I dont agree with most of the OP's opinion, but I do have to agree with his view on the Xbox being marketed as the "online, social gamer" machine. Ever since the introduction of the first Xbox, Live has been the focus point of the machine.
When I had to replace my PS2 (stupid DRE), several Gamestop employees tried to discourage my purchase. They tried to tell me how great Halo was online etc... Its like they were brainwashed and trying to get me to join a cult or something. I said look...."im an old man, I dont care about online gaming". They looked at me like I was nuts. My point is, online gaming is the current trend and MS helped bring that about and they are keeping with that mindset. Is that a bad thing? Not at all. Go with your strengths and thats what MS is doing. Sony and Nintendo are playing catchup and it lost them some hardcore gamers, I think.
The PS3 is last place mainly because of the high price tag and not enough emphasis on games. They tried to ram Blu Ray down our throats instead of concentrating on games. They were too cocky from the last gen and thought they could sell on brand name alone.
Wii is in first place because its new and different and its got cool features the other systems dont have. Downloading older titles from the T16 and Neo Geo and all the old Nintendos systems is pretty damn cool.
my 2 cents.
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