360 Wins 2007, Says Kotaku

One of my most popular posts from last year predicted that 2007 would be the “Year of the 360“. A recent Kotaku post argues just that, they believe the 360 “won” 2007:

The console might not have sold the most units or captured the attention of the mass media, but as a platform, it’s provided the most complete experience of the year while executing titles with the most successful track record.

Looking back at 2007 I can’t help but agree. While not all of my predictions in my original post came true, the gist of the article rang true throughout the year. It was clear that Nintendo was content with their now usual crap third party support, and Sony’s lineup throughout the year was sadly lacking of many “system sellers”.

Kotaku points out that the 360 had more quality games and a vastly superior networking component in Xbox Live. They also mention the innovative Xbox Live Arcade Releases, although in that respect I believe Sony is putting up a decent fight with Microsoft. PSN has actually done a decent job of putting out creative independent games. It’s just a shame that they tend to be much more compelling than the vast majority of the PS3’s actual game lineup.

So what will 2008 bring? The PS3 will become more of a competing force, and the Wii will get a healthy injection of long-awaited Nintendo titles. It’s certainly going to be much more difficult for Microsoft this time around. More on this soon…