unfortunately I can't say the samething for my bank account. Luckily I have lots of time to get my savings back in order since these games don't start hitting shelves until September.

Now here's what impressed me...

Modern warfare 2:
I'm gonna be honest, I hated COD4, but it seems they might be actually making improvements with the franchise rather than milking it for all it's worth. I'm somewhat intrigued, but it's not a must by for me just yet.

Crackdown 2:
The first one was pretty good, I'm wondering what kind of improvements they made with the sequel.

Left 4 Dead 2:
I'm kind of on the fence with this one, the first Left 4 Dead is a great game, but it got really repetitive quickly. I'm not gonna boycott it though.

Splinter Cell: Conviction:
I like the new direction they are taking with this franchise, I just hope they don't screw it up. otherwise I'm looking forward to it.

Halo 3: ODST
I wasn't expecting much from this game, but that drop through earths atmosphere and into New Mombasa sealed the deal for me. I like the direction Bungie took with this. It looks like the Halo campaign that I wanted to play since Halo 2's E3 showing in 2003. Fighting against the Covenant on Earth.

Halo: Reach:
Bungie listens to their fanbase and gives us what we always wanted, a chance to play a game where you fight for a lost cause. The battle for Reach... the largest UNSC stronghold next to Earth. I just hope it's built on a new engine and they don't make the same gameplay mistakes as they did with Halo 3. I'm also looking forward to fighting Elites again in the campaign mode.

Perfect Dark XBLA:
Finally, my most favourite game of all time heading to the XBLA. Not only was this game well ahead of it's time, but the amount of options in the game still put most modern shooters to shame, including the Halo games.

Overall, I'm definitely looking forward to the next two years of gaming.

[aldesko]

Wow, I have pretty much the exact opinion as you on MS's conference.

However, I'm pretty tired of Halo... but I've been saying that since the original Halo, and Bungie always seems to pull me back in. =)

[II Necroplasm II]

When that Bungie developer said here we are going to show you our new game...

I was hoping it was a new IP.

[ShabzS]

yah i pretty much agree with you too ...

i'd add in alan wake... i know its a long time away but the game looks really good.... considering how the story is their main focus i was really impressed with the quality of visuals they had ...

although i am dissapointed that rare wasnt there.... we already new pdz is coming to xbla i was really hoping an announcement or 2 from them

[doa766]

if you take out the beatles, spielberg, that fake milo demo, the girl dodging invisible balls, twitter/facebook stuff, all we have left is:

-splinter cell and alan wake (already annouced, good vids shown)
-crackdown 2 and left 4 dead 2 (unannouced exclusives, probably the two that would have come last on any survey of most wanted exclusives before E3)
-MTGS spin off with no kojima, no snake and no exclusivity
-disappointing halo spin off vids shown, another halo spin off announced

in any case I would say that MS conference was the best because it was impresive and entertaining while having almost nothing of substance to show, in other words with a line up vastly inferior in numbers and quality to the competition they made it appear as they were on the same level

[bjornbear]

It's a little too harsh...the 360 conference didn't dissapoint, i quite liked it =)

However, i think this article is good, and hope it gets too 800º to balance out all those ludacris articles about how "Microsoft press conference put all others to shame" etc...i mean what you expect? people to eat that crap?

I think people were WAY too confident and hyped over a conference that was good, solid, but not with the most content, and definately not the most convincing (hello skepticism)

i think articles like these (however a bit too critical) are making a good point: not everyone is a raging MS fanboy (however still a fanboy -_-)

[Henry Cain]

Alan Wake looks good but by no means does it look better than Uncharted 2 and definitely its not on the level of GOW3. I'm playing the beta of Uncharted 2 and it simply looks amazing and the play control is so fluid. I'm sure you have seen the video of Kratos pulling the head off the body. The facial expression look unbelievable. Alan Wake cant touch either of these games.

