I don't understand why Shane and co. still insist on calling the 360's lineup "only shooters" and magnifies a falsehood that future 360 games will remain in the "shooter" category.
Honestly, I do not want to sound like those "BUT OMG SHANEZZ YOU FORGET TEH ____ " or "SHANEZZ LOOKZ AT DIS GAMEZ" but I'm going to have to resort to that.
Exclusive AAA games available/soon-to-be-available on the 360 that are not shooters; PC/360 games are included:
1. Dead Rising
2. PGR3
3. DOA4
4. Viva Pinata (remember, this is not a "best sellers" list)
5. Oblivion
6. Alan Wake (not that I know of, but if it is, don't murder me)
7. Too Human
8. Mass Effect (take this as you may)
9. Blue Dragon
10. Lost Odyssey
11. Banjo Kazooie
12. PGR4
13. Forza 2
14. Fable 2
15. Eternal Sonata
16. Marvel MMO
17. Ace Combat 6
18. C&C3
Racing, RPG, Action, Platformer/Younger-Audience-Oriented Titles, Strategy, Flight Sim, Fighting -- they're all accounted for. But that's not taking third parties into account --a major part of Microsoft's plan to make a machine that appeals to all types of individuals.
Those are just a few, but the assumption that Microsoft's platform has and will continue to have shooters along with the argument that "Microsoft is content to stay in the hardcore gamer realm and doesn't want to expand like its competitors" is simply asinine.
Just scroll a few threads down; even THQ is commending Microsoft for their efforts in trying to appease all demographics.