It seemed like the only big bombshell in this conference was that press attendees were given free Xboxes/bribes.
That aside, the conference was not bad by any measure.
Exclusives were almost entirely tied to Kinect not surprisingly, with a couple given (Reach, Gears 3) and one new announced title from Crytek (luke warm audience response; I wasn't moved either). Metal Gear looked fantastic, but no points there as a multiplatform title.
Kinect is looking like it will most definitely offer experiences separate from what is currently available.
Without actually using it, I'd say offhand that it looks like Ubi's fitness title offers better feedback than Wii Fit in a more visually pleasing and more evolved package.
Harmonix's dance title also looked leaps and bounds over DDR in the rhythm category.
MS studio pack in games were perfunctory. No surprises there.
As a UI, Kinect looks like it delivers on exactly what was promised. Big benefits there.
The redesign looks MUCH better with the close ups, particularly the piano black finish (which I hope no one who nit-picked the PS3 as a "dust magnet" "finger print magnet" will now praise the appearance of the New Xbox for doing exactly the same). It actually looks like a higher quality piece of hardware although it's tough to tell without having one in front of you.
Built in WiFi is a big "About Time;" props for making it Draft N.
No price drop? Whoops. So much for the theory that MS would be giving away the 360.
Biggest omission: Kinect price? DId I zone out when that was announced? That and the bundle prices were what I was really waiting to hear about.
