"Well argued post and many valid points. Anything that disagrees with the post-E3 hype consensus tends to get shouted down, regardless of who 'won' E3. In the immediate aftermath of E3, I thought many forums were much as you described them: places of discussion not up to their usual level of intelligence, interaction and thought.
Ultimately, though, Sony are better at presenting and communicating than Nintendo or Microsoft right now, and they did the most to play into the hype machine at E3, and that gets reflected and exaggerated on the internet."
(That's what I wanted to post yesterday, but the thread was locked when I attempted to do so)