remember when companies won console wars because they happened to have the best offering and the best ideas and not because the other guys were screwing up
worse?
that's what this generation feels like so far.
sony looks to be in bad shape, and thankfully so. gaming consoles have no business being $600, and it looks like gamers are shunning the system more often than not. the problem is that gaming consoles shouldn't be $400, either. and people shouldn't be paying for peer-to-peer online multiplayer, and a developer should have the ability to offer content for free if they desire to do so. thankfully, it appears people aren't adopting the $400 console as fast as market leaders from past generations, but apparently microsoft can't read the tea-leaves if the zephyr/elite rumors have any merit. that brings us to wii... and waggle. i've tried it and, as expected, i do not like it. i don't mind the graphics, i certainly don't mind the price tag, but i just want to play games with traditional controllers. and i want good third party games since nintendo games generally aren't all that appealing to me.
what was so wrong with the ps2? seriously, sony, dubya tee eff? why couldn't you have just gone about building a console the same way you built the ps2.
why do you hate freedom, microsoft? is it the "free" part? you give away tons of stuff on pc, so what gives on xbox? i'm not saying you shouldn't be after a profit, but be reasonable and let publishers decide how to offer gameplay and how much to charge for dlc, if anything at all, and for crying out loud get the top-line price of the 360 down, do not be so oblivious of the the market's will.
and nintendo... i heart you. well, not really. i hope that if you win thanks in no small part to the missteps of sony and microsoft that third parties will be gracious enough to make games specifically for my preferences and my preferences alone.
at least let me use the gamecube controller. good luck as you continue to court grandma.