This if for those of you that got upset when Gizmodo placed the xbox 360 on their list of tech that help define the decade.  Tomshardware.com, a major tech site for computer builders and junkies like myself had this to say in their "Best Tech of the Decade" list:

Gaming systems got a huge boost during the last decade, with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all upping the ante on fun. The reason the XBox brand and its 360 model update get the nod over the Playstation 3 is for how it revolutionized online gaming with the advent of XBox Live in 2002. Never before had people been given a large, easily used forum in which to play games against obscene, foul-mouthed teenagers. The original Xbox, which was released in 2001, sold more than 24 million units during the first five years after its introduction.

The link is here: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/133-7-aughts-decade-technology.html

Comments?

Really how can something that transfers something from the PC to console gaming market get so much praise. I love my 360, but I really don't get people's list sometimes.

Even more so that this feature is payed service.

I don't know really.  Maybe it's all about execution?  Microsoft made it accessible to the masses in an easy-to-use format.  Before this, the wonders of online gaming were only enjoyed by us PC users...

"The original Xbox, which was released in 2001, sold more than 24 million units during the first five years after its introduction."

Wow, the Xbox sell wonders!

Gaming systems got a huge boost during the last decade, with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all upping the ante on fun. The reason the XBox brand and its 360 model update get the nod over the Playstation 3 is for how it revolutionized online gaming with the advent of XBox Live in 2002. Never before had people been given a large, easily used forum in which to play games against obscene, foul-mouthed teenagers. The original Xbox, which was released in 2001, sold more than 24 million units during the first five years after its introduction.

amazingly wrong : another poor website making poor claims ...

Let's rewrite it :

The reason the XBox brand and its 360 model update get the nod over the Playstation 3 is for how it has a lowend sku that allow all the people that dont care about online gaming but still want to play GTA4/SFIV/ACreed2/BatmanAA to get it for a cheap price.

Well, these sites are probably US based.

its funny how they listed Iphone and the Ipod like they're not the same thing, and then listed WoW which isn't a gadget.

Mainstreaming online multiplayer and online features for consoles revolutionized console gaming. How is that not historically significant? The PS2's online was primitive and widely passed over (especially since the phat didn't come with a network adapter) and the Dreamcast, while pioneers of online console gaming, didn't mainstream it because they didn't have the resources to survive long enough. Microsoft took what Sega started and ran with it. Halo 2 and Xbox Live revolutionized the console gaming industry. And the Xbox 360 took things even further. And then Sony had no choice but to follow the format. So Microsoft pretty much dictated the direction that 'core' console gaming has went this decade.

Unfortunately it seems like Microsoft created a monster. DLC is heavily abused by game publishers. It's not like releasing an expansion pack a year later. Lots of DLC are out immediately or not long after the game is already out. It's ridiculous. I understand that game companies spend a lot of money on HD development but charging $60 for a game that isn't complete is totally not acceptable. Unfortunately it seems that companies on all platforms (even the Wii if you want to count Mega Man 9 on Wiiware) jumped on this bandwagon now.

And of course all the really annoying douchebags on LIVE who talk lots of shit. I haven't gamed on PSN so I can't say what the community is like (if they are anything like the Sony Defense Force interent community though, no thanks). PC gaming online has lots of douchebags as well though so it's nothing unique to XBL. A big reason why I don't play WoW and Guild Wars is because I don't want to deal with a-holes (like my MMORPG addicted friend) who are a pain in the ass to co-op with because they take their little game way too seriously. It's sad to see a bunch of nerds online posturing with e-machismo in these games. As a nerd who just wants to have recreational fun and doesn't take games too seriously, I find the excessive e-machismo posturing a turn off. No wonder very few women like to play online 'core' games. If I was a woman, I wouldn't want to be in such a creepy (guys hitting on your left, right and centre) and hostile (nerds screaming out msyogynstic slurs at your) environment.

Very well deserved, another best of the decade winner in less than a week for the 360!, shows just how much the 360 has changed the console gaming world, expecting to see many more awards like this in the coming weeks.

Ps3, Wii, PS2 did nothing to change gaming, the 360 made huge changes making online gaming the standard along with many more innovations.

Well done!

my opinion:sad....