Brendan Doms

Regardless of the hype that Microsoft managed to fully generate for their hardware heavy new system before the launch, it ended up only being half a generation ahead. Glitches galore, an extremely limited software library with very few (I'm talking 3 or 4) original titles, and not enough inventory were all probably caused by a rushed launch date to get the system out before the holidays and the competition, and were all probably responsible in part for the system's early unpopularity.

Now, I'm not going to say that it's dead, or even dying, but when I say flops I mean that the 360 is losing the race in the next generation of console wars. People aren't willing to pay $9,000 on eBay or even $400 at Best Buy to get this system. Sure, we don't know what the competition is really like yet - last I heard, PS3's were still lighting on fire - but the future looks brighter than what we have available now. So, where is the proof for my broad sweeping claim? The GameFaqs daily poll will reveal all:

I really think that speaks for itself. Let's just hope that Sony does something right. With the PS3 being the possible destination for one of the only games I had thought I would want to play on the 360 (see Ninja Gaiden 2), it could become the one stop for my next generation gaming needs.

And while I'm at it, where is Halo 3?