[doa766]

MS press conf was great because they made a lot of people think it was the best conf of the E3 with a very poor game line up (not in itself but poor compared to Sony's)

be honest, didn't halo OSDT and L4D2 looked like crap? didn't they looked like the first games of this gen from a few years ago?

in terms of exclusives MS showed the already announced:
-alan wake
-splinter cell
-Halo OSDT

MS announced:
-crackdown 2
-left 4 dead 2
-Halo reach

Sony showed the already announced:
-MAG
-God of War
-Ratchet and Clank
-Heavy Rain
-White Knight Chronicles
-Quantum
-Uncharted

Sony announced:
-final fantasy 14
-the last guardian (team's ico game)
-modnation racers
-agent (from rockstar)

despite the fact that's it's obviously more they are much more interesting

I'm disappointed in MS, I thought they were plating coy with the lack of games and they were going to blow us away n teh E3 and it wasn't the case

[HDgamer]

They did have more exclusive games this year than last year. pretty much they both had a good showing. The new Splinter Cell has my interest and I'm not a very big fan of Splinter Cell. But the gameplay has changed and so has the story. I look forward to playing this game.

[beans]

I agree with HD gamer. Both consoles had a nice showing.

[XDF]

in terms of exclusives MS showed the already announced:
-alan wake
-splinter cell (comfirmed for 2009) FIXED
-Halo OSDT

MS announced:
-crackdown 2
-left 4 dead 2 (comfirmed for 11/17/09) FIXED
-Halo reach
-Forza 3 in OCT FIXED

Sony showed the already announced:
-MAG
-God of War (EPIC but March 2010) FIXED
-Ratchet and Clank
-Heavy Rain (delayed to 2010) FIXED
-White Knight Chronicles (delayed to Q1 2010) FIXED
-Quantum (no release date) FIXED
-Uncharted 2 FIXED

Sony announced:
-final fantasy 14 (Timed exlusive/on PC/ and online so no one cares FIXED
-the last guardian (team's ico game)
-modnation racers
-agent (from rockstar)

As always Sony tend to announced games way ahead of schedule but fails to deliver the games on time.

A few months ago Jack Tretton promised that GOW3 and Heavy Rains will be part of their 2009 lineup...well, you know how that turns out.

[eagle21]

MS = BS. :)

[Tacki]

Of course my expectation level may have varied among the 3, but I was mostly pleased with both Microsoft's and Sony's conference. Neither had announcements that truly 'shocked' me... even if there was a couple little surprises.

I do sort of have a problem with these type of articles. These 'opinion pieces' I guess you'd call them. Saying Microsoft (or Sony) won or lost - was defeated/crushed/embarassed etc. And you'll have folks who will agree with what's written and those who will disagree. The problem is we're not dealing with facts, and even if there were a consensus on who 'won' E3... that wouldn't exactly be any closer to 'truth'. Popularity (or lack of popularity) does not always go hand-in-hand with truth or even quality. Consoles ending in commercial failure such as the Dreamcast are not inherently bad. Games which reach high levels of success are not enjoyed by every gamer. However many people lean on such statistics to dictate what is 'true' to them. Or to attempt to dictate to the world what is 'fact'.

For many it seems as though this is hard to accept. That their opinion is just one among an endless sea of diverse thoughts and feelings. I honestly do not understand why X game must be at a certain level above Y game. Why X company has to beat Y company in whatever area. It's almost as if for some people their enjoyment is in some way tied to the idea that they're receiving a greater more enjoyable experience than someone else. If we applied this to all areas of our lives we'd be a wreck I think, because we'd be in constant tormoil over the fact that someone out there has more money, or more fame, or a more fulfilling lovelife.

I don't see why we can't drop all this fanboy stuff. Share our thoughts reasonably and 'politely' disagree with one another when a certain view is not shared. Instead of pushing out all these 'facts' that aren't really facts at all.

