I remember MS being really strong in 2000. There was a lot of hype around the XBox and it was known in summer 2000 that it would be faster hardware than the Dreamcast, PS2 and even Dolphin. Halo is obviously one of the greatest games ever made and so it's reveal probably would have been huge in 2000 especially if gamers got to see a decent amount of gameplay. Morrowind would have also been a huge title to boost the XBox at this conference. Nintendo still had the Dolphin under lock-and-key and they had very little top software left coming to the N64 and so their E3 2000 showing was pretty weak, in my opinion (Majora's mask was probably hyped but it was nowhere near the game that OOT was in my opinion).
I am surprised that there wasn't more coming from Sony and its devs for the PS2 in 2000. PS2 must have had a really slow first year on the market. If Final Fantasy X and GTA 3 was shown at E3 2000, they would have killed it for sure. I don't see much announced here for the PS2 at all (other than a game called Ico, which I have never heard of).
Overall, my vote is for MS.
Last edited by Illusion - on 09 June 2021
