Consider .....

Microsoft's "XBOX360" had it's debut at "E305" with SONY & Nintendo saying only that yes -- their new machines are on the way.

This leaves just 2 companies vying for all the attention.

1] SONY -- SONY says the "PS3" is much better than "XBOX360".
Developers say the difference between "PS3" & "XBOX360" is negligible at best.
The road so far has been a bit bumpy what with an uncertain release date, complications with manufacturing the "Cell" processor & the posibility that "Blu-Ray" Hi-D DVDs won't be the standard as opposed to HD-DVD.
Everyone wants ta see what SONY really has.
Their future in the gaming industry's riding on this so they're gonna be set to blow everyone away.
They have to be ....

2] Nintendo --
"GameBoy Evolution" > A new "GameBoy" with "DreamCast"-level visuals & a built-in hardrive so you can store games on it without having to clutter your pockets with carts.
Needless to say, goodness knows whatever else is onboard [WiFi, NetBrowser, etc.] will be phenomenal.
A New IP > There's a new character on the way on the level of "Mario", "Zelda" & "Donkey Kong". Who know what that is lol
"Revolution" [not it's real name lol] > This is supposedly the cat's meow.
Those that know are absoulutely dying to sing it's high praises from the rooftops but are prevented from doing so by NDAs.
Is there some sort of 3D projection involved or is it just a regular machine controlled by a gimmicky wand ?
And everyone whose job it is to be aware of such things say that if Nintendo crashes & burns with this console, it'll be SEGA-mode for them ....

So there you have it.

I think because of what SONY & Nintendo both have at stake & whatever secret tech wizardry they have up thier sleeves but up until now have been sitting on that this show will be the be-all end-all of videogame shows.

Opinions?


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