Partially true, but reality shows that both the 360 and the PS3 have considerable room for price cuts while still profiting on the systems. The install base is there for software sales, and considering how late in the gen we are, the sales are pretty admirable. The original Xbox and Gamecube would kill to have these sales late in the game.....oh wait that's right, they were already being discontinued.

True, but I bought a 1080p tv 5 years ago. The graphics use up all processing time and memory so there's not much left for huge open levels with many characters on screen or complex AI. Those games are definitely beautiful and great to play, but sometimes I want something less point A to B.

Mostly I'm just disappointed in From dust, it could have been so much more. Bad pathing and tiny map size can only be blamed on working with too limited resources.

A new gen can give birth to some great new franchises when the graphics war hasn't yet taken over all processing power. The mobs in dead rising, heavenly sword and kameo were great for example. Lair was very ambitious with the huge maps and long draw distances though unfortunately unplayable. TDU was awesome for the huge map and novel online play, but the sequel got quickly forgotten for not keeping up with the graphics war. Ridge racer 7, wipeout HD, super smooth 1080p gameplay. Where did that go.

i would venture to say, Killzone has the best enemy AI of any shooter this gen.

also are you saying you want open world games to look as good as they do (i wouldnt mind this by the way) becuase they arent any less or anymore linear than other games of the same genre. but and they still have their share of wide openness, i would say one of the most open areas of uncharted is also its best looking, the tibetin village after drake wakes up from his injury.

but im not saying i dont want better graphics, i just had a problem with you saying games are strugling to be 720p with solid framerate, with load times, and installs. when it so happens the best looking games of this gen have not only no installs or load screens, but they also have >30 fps and 720p with AA

I though EA just said they were very limited about current consoles?

Yes the AI in killzone is pretty good, but that's in a very controlled setting.

I like exploring, games like the original Far cry, Sotc, Oblivion, Fallout. Those don't run very well, and the AI in oblivion fell far short of what was promised. The Tibetin village is beautiful but still a corridor. Next gen with enough memory, hopefully we can have interesting procedural maps. A real trek through the jungle instead of between walls. Terraria was my favorite game of the past 6 months, it doesn't look like much, but it runs perfectly with a huge randomized world to explore.

I'll be buying Uncharted 3 on day 1, it will have plenty of wow moments and run like a dream. Still I'm more excited about playing Sotc again, this time in HD with a smooth framerate. Skyrim looks great too, but I'm afraid they're too focussed on graphics and the performance will suffer.

Battlefield 3 on the 360 and PS3 = 24 player multiplayer.

Battlefield 3 on the PC = 64 player multiplayer with much larger maps.

Don't give me these BS statements, EA. We need new consoles.