Fanpoll: How was Microsoft's E308 showing?

Was really hoping for something to look for in 09. I guess they are sticking to the same formula, which is just talking about games for the holiday. Hard to see thins far on the horizon, like ps3 did with god of war.

Great. I was expecting Gears of War 2, an update to the Dashboard and a Halo Wars delay, but what really blew me away was FFXIII and Netflix.

Though, I do wish they would have released a few more demos. If you -really- want to bring it home to us, give us multiple demos to try out.

I really expected some big announcements. Everything they came out with was just "me too" stuff from other consoles. The FFXIII thing was cool but I don't own a 360 for RPGs. I wanted some good exclusives shown. The netflix was the only thing that really got my attention. E3 as a whole was pretty weak this year, alot of games we already knew about. Hopefully we'll see more announcements soon maybe from other shows.

I dont understand peoples obsession with exclusives. Its like they dont want the other guy to have something even though they are not loosing anything by it.
I say live and let live. I wish every game manufacturer had the budget to make it for every console, then we might not need Fanboy sites:-)

I think that the Netflix annoucement will be a game changer in the long run. Even though the Netflix offerings today are kind of meh, I would expect that to improve as Netflix turns from a physical delivery company (disks in the mail) to a digital delivery company.

Overall I thought it was a great show.... not because of the games but all the other new stuff we will be able to do this fall. there wasnt a whole lot of new games shown and i dont really care about ff13 so that wasnt that important to me.

but all the little things the new dashboard will be doing (netflix, party system, hd installs, web access, etc). i will be using my 360 alot more this fall because of some of this stuff. and thats what i really care about. show me why i will be using my console this year and thats one area ms did a fantastic job with.

Netflix was my OMG Megaton moment. I've been drooling over that since that survey first brought up the idea.

I am liking the new dashboard avatar thing. I think it will help spread 360 to the masses. I know my neighbors who don't own a console like the look. (They are Rock Band players with gamer tags.) They like customizing their RB characters so they think these avatars are cool. Virtual barbie doll maybe.

As far as videos go they build excitement if you are already excited. If I wasn't on board with a game odds are a video won't help.

I am very excited about the new dashboard, avatar, Netflix, and ability to copy games to hard drive to ease load times and noise. And all these features are free! Which is really the best part about it.

Although anything Final Fantasy is not my cup of tea, it's good to know the option is there, in case I ever develop the desire to play a game where the guys compete with the girls for femininity

Although there were large omissions like the new Halo game, Splinter Cell and Alan Wake, Microsoft still put on a great show.

I'm pretty impressed with the new dashboard.
I mean who doesn't like cover flow?
Blades are too choppy for my taste.

netflix is neat.

Final Fantasy can blow me, but I understand it's importance.

Voted in the middle, mostly because I was pretty put of by MS canceling the bungie announcement.

Other than that, I think it was a pretty good presser. I like the new dash, I think it might actually get me to use a theme (since it looks like crap without a theme, but AMAZING with one), I like how I can use my gamerpics until I feel like switching to an avatar, the new LIVE party system...FFXII, just awesome.


Also for the people saying they wish it wasn't all just stuff for this holiday, and hoping for some '09 stuff, well...
Would you rather that or be like PS3, where stuff is announced as soon it comes into the minds of the devs, but then consistently gets pushed farther and farther back (Killzone 2? Home?)

Personally, I liked how it went. Instead of seeing something amazing but then thinking, "Whatever. In three years I'll get excited," it's "That looks great. I can't wait for this fall."

Like the new dash. Just thinking it'll be available this fall. Sony would've announced something like this at E3 '07, and said 'it'll be ready when it's ready.' No thanks.

Scene It 2: You're in the Movies was my OMG Megaton announcement. I didn't see that one coming.

