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i like the section about the importance of launch games, but i think there is more to it. sure, the ps2 had a pretty lame lineup, but at the time, sony had a massive following so it didn't really matter. for other companies, at other times, in other situations, i think the quality and variety of the launch titles is very important. i think the 360 is a good example of this. i know that a lot of people would not be willing to throw down $400 for the system and more money for games if there wasn't at least one game that they absolutely had to play, and i think the 360 launch has several different high profile launch games in various genres that are single handedly getting each of their audiences to lay down the cash.
XBox 360 Game...........................Most Recent Installment For Current Gen With GameRankings Score
Perfect Dark Zero........................Perfect Dark (94.3%)
Project Gotham Racing 3.............Project Gotham Racing 2 (92.9%)
Call Of Duty 2..............................Call Of Duty for PC (91.6%)
Oblivion.......................................Morrowind (89.3%)
Top Spin 2...................................Top Spin (87.9%)
Tiger Woods 2006.......................Tigerwoods 2005 (87.1%)
Madden 2006..............................Madden 2006 for XBox (86.8%)
NHL 2K6......................................NHL 2K5 (85.9%)
Ghost Recon: AW........................Ghost Recon 2: SS (84.8%)
Need For Speed: MW..................Need For Speed: Underground 2 (81.4%)
Tony Hawk: AW..........................Tony Hawk: THUG 2 (84.0%)
NBA 2K6......................................NBA 2K5 (84.0%)
Quake IV.....................................Quake III Arena (83.2%)
Dead Or Alive 4...........................Dead Or Alive Ultimate (83.1%)
Amped 3......................................Amped 2 (82.2%)
that list isn't complete, but it covers no less than 7 genres, and with each previous game being so highly rated, if gives fans of those genres a lot to look forward to. we're not dealing with fantavisions, eternal rings, and x-squads. these are popular, highly rated games with from established franchises. so, i guess what i'm getting at is...although i liked the part of the show discussing the importance of launch titles, as well as the part talking about xbox 360 bundles, i really do believe people are going to be pleased with this launch lineup. everything listed above is a sequel, but add to that kameo, a game i believe will score no less than 85% on gamerankings when all is said and done, as well as gun and condemned, and i think there are a lot of great games to look forward to. you guys say that it's mostly just a bunch of sequels, which is true, but they are sequels to games that were loved by a lot of people...we're not talking about fusion frenzy 2 or anything.
when i think of the games coming out this fall for all of the systems, and i try to narrow it down to the ones i want most, several of them are on xbox 360, which is enough for me to pick it up at launch.