Boooring....

Well, at least that's what Killer was saying. And I partially have to agree with him. This is a boring time for an XBox 360 owner. Games are late, there is vaporware (anybody hear what happened to Texas Hold'Em???) , and there is the ever present PS3 lurking around the corner.

Here are some of my beliefs why we are in this time:
1) Summer: Not too many games released because most of the country is out in the sun. Well, except for Phoenix which stays indoors.
2) PS3/Wii: Why? What incentive do game makers have right now to come out with games when there is no competition? So, if they release on XBox 360, they have to dumb down versions for PS2? That's not a money maker for them. There will be more games this time next year.
3) Development time: It definately takes a while for development of these games, not as easy as before. In order to take advantage of the processing power, more coding and testing is needed.

For the most part, I'm pretty happy that developers are taking more time to get games out, that way, you have quality graphics and games on the market. However, I would approach it differently:
1) Come up with a game theme, get the first version out ASAP, charge less money for it, say $40-$45.
2) Use the learning experience from this to create the next release, charge less money for it, say $40-$45.

So, by doing this, you now have $80-$90 instead of $60 in your pocket. Will people be unhappy with the first version, yes. But if you have a solid story line, the next version would grab a hold of people to buy the next game.

Til then, I'll get some sleep or go to get 1000 on each game.