uhm.. Shadow of the col.. Neh nevermind Wander.. Forget about this

As far as utility goes, each successive model should be better than previous generations, which means it comes down to Wii U v. PS3 v. Xbox 360, as all are better in that regard than their predecessors. Blu-Ray is the PS3's undisputed edge over the others. Sony's free service is obviously better than Microsoft's free service, though I don't know how it stacks up against the Wii U's service. Miiverse sounds nifty. From a personal standpoint, I think Sony's paid service is better than Microsoft's paid service, though some people might like cross-game chat over free games, so that should probably be considered even.

Overall, I don't think one can be declared a clear winner.

However, -with what we know right now-, I feel safe in thinking the PS3 will be the "first half of 2013 winner"!

Well, I don't want to argue with stupid and subjective points, but the "most reliable" thing is a joke. PS3 failure rates have only really been good because there's been RROD to compare them to. They're pretty poor overall and not in the least comparable to the norm for Nintendo home consoles.

Persona 3, Rogue Galaxy & Wild ARMs 5 all came out in 2007.  None of them blockbusters, but they were all excellent games.

The PS3 has one fatal flaw that it has yet to recover from. It lacks Halo games. Halo 4 is the game of the generation.

i don't know about you but i have my 5yo fat PS3 and its still going strong

lol as i said, i dont remember everything

Five of my friends who bought launch PS3's replaced them after they got the yellow light of death. Two of them bought replacment fats because Sony's warrenty was out, one of which stopped reading discs and he had a friend replace the drive. The other two bought Slim PS3 because their warrenty was up, their Slims are still working.

My launch 360 was still working when I sold it to get the Halo 4 Limited Edition 360. My brother's launch 360 got the RROD and MS replaced it for free. Two of my friends got RROD and free replacements more than once and 3 of my friends still have thier original Xbox 360 Elites.

From what I've seen, in real life, the PS3 Fat isn't all that more reliable than the launch 360. The Slim PS3 and Xbox 360 are pretty damn reliable and a lot better than the original versions. That's what I've seen with my own eyes.

Sorry, no offense, but it will never be remembered as that.  This generation will probably be remembered most for the collective CoD sales.  Game of the generation will probably be Grand Theft Auto IV or Modern Warfare, even though I like neither one.  Perhaps even Wii Sports.

Call of Duty ruined this generation