This is Microsoft's Second console to hit shelves, and already Microsoft has shown it knows how to play the game. Microsoft started the console war alone, letting the 360 take shelves a year before the competition was ready to launch. they were able to build a user base in the clear, but being the only console on the market the 360 also had no where to hide in failures such as the RRoD. then one of the best things happened for the 360, it finished its first year with a bang, the launch of the much hyped and antisipated Gears of War along side the competitions first string of lack luster in most cases, launch titles.

microsoft then started off 07 with just a little momentum, gears of war was still pushing the console through the early months of 07. then Microsoft started to put its pieces into play. they started to release games from all genres, adding to the 360s liberary. then Microsoft got to the later half of 07, where the 360 had one of the best holiday lineups in gaming history, having heavy hitters like halo3 and Call of Duty finishing off the year with a bang. theres no denying the 360s holiday lineup.

now Microsoft enters into 2008, still with the momentum of the holiday season that just past. then at the game DEVELOPER confrence where the competition was talking about tools, and things of that nature to work with their system, MS throws out two big announcements. first of which was the user created XNA titles, this opened up MSs gaming console to all sorts of things, taking the library of titles that could be avaliable for the console to new heights. GDC was pretty quiete lots of talk about tools to develop (like XNA for the 360). MS had a good 08 line up of titles...a few titles for every one, but there wasnt that AAA heavy hitter the 360 had in years prior. Sony quiet, letting the users hype the games coming out for the PS3...and like that MS instantly built up the hype on the 360 again with the announcement of Gears of War 2.

MS doesnt take it easy, they are constantly putting on the pressure. in an instant MS once again got its user base buzzing with excitement. man...MS sure does know how to play the game.

revised blog from me gametrailers account