Personally I'm looking forward to Uncharted 2, Alan Wake, The Last Guardian, Mass Effect 2, Gran Turismo 5, Splinter Cell: Conviction, and Modern Warfare 2, and Final Fantasy XIII... just to name a few titles. Do I prefer one console over another? Well, at this moment I'm not ashamed to admit that the PS3 lineup has a little more of my interest... but I wouldn't want to miss out on any games. I won't enjoy one game any more or less just because of the device that I use to play it. And I don't think you need to attempt to convince anyone to be on 'your side'. Whether your opinion is popular or swings the way of the minority... no one's really wrong. Hype and sales figures will not make your personal game experience any better. At least I don't think it should. If that's somehow possible I really don't think it's beneficial to that individual.

At any rate, I've gone on long enough. Most of you probably won't even bother to read it all... but I just felt like sounding off anyway. Just try to enjoy the games folks. Not the little war that's been created... and not the smallest little graphical differences between games. We're all 'gamers' aren't we? I think we'd have a better community if we could see each other as all taking part in the same hobby without worrying about which side of the fence we're currently on.

[GamerPS360]

Good One Tacki, +1 bubble.
I always get encouraged reading your opinion. These people are turning me into Fanboy :(.
I just want to be Gamer.

[NMC2007]

Jesus Christ, it seems like every single time I come here there is a negative news about something by these ............ *sigh* nevermind.

[XDF]

Microsoft won because they announced AAA games that will be released this year in Forza 3, Halo 3 ODST, L4D2, and Splinter Cell Conviction. Sony announces alot of stuff but as far as I know, only Uncharted 2 and MAG will be released this year.

So once again 2009 will not be the year of the PS3 just like 2007 and 2008. In 2010, Sony can try again.

I can care less about Natal and the PS3 Magic wand or games coming out in 2010 and beyond.

[saimcheeda]

if M$ Dissapointed or not but they looked nothing in front of SONY!!!

[ItsIncognito]

There show was triple A, there substance was a triple c. But hey every ones is seeing what he wants to see ofcourse

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

FaceBook?

Twitter?

WTF has that got to do with GAMING???
+ I can do all that on my PS3 if i wanted to!!! ;)

[rakzztar]

Browser?

[ShadowCK]

By the numbers, 360's line-up in that presentation was phenomenal.

Alan Wake dated for early 2010.
Kojima came out to confirm MGS Rising for 360.
There was a ton of "entertainment" stuff like Last.fm, Facebook and Twitter integration.
Then Microsoft wheeled out the megaton: Natal.

Yeah, Sony's E3 press conference this year was superb. The motion tech was next. This was not pretty. The two guys doing the demo couldn't get it working properly at first, and compared to the promise of Natal it looks distinctly "old". Time will tell.

A motion "wand" that looked too much like a dildo. And an apparently ineffective dildo, at that.

If I were to looking at a poll such as in Cnet, then I would see over 10,000 people have voted in the pole and Microsoft has had 51.9 percent of the votes.

Sony or Nintendo do not need to see this poll to understand that their announcements were made to look stupid by the software giant. Project Natal looks to be one of the best pieces of technology I have seen since the Wii first came along. he new Project Natal for use with the Xbox 360 will blows anything ever seen in gaming out of the water.

Overall Winner: Microsoft's Conference

Sorry.

[Coolrah]

Its funny how you guys try to downplay all of sonies games that are announced with release dates....Seriously its hilarious. You ever think hay... they may push them forward? (They did it with infamous)Plus we ps3 owners already have had 3 Triple AAA Exclusive games this year so really uncharted 2 and some MAG along with Modern Warfare 2 for the rest of the year is really something to look forward to. Then the rest of 2010 will be evenly spread with exclusive games....We have either Heavy rain or White knight in Early 2010. Then GOW3 in march....Then whatever else....Thats also adding in all the random multiplat games. Sony is smart in letting all their exclusives come out in a consecutive way so that they all get their few months of freedom.

[likedamaster]

Learn to spell little dude, seriously. http://music.myspace.com/in...

