heavenly swords greatness comes with animation of the game, it focus more on the story telling that puzzler platfomer mass killing.

Eye of judgment and the use of the camera with its a GREAT idea and technological one but thats where sony its good,  resistance 2 its a sequel of a ps3 title... that it was great.

and the only ones not released yet are home, infamous , mag , DC universe, and the agency. and maybe flower (not sure) thats not 75%... maths say

@diso

they are not easy to find, and the same reason nintendo wii have emulator, that runs roms you can dowload from the internet from free.

I've been playing since the Atari days, and IMO this is one of the best generations of gaming. Console games are starting to offer something for everyone, hardcore, casual, and everything in between. The big word for this generation is CHOICE, you even have choices in which PS3 or 360 you want to buy, depending on your taste and how much money you're willing to spend. I could say more but will leave it at that.

Also, you left off 2 major things in the 360 list:

Achievements: This speaks for itself since it's been copied by PS3 and even WoW, but it adds replayability to games and gives gamers a new way to show off their accomplishments.

XBLA: This is a major part of the 360 library, and was even given it's own, separate section at IGN (http://xboxlive.ign.com/). XBLA allows smaller devs to step into the HD console realm, old titles to be replayed and upgraded.

kudos to Erik Aston, he speaks the truth. What is this thread about? the games? then we should be looking at lineups from all three systems from their first 2 years and the lineups of others systems from their first two years and comparing them.

Just because of 360, this is the best generation of consoles so far.

Having a differing opinion then your own, does not constitue being a 'fanboy'.  To someone who doesn't agree with you, your op could be read as being extremely biased because you significantly downplay the strengths of the 360 and Wii, yet lament the inability of the "best" console (in your opinion) to exceed your expectations.  Lighten up on differing opinions, it's not that hard, and you aren't always right, just as nobody else (myself included) is.

That being said, I have very little time to play games anymore, between work and family.  So I truly respect/enjoy any game that is good enough to make me lose countless late night hours playing after all others are asleep, KNOWING I have to wake up the next day for work.  This generation I can think of 6 titles that fall into that category (Halo 3, Gears 1 & 2, Bioshock, Oblivion and Fall-out) and countless others that come close.  So no, this is nowhere near the worst generation for me, and I only own 1 of the 3 systems out right now.  I imagine I'd appreciate even more games, if I had all 3.

another thing its people believe nintendo its kind of savior for small developers.

that ISN'T the case the PS Store and XBLA cost of development games its quite cheap, and also they same money not having to pay for disc royalties.
and games like LBP made by a small team get funded either sony or m$ if good enough to make a big debut.

Wow, I actually agree. Usually these things veer into excessive fanboyism but I like it. Sums things up pretty well for the most part.

@ Fei Hung, so do you think that PS3 is comparable to the Gamecube in this respect. You know, doing good stuff but still getting beat?

I stopped reading after the second sentence.

Hmm... You make some interesting points. A pretty non-biased post, good job (in his opinion, the PS3 is the best console so shut the fuck up about it).

I disagree that this generation is the worst though. It's probably the best. I believe Zucas said a while back that people are buying games more than ever despite the economy. Something is attracting people to buying these games/consoles, and it can't be because they suck. It's because they offer experiences we've never seen before. Good ones.

Technically speaking, for the second generation we have three online-capable consoles, but this is the first time all of them get real support. I don't consider the GameCube an online console because only the Phantasy Star Online games made use of it (and it was a multiplatform game to boot). Xbox Live is getting a makeover soon, PlayStation Network will see the launch of home (someday), and WiiWare... Well, it's there, and people use it no less.

Another good thing is the market of downloadable content. Yes it started last gen, but this one makes use of it in other ways besides just extra features for certain games. You can download videos. You can download pictures and themes. You can download demos of future games. And in some cases, you can download full games (Warhawk, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue). Old games are coming back too. XBL Arcade, PSN, and Virtual Console are full of them. This is a great feature. Perhaps you once played Super Mario Bros. on your NES, but maybe you sold or lost it. Now you can play it again. Homebrew development has a chance to become a market of its own thanks to this.

We are also seeing actual competition too. You don't see all the big sellers on just one console now. All three have games that can get to the top of the charts. We're also seeing less exclusive games, which is good for developers but maybe not so much for consumers, as they have to decide which console to buy a game for if they have more than one.

Last generation was horrible from a competition standpoint. The Xbox truly offered the most. It had the most power and included a hard drive. It also was the best in terms of online functionality with Xbox Live. Yet despite all this, it didn't win. Why? It didn't have the support, nor did the GameCube. Nintendo killed itself with the cartridges on the Nintendo 64, and did so even more by literally doing nothing with the GC's online functionality themselves (only Sega with Phantasy Star Online took advantage). Third-party developers weren't sure if they could make a profit off of it, which is why most games worth owning for GC come from Ninty themselves and why it sold the least. Microsoft was the newcomer, and since they were going up against two established companies they were doomed before they even started. The Xbox was expensive to make, and they lost some 2 billion dollars at the end of it all. Thanks to its hardware and online it got great third-party support. But in 2005 it became clear MS was focusing on the 360 and the Xbox vanished. The PlayStation 2 as a standalone console did nothing the Xbox and GameCube couldn't (besides EyeToy). Yet it dominated from the start thanks to the PlayStation brand name alone. Sony's first console did so well and was so profitable that most game developers didn't want to jump ship and support Ninty or MS. Sony raked in the cash because of this. Back then the brand name guaranteed them selling the most consoles and getting the best games.

This.