As a quick first thing, since I've been killing time waiting for WAR to FINALLY come out, I've been playing a bunch of Warhammer PC games including the awesome Dawn of War series. Man did Epic ever rip off Warhammer 40k with their Space Marine design for the main characters. Everything down to the power armor and chainsaw attatchment are RIGHT out of that IP.
Anyway I don't think GOW2 or resistance will be particularly big deals. Yes they will sell well (though not nearly as well as COD5) but they will make no difference one way or the other in the console war. Anyone who really loves Gears 1 and Halo 3 have long since bought the 360. Similarly anyone who was on the fence about Sony isn't going to be convinced by yet another shooter (we get at least 1 every 2-3 weeks now).
I think resistance will be a better game based on setting, originality and gameplay (judging from the first in each series) and the multiplayer will be WAY above gears (given they're moving even higher then the original 32 person maps which already dwarfed the tiny 4v4 gears fights). That is just my preference, and I don't think it matters either way as far as sales for either game and their requisite consoles go. On the other hand that Gears of War 1 was released in a superior version (whole new levels in a short game) might have hurt the 360 game's sales long term. I remember someone from Epic talking about how they added in levels that the "360 couldn't handle". Zing!
I'll play a greatly enhanced Gears of War 2 with extra levels and better graphics next year when it jumps to PC. Resistance2 however will be a day one purchase for me (Resistance was the game I got at release and loved it)
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