[deividpaulo]

the microsoft conferece was RIDICULOUS...just not to say pathetic...

that was just a BALLET SHOW...We want to play games not to dance like retardads...

[Lawliet]

Ya, it makes you wonder why all the Xbox owners only talk about the tech of Natal rather than the games. While the PS3 owners talk not just about the gimmick, but also the exclusive games! For the reason, this guy said it all.

[badbond1]

nuff said!

[DuneBuggy]

When it comes down to it,all I really got from E3 was a possible interest in Natal,L4D2 anouncement(that I will own!!!!),and maybe i'll be buying another Halo or Crackdown down the road.

Everything else of interest I already new about like Bioshock 2,Alan Wake and other games.

[DarkSniper]

In 2006. Microslaves laid claim to say that Xbox 360 is the complete "gamers" machine. Fast forward to now and Xbox 360 has severely underperformed in the software department to actually validate this statement. What you heard were features that had something to either do with movie playback or internet functionality. Both of which have been readily available and has superior performance on the PLAYSTATION®3 Home Entertainment Terminal.

Microsoft announced everything except adequate gaming software. Project Natal was a waste of development time and R&D. This will further dig the commonplace Microslave into the social unrest that he's already in. Which will further prohibit his marital status, relationship status with the opposite sex due to his lack of knowledge on how to pick up women. Instead, Project Natal will be the Microslave's date and confidant on speaking about today's everyday problems.

Microsoft has brainwashed many into thinking their E3 performance was worth any merit. Instead it was something of which Dark Sniper fell fast asleep and further went to doing social activity inside and outside his PLAYSTATION®3. If Dark Sniper wants to speak with live active people, he has PlayStation® Home. Not a pre-teenage robot who pretends to have organic feelings for a disillusioned Microslave.

$niper

[Tr10wn]

Yeah... you seems to me like a Sony Slave... "PLAYSTATION®3 Home Entertainment Terminal" WTF you are getting paid for that? salve.

[likedamaster]

Somebody tell this loser that speaking in 3rd person is not cool.

[bigjclassic]

because none of the actual games besides Alan Wake caught my eye. Okay maybe ME2 as well. But they were nothing compared to SMG2, GT5, GoW3, UC2, Metroid Other M, and NSMB. Those were the big games to me, and games that will make an impact on their respective platforms. The 360 games were nice to look at but, i didnt really care.

[ForROME]

Ill agree in this sense, as a gamer, I watch E3 for games, not gadgets, and SONY delivered more impressively software game wise. I think MS carried energy better, was just more exciting in style.

[Morituri]

Honestly, that is just one site’s opinion. I commend them for not blindly claiming a MS victory seeing how they are a 360 – centric site, and I also give them kudos for wanting what every real gamer wants: better games and more of them.

Even though I rarely turn on my 360 at the moment, I am highly anticipating Mass Effect 2. The first one had its share of problems, but it is a testament to the story and the realization of the Mass Effect universe that I took my lumps and withstood the technical difficulties to see the game through to it’s end.

I am also interested in the Splinter Cell game. I did not really like the previous games but this one has me interested.

Actually, I’d have to say that both Sony & MS delivered very satisfactorily.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Lmao disappointing? because 2 games weren't shown? I can't even believe this is an xbox site. That's just ludicrous, Microsoft showed off everything they had and it all looked great. What an idiot, ME2 was shown by EA and had gameplay footage shown as well. Yes it was PC, but still, same game.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Most of the industry saw the MS conference as if not the best a close 2nd place for E3. MS showed off exactly what they needed to for this year and some insight into what will come down the line.

[divideby0]

to me its all about the games.
The only game I am intrested in from MS is alan wake..

I dont care for Halo that much so what else did they show that would make me buy games for my 360, especially since Multiplatform titles are a wash now.

[LightWarrior393]

I can say while yes I could see people being disappointing that no new Gears was shown, but to say no Halo 4 was shown... I even wonder if this person walked out when they announced Halo Reach. Anyway sure Microsoft didn't have all exclusives, but I don't think they need it. This person wasn't very excited about Natal, but I for one am and it all matters on opinion and just what we are looking for in our console. This person just wanted AAA Microsoft exclusive FPS. So his point is valid in his demographic. I like this new Microsoft approach and that is why I believe Microsoft and the xbox will do well in the upcoming years. Sure they might lose a few fans since they are not just focusing on the die hard Halo or Gears fans. It's just a personal thought, but I believe Microsoft is going in the right direction to make Video gaming even more mainstream and continue to show the masses that Video games are not for just the hardcore players. It also just has to do with the times if Microsoft focused only on the Hardcore players they would be losing more money then they already have. Just to cut to a point. Yay Microsoft for trying to expand the future of video games. Boo Jason Solorzano for trying to say Microsoft should only focus on what I want and only what I want.

[TheOutsider]

WITH THE FAILURE RATE YOUR SYSTEM HAS! I WOULD BE AFRAID TO TAKE THAT STAGE! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA OWNED!!!!

[I-SEE-YOU]

Well when you only own a 360, then your bound to defend it for all its worth.

Having both consoles, like myself just opens my eyes to the lack of content Microsoft are delivering.

[jeseth]

Nintendo is a joke. Its a good thing for tween girls and chubby soccer moms. The Wii is crap.

Playstation and Xbox brought the heat this year! I'm more excited for PS3's upcoming games than 360's but 360 still put on a great conference.

[rawd]

I still have yet to understand how Milo is part of the HARDCORE GAMERS CONSOLE

[Gladiz87]

i dnt no about anyone here but i used to own a 360... and i dnt see why they would try n carry on the halo thing... halo 3 IMO was worth a playthrough at most. i wont play it again as i just CBA.

all in all i think microsofts e3 was all about how many famous ppl they could get on stage at one conference i mean ffs... paul mcartney??? who cares about the beatles at a conference like that??

what they needed was new projects coming out... no repeats... granted sony has uncharted 2. and GOW3 but at least it has a few coming out that ppl aint already played a previous version of... like white knight chronicles and last guardian...

IMO microsoft is trying to take console gaming the way the pc is... with expansion packs... i mean c'mon dudes... are u seriously gna go out and buy an expansion for a game on ur xbox??? wont u want a proper game??? something new???

i like the xbox... dnt get me wrong... after countless arguments with friends i have come to notice its potential... but even then... its only coz they have the money for timed exclusives and are stealing the jrpg games... like last remnant and star ocean...

my flatmate has an xbox with them and i am very tempted to steal it away jus to play thru them... coz star ocean looks awesome!!! last remnant is a bit sucky with pop in textures and unbelievably slow load times... i mean i managed to make my dinner and a cup of tea and only then had it loaded up... i dnt wanna play any of the games mentioned at the ms conference... as they all seem mediocre at best but thats just my oppinion so dnt go getting all mean...

i am really looking forward to the ps3s GOW3 and the white knight chronicles, mag looks worth a look as does last guardian i just want a gd rpg on my ps3... c'mon sony!!!

so wud have to say i think sony has the best lineup atm...

[Karum]

I thought overall E3 was a great show this year with all the game news I've seen come out of it but as far as press conferences go, MS left me a little disappointed.

Now I don't think anyone "won" E3, I think that is a silly concept because different people like different things. I own a 360 and was hoping for games to be announced that I'd be very interested in, all that interested me was Alan Wake and Crackdown 2. The services MS announced, while cool, mean little to me because I don't use facebook, twitter or las.fm. Their "1080p" streaming won't be as good as Blu-Ray and tbh I prefer actually owning the disc, regardless of quality. MS just didn't show a lot of games I'm interested in.

On the other hand, maybe 2 games that Sony showed for PS3 don't interest me while the rest I have a lot of interest in. I can understand and appreciate that other people will be the opposite of me, Sony's games won't have interested others that much and MS' games will have and they'll love the new services MS announced and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. I mean that's why there are 3 different, successful consoles. They each offer something different which imo is fantastic.

Eben though I got more interest from Sony's conference I wouldn't say they won E3 and if MS had showed more of what I like I wouldn't say they had "won" it either. What I'd say is that "<console maker> showed more of what interested me this year".

Either way I think no matter what console or games you may prefer, we, the gamers, all came out of E3 as big big winners and I think that is what is important.

[joevfx]

finally someone sees through the smoke and mirrors microsoft displayed at there conference. this article is so right. microsoft played us boys!!!

[ak1200]

Well said Karum, great games on both consoles ,my view is sony has better games on offer more potential ,as an ex 360 owner sold 1 week ago am sure i still can enjoy multiplats and the swarm of AAA titles flooding the ps3

[Karum]

I honestly think that no matter what console you prefer or what type of game (genre or franchise, whatever) you prefer, E3 had something awesome for every taste which is why I think E3 this year was awesome. Last year it was kinda meh, there were a couple of things that looked cool but nothing on the scale of this year really.

We've all got some pretty awesome games to look forward to, some of my favourites were GOW3, Castlevania and Dante's Inferno...all looked amazing to me because I really love that kind of game, there's a bunch of others too but I'd be here for a while listing them lol.

Bubbles to you anyway mate.

[frjoethesecond]

The only surprise was mgs rising. Otherwise all was as expected.

[ak1200]

Glad to see an ICO sequel confirmed and a chance to see the video in true HD, the biggest surprise for me were the WRC & NASCAR support for gt5 ,when them logos flashed on screen i was well chuffed.
Alan Wake looks very good back even when the announced game in 2006,but like most of the 360 games there released on pc were if its adventure games i much prefer to point and click using mouse . . .

[gamingparadise]

at least us gamers get to reap all of the gaming benefits that each company is offering with all of those wonder games that were displayed at e3. e3 09 was a great comeback and epic win for the world of gaming.

[ak1200]

BUZZ!™ Quiz World
God of War® III
Heavy Rain®
MAG
ModNation Racers
Ratchet and Clank® Future: A Crack In Time
Singstar® Queen
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves™
White Knight Chronicles™
Ico / the guardian
wipeout fury
AGENT
FF14

[ikral]

If MGS Rising was announced only for PS3 i would still be dissapointed because it is not Kojimas game. I wanna play games, not to fight some stupid console war. Have no time and am too old for that. Hell, i might even buy X360 if i find it interesting enough. In the future.

[ak1200]

I will probaly buy a 360 again when there cheaper, ive kept some of my fave games for the console gears , pgr3 , halo3

[cannon03]

you know i thought sony did better then microsoft but sony needs to step up their game more because i never thought the day i will see microsoft actually stepping up their game if i was sony i would stepping this console generation up cuz even doe they are not there yet they are catching to the playstation brand.

[The_Zeitgeist]

Rubish...

[fr0sty]

@ 3, "I even wonder if this person walked out when they announced Halo Reach.". No, we were all there during it. We all saw the extremely vague all CG trailer that only showed a planet with a bunch of explosions going off. We all know that given the fact that nothing was said about the game, it could turn out to be a 2d tower defense game for all we know. That's why we expressed disappointment with the lack of a true Halo sequel (or spinoff) that looked good enough to keep up with the competition. ODST looks just like 3, and in the day of killzones and modern warfares, that just doesn't hold up.

[McDaygo]

All three were disappointing. Oooo Orbed Motion control, Ooooo a cramped PSP that won't play UMDs with a whole 16 gigs of memory, Oooo I swat at flys and start a video on my 360 and talk to a VIDEO of some lame English kid. The Wii topped this craptacular event with a freakin finger clip, What next? The Wii butt thermometer?.

The thing that usually never disappoints is the games demos/vids/what have you. Between the 3 there is some cool shtuff comin our way.

[mochi]

Crazy fanboy articles are worthless