@jman8 that and ripping ur Xbox 360 game to ur HDD. Hmm... I wonder if that way, u can install it to ur HDD then return it and still be able to play it.

Heh, I was honostly waiting for that.

They're all games we've seen before and none of them, with the exclusion of Fable, showed us anything particularly innovative. That's not to say none of it looked great. I think Gears and Fable are going to be fantastic. The rest are multiplatform. Hence, MS not taking a leadership role, but instead focusing on matching the PS3 and Wii. Just watch the conference. They barely gave any time to Fable (their one quite innovative title) and instead gave gobs of time and focus to Scene It (kinda like Buzz), Avatars (Mii too), You're in the Movies (Eyetoy-inspired), Lips (Singstar clone), etc. Their biggest announcement was that they're getting FFXIII, a game that makes the PS3 and 360 even instead of moving the 360 beyond the PS3. Not to mention FFXIII isn't even coming out for at least a year and probably more. 

First of all if MS went in a different direction many would've said they needed to do something to address Sony and Nintendo.AS it is now they've done a good job answering at least Sony. Plus they have some casual focused games too.

Also I think the Live Primetime is a novel idea too. The idea of playing gameshows for real prizes from the comfort of my own home sounds great.

@Incandescence - LOL hahahaha, that is one of the best pics of that type I have ever seen.

OT: MS is doing what every company does, tries to make its product as potentially profitable as possible. By trying to attract the new base of gamers that Nintendo has attracted is a smart decision.

Oi, your post has "Tsst" all over it and yet you somehow fail to mention the 360's new surefire AAA title, the South Park XBLA game! You are really not such an excellent being in my book.

It's "tisk tisk tisk" or "tsk" or tssk" what the F* is "tsst".

tsst tsst tsst whats with all the tsst?

I'll give you Live Primetime. It's got potential. But answering to your rivals doesn't mean you have to copy them. You can tell Peter Moore isn't running the Xbox business anymore. He not only secured GTAIV, but he made sure to differentiate his version by making it clear that MS was going to go beyond whatever Sony could do. Sure the DLC has yet to surface, but that announcement did ton PR-wise for the 360 identity as innovators who are ahead of the game. The current MS strategy makes them look like complacent copycats instead of innovators. It's not going to hurt them now, but eventually if they do that enough, people will begin to question their credibility and value to the industry. Anyone else remember how much flak Sony got for the Sixaxis??? 

Baaaaaahaha I can't stop laughing at that!