Scott Mackenzie

Right, it's like 1.7 million XBOX 360 owners spending $59 for this game. That's quite possible.

I'm a traditional 33 year gamer, too -- and I'm telling you that you are missing out by not getting a DS. I haven't been this happy with a system since the original NES. They have old school RPGs, Castlevanias, Super Mario Bros, NY Times crossword puzzles -- I mean I must have 30 games that I play REGULARLY. It makes me giddy just thinking about how good the library is.

OK, I'd like to take back a component of comment #16 -- I was thinking Fall, 2007. Clearly TFA says Fall, 2008. Ugh.

Can't wait. What's with the pessimism? The release date is earlier than I thought, this video clearly shows that the team understands the previous design style (hoola girl on top of glowing vacuum tubes sums it up nicely) and the engine looks beautiful... it's a teaser and that's exactly what it did for me.

Yes, the group is spiritual, but they are genuine and worked their asses off to get where they are -- not fabricated or Nashville / LA / NYC flavor of the week. This is the best video I've seen with totally random celebrity since Christopher Walken in Fat Boy Slim's Weapon of Choice. Good for them. (If you like this song and don't know the band, check out "Meant to Live", "Learning to Breathe", "I Dare You to Move"...)

All other competitor sales numbers COMBINED and then DOUBLED is still ~40,000 less then Nintendo's share. Is it safe to say that Nintendo is not just back in the game, but also the champion of this generation?

There is always more to the story. He might have been a generally unhappy or lonely person with somewhat of an addictive personality disorder -- which is why gaming and gambling were his passion without enough additional support. Too many people see the symptoms (violent games, gambling, etc.) as a cause (he committed suicide because he was $13,000 in debt) and not really a symptom (he was $13,000 in gamblinb debt and committed suicide because he was unhappy).

Many, many people have credit card debt greater than $13,000 without committing any violent behavior. The average household in the US has $8000 of credit card debt, for example.

Anyway, it's a shame. I'm thinking of his family and friends.

Entitlement = not proper definition.

Sony, why not:

Playstation Accomplishments
Playstation Feats
Playstation Awards
Playstation Triumphs

to #24, actually... you don't get what #22 is saying. #22 is correct. Read it carefully. The new rumor is basically saying this: you can buy a game and play it on any PS3 (including a replacement one). What you can't do is resell the license to play the game. This would effectively shut down all used game sales.

Microsoft's ultimate goal is to have a Windows media PC in your den and an Xbox (or equivalent) in your living room streaming media. Users will download and pay for media off of the Live service. That is the future of media for a lot of people and this vision is in direct competition with Apple, Sony, Comcast and others. The Xbox is an expensive but necessary step.

Another way to measure success financially is by looking at the damage done to your competitors. There is no question that Sony is hurting -- really hurting -- because of this battle. To this extent, the entire Xbox plan is very successful for Microsoft. It can't be stressed enough that the next generation of consoles is less about the games and more about their corporate vision of media delivery. (I don't think I agree. I think this round of consoles will *still* be about the games...)