I just love XBox Live. Yesterday, I played Halo3 together with a friend for 8 hours. It is just awesome how well it works. In contrast to the crowd thats just yelling out something they have heard on the internet, I think Microsoft really pushed the console-market. They had a well working Internet-support years before a competitor thought about it (excluding Sega), they established FPS on a console with Halo CE, they are the first ones with Video on Demand, they invented achievements, they created Xbox Live Arcade and maybe they will establish RTS on the console with Halo Wars. And even if you don't like MS, you have to respect these things.
I really like Nintendo, too. They are very risky with there moves and they also created great things. They had their rumble Pack first, they had a analog stick first and now they have the wiimote. It is too sad, that I don't like the wiimote to play with. I would be a proud wii-owner by now. But Nintendo can live without me as it seems :D
In a word: I like consoles with brand new features. Microsoft and Nintendo are the companies I like most. I will get the next Nintendo if it uses a regular controller.
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...
