Three months ago Microsoft's XBox360 was released with much fanfare, with lines and tales of woe at Best Buy, as well as massive profiteering on eBay. Today, the XBox360 continues to languish on Japan, with pallets of Xbox 360 boxes sitting on store shelves unmoving. In the three months since the release, there has been 5 new games released for the 360, making the total number of games available for the Xbox360 a whopping 24 titles. Yes, upgrading from a Xbox to a Xbox 360 nets you an entire two dozen new titles. Actually, it's not really even two dozen new titles. It's actually seven, because the other 17 titles are available on other older generation consoles. There is a little more than half a dozen new titles exclusive to Xbox360. The seven titles? Amped 3, Condemned, Dead or Alive 4, Kameo, Full Auto, Perfect Dark Zero, Ridge Racer 6.
PlayStation 3 = Fashionably Late to the Next Generation Party
Sony's PS3 still doesn't doesn't have a relase date, with the industry speculating a Fall release before the holiday season. Manufacturing for this next generation system won't start until June, insiders say. But, when it does arrive, expect all the bells and whistles.
Nintendo Revolution = Racing the PS3 to be the last one there
Development kits for this system are just now shipping out to third party developers. Considering the amount of time and resources that a next-generation game requires to develop, Nintendo's own developers will have to provide most of the release games for this platform. Expect little, if any third party support for at least the first 6 months after release.
I haven't taken sides on the next-generation platform wars yet. Though I currently believe the PS3 may end up to have the most superior hardware, I believe the Revolution may provide the maximum amount of gaming fun due to their extensive library of classics.
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