Most of my fellow 360fanboys will hate me for this, but for me the biggest OMFG moment was (and still is) the complete dashboard update *Including the Avatars which i'm finding that many people are resistant to*. I think that the avatars themselves open up new opportunities for Microsoft and XBLive. If they wanted to, they could "sway" more-so towards Sony's HOME operation and actually allow our avatars to become something more than the things we saw @ E3. For instance, what if (Hypothetically...) The Spring update for 2009, actually brought us "Closer to Home"? Meaning, what if Microsoft turned our Dashboard into our "Apartment" or our "Bachelor/Bachelorette Pad" making it completely customizable and buildable (Much like the beginning of a Sims game)? They could implement a newer currency that would be converted back and forth to Marketplace/Microsoft points (whichever you want to label it.). That would/could even go so far as to be our "Dorm Rooms" , the possiblities would be endless. Then Fall '09 would bring something even more. Functioning appliances/lights/technology within those customizable places (It would also allow them to bring in a web browser to the 360, because you're avatar would be able to get on his/her computer and surf the web). Think of it, Sony Corp. is our (Meaning 360 lovers all over) direct competition. Why not take what they are developing and "Make it better". By simply adding this functionality and this option to XBLive would make the service a complete success due to the 10-12 million users currently online with XBLive. They would have trumped Sony and Nintendo ....That's all hypothetical thinking. Damn i wish i could make that a possibility. Oh S#*t, i hope Microsoft reads this.....i need to stop daydreaming so much. So what was i sayin?....

alot of me too stuff imo and i didnt kno it was getting web access and i think ff13 on xbox is a good idea but still a ps3 buy cus its the lead platform

Also i would like to add to my comment that although Sony is our direct competition, they still get some of their ideas from us. While at the same time, we get ideas from them as well. There's nothing wrong with that; thats how progress is made. Things are taken here and there and made Better. "There is always room for improvement." Plus, all of this that i have stated is hypothetical and is simply a theory dreamed up by yours truly. I hope that some would agree that this would be a great step in the right direction for Microsoft to gather a better share of Core/Casual gamers. Hardcore gamers such as myself, will still stick with the 360 regardless, because of the game selection. "*Viva Los Xbox 360*"

One subtle thing people really don't mention often is one of the #1 things which happened. And that is how coop is done in Fable 2.

For those who don't know, while playing in your world in Fable 2 you may run across a blue orb floating in the same area you're in. That blue orb is someone on your friend's list who is also playing Fable 2 and happens to be in the same area as you. You can walk up to the orb, and invite your friend to play with you together. Not like you're in his game, or he's in yours... you guys are both in your worlds with your house, family, and everything in tact.

This fundamental, powerful yet "simple" feature makes a very strong mark in multiplayer gaming history. It makes you wonder why games before Fable 2 never had this feature. This isn't the same as pop-in pop-out coop like you would see in RSV2 for example.

I was surprised to hear ps3fanboys calling this feature their favorite part of E3 for Microsoft. It is a wonderful feature.

~= Chris =~

I echo Dirty's remarks. I wanted to see more games on the horizon. I do appreciated the focus on this year stuff though. Just a little more light shed on 2009 stuff would have been great!

everything was going great, until they showed off the dashboard makeover. And i believe i speak for many (not all!) hardcore (im sure you call us a**holes) players when i say its too childish and so is the avatar/mii crap. Don't like those one bit, but seeing how the good games are on 360, cant find myself to switch over.

I thought Microsoft's showing was so great that I went out and bought a 360 last weekend. Truthfully, that was also because Nintendo had a weak showing and I felt that I needed more than a Wii to keep me entertained from here on out. Buying it felt pretty strange, because the XBox 360 is the first non-Nintendo console I've had since the Atari 7800.

They did show games coming out in 2009, Resident Evil 5 and Halo Wars.

Also I'm sort of glad they delayed Bungie's announcement. Just make me more interested in it.

I honestly don't have a clue how I'm going to buy all the games coming out this fall. Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, Fable 2, RB2, Lips (which is pretty sweet if RB2 supports the mics and the iPod support works)

A big thing for me was Rock Band 2 getting AC/DC!
1 vs 100 and Primetime look good (but I'm sure Canada is gonna get screwed some how). I wonder what the prizes will be and how it'll work.

I'm going to withold judgement on the new dashboard till it comes out. But if they're going with avatars, I'd rather them go with a Sims type of look than a cartoony Mii like thing. It would be cool if you could use the camera to take you picture and turn it into your avatar.

Finally even though I don't really play RPGs, I know FF going to the 360 is like Gears of War 2 going to PS3