Microsoft: "This year the most anticipated games will be exclusive to xbox"

[Bodhesatva]

Okay, redoing the list here -- this is specifically intended to be a list of "games that we believe will push hardware adoption" and not just "a list of good games," because most of the games I'm about to list I personally hate and most of the games I actually want for these systems wouldn't make this count in a million years.

360:

Fable 2
Gears of War 2
APB
Left 4 Dead
Ninja Gaiden 2
GTA 4 Exclusive Content
Too Human

PS3:

Final Fantasy XIII
Gran Turismo 5
Resistance 2
Killzone 2
Metal Gear Solid 4
Little Big Planet

 

Does that seem like a fair list? Am I missing something here, or does one of these not deserve its position? If its fair, I'd still give the PS3 the edge (simply because a few of these games, most notably GT5 and FF XIII, are bigger than any of the 360 games individually), but it's not nearly as clear cut a case as it was two months ago.

Many people have been saying for some time now that Sony shot its load last year in order to keep the PS3 from completely falling off the map: they hyped up every game they could in their upcoming 08 roster to keep people from going away. Now MS (and presumably Nintendo at some point? We'll see) are starting to fire their 08 bullets, and while I still do think the PS3 comes out on top in terms of sheer hype and system pushing software, it's not a big difference anymore.