papero2 on 03 May 2009
| Dodece said: @Mummelmann You hit the nail on the head. That is why a lot of members of this, and other online communities are getting excited. Microsoft gave us a oh so glorious gift last year. Namely a million Sony fanboys going into epileptic convulsions over that bombshell. Screaming, cursing, denouncements, questions of parentage, and oh so savory kiss of Judas that many of those fanboys gave Sony. Only so we could all smirk as they came to their senses, and went crawling back. That is why I think comments about Nintendo having something to prove is asinine. Nintendo has nothing to atone for. Last year they fed their core demographic. Which sadly isn't the core gamer anymore. Perhaps they chose the wrong venue, but it wasn't as if they did not deliver. To me the ones that have something to prove are Sony. They are the guys who got blindsided, and laid out in the eyes of many gamers. I really think Sony has to avoid another disaster like they had last year. You could say it is one thing to lose, and another thing entirely to be humiliated. The latter is what Sony got last year. They really need to avoid that. Obviously the hearts of their dedicated fans are rather delicate. Anyway I confess I would love to watch a repeat. I am sure we could see some of these wonderful lunatics hang themselves if Microsoft pulls a similar stunt this year. |
I think you are giving MS a lot of credit...
I cant argue about FF13 stealing the show last year, but cmon. Beside Gears2 and Fable2 their expo was full of multiplatform games(Fallout, RE5, Guitar hero, Rockband) or stuff like "you are in the movies".
Sony last year did a good job, but they didnt have that "Bomb anouncement" that is needed in any E3. I woulnt say they won, but it were not humiliated thats for sure.
As far as Sony proving themselfs... sony could skip E3 and still had one of the best years as far as games go.
PSN = vic_haste
