Can we finally lay this to rest please?

[binary solo]

Y'see the fundamental problem with this sort of thread is that while the main aim is to try to correct a misconception about one machine, the OP can't help but put the boot in on another machine. Thereby starting a yes it is/no it isn't argument . If you want to show a serious misconception with respect to the 360 then the argument should stand on its own merits without having to resort to having a go at the PS3. It comes off as both defensive and inflammatory. There is no reason to be defensive if you are certain and confident in your position, and the only reason to be inflammatory is if that is part of your original intent.

If you are being defensive or inflammatory then you can hardly criticise, or insult, respondents for doing the same thing; unless that is you want to perpetuate and intensify the defensive and inflammatory tone of the thread.

I haven't read all of the >100 responses, but of those I have read I haven't seen a single person saying: "But the 360 IS a shooterbox, those are the only decent games it has" or such similar statements. In general the responses have been to agree that "shooterbox" is not a fair categorisation of the 360. Most people who want to pick a bone with the OP are critical of the methodology used to try to advance the basic premise.

My own previous contribution to this thread was not meant to try to show that X360 is a shooterbox. I was just trying to show that data can be manipulated to show what you want to show. I think the overall data supports the assertion that the 360 IS NOT a shooterbox. One might point to certain narrow, specific data to imply otherwise (e.g. look at the current top 5 all time selling games on the 360: 4 of them are [unargulably] shooters), but you can't fault MS or the 360 for the buying habits or game preferences of the consumer, any more than you can fault a family restaurent for selling a lot of steak meals when they have a varied and diverse menu. You might be able to fault the marketing of the manufacturer and retailer as being too oriented towards a particular genre, but I can't comment on that because I've seen very little marketing.