Next-Gen Console Wars!!!

Now that the holiday's are over, and all of the new video game consoles have been released, I wanted to take a step back and analyze each.

Xbox 360
The Bright Side: It has been out the longest. The graphics and gameplay of the second generation of games are as good, if not better than PS3's current offerings. Has the strongest financial backing (Microsoft).

The Dark Side: Microsoft! (For reason's that shouldn't need explaining). Less innovative than the Wii and PS3.

Playstation 3
The Bright Side: It is the most powerful of the next gen consoles. Sony has dominated the past two console wars.

The Dark Side: The Price Tag. $500-$600 is a lot of loot even if it is the cheapest Blu-Ray player on the market. Many people are fed up with Sony's high and mighty attitude.

Nintendo Wii
The Bright Side: The most innovative and unique of any console to be released since, well, Virtual Boy. It is by far the cheapest of the next gen consoles.

The Dark Side: The most innovative and unique of any console to be released since, well, Virtual Boy. No major graphical upgrade (is that a word?). Nintendo's lack of 3rd party support in the past.

Based on what I have seen so far, I believe the early favorite to win this generation is the Xbox 360. It seemed like there were more people trying to make money with the PS3 than wanting to actually spend money on one. I'm not convinced that the Nintendo Wii has the staying power to with the less than stellar graphics even despite early sales. The Xbox 360 seems to have created a nice cushion, and with killer apps like Gears of War out now, and Halo 3 in the future along with others, I feel it has the most potential to be the King of this generation.