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"So what the hell happens now?"

Release list looks increasingly average, LIVE play is utter toss as it stands and there isn't a whole lot on offer as far as releases go for the following year. The Chronicles of Riddick sequel will hopefully be out before the end of the year but apart from that and Dead or Alive 4 I can't see anything remotely interesting that will keep me playing.

Is this just me or does the following year look like a giant stop gap between now and the Xenon?

Mode wrote:
> Splinter Cell - They will just churn out another story line, and then
> another one and probably another one.

That's the most retarded piece of crap I've heard for a while

Churning out a story-line? SC is not notorious for it's plots you know, it's great because of everything else it has to offer, including tense atmospheres, stunning visuals, tatical gameplay and so much more.

And the Live play should be just as good, if not better, than Pandora Tomorrow

Oh, and:

Forza - Racing game, apparently better than GT
Conker - Ever heard of Bad Fur Day on the N64? You'd better had! Live and Reloaded is a remake of that, with online play.

A few of them like Far Cry and Area 51 might be.

But I expect the rest to be excellent, well they'll at least meet the standards that I expect from them.

You can guarantee that 75% of those titles will be a massive let down.

Conker, Forza, Splinter Cell 3, DOA : Ultimate, Mercernaries, GTA:SA, Brother in Arms, Mechwarrior 2, Hitman : Bloodmoney, Destroy all Humans, Rainbow Six 4, Farcry Instincts, Darkwatch, Area 51, Unreal Championship 2, Pariah, Close Combat : First to fight, Timesplitters : FP, NBA Street V3, Freedom Fighters 2, Odd World Stranger, Jade Empire etc etc

This year's looking like last year multiplied by 1000 from where I'm standing.

Which is good as Xbox Live is about as intresting as re-runs of Blue