i love this thread, slipknotpsycho, you make me laugh and i gotta respect you because of your conviction. but at the end of the day everyone has got their own opinons. i know you keep talking about reliabity and thats a fair issue, but due to that issue all 360's now have a 3 year warranty and not once have you mentioned the overheating issues with ps3's in japan, which caused a huge comotion and sony delt with it quite poorly.
as for games, i am an xbox fan, i was playstation the previous round, but there where so many mediocre games i found it to be the same with the ps2. it has to be said that xbox live is a far superior online system than playstations and this is to be commended.
you previously slated microsoft and i can understand why, it was annoying that they pushed other companies to the wayside, but a court settlement and stricter guidelines settles that. they are a massive company, but they do a lot of good. i'd just like to ask what os do you run ?
i was privelaged enough to help bug test vista before it was released, due to my job and it really is a wikid operating system. it has many advantages over xp and media center and feels like they have really listened to the customers as it is exceptionally user friendly and has many diagnostic and bug fixin interfaces built into it.
as for the games well, competetition between systems is healthy it keeps developers looking for new killer apps and keeps the market competitive. i do think and agree with whats been said before that there are no tru next gen apps, but this to me is because the majority of gamers aren't hardcore, they like sports/racing/platform games, that they can pick up and play. this is no more apparent buy the surprising success of the wii, something which i commend nintendo for, they saw a gap in the market and filled it. it has also got ot be said that on of probably the best last gen games i played resident evil 4 was orginally ONLY release on the gamecube.
there is no winner in the console race, as for all the points you raised about the 360 being the most sold, will then apply to the ps3. its about personal choice and what you intend to do.
but as for hd dvd and blu ray, well who knows. i still remember beta max and vhs, and beta max was superior in quality. i think an included blu ray is really false bonus because theres not alot you can do with it at the moment.

peace

snowblind

ps got my 360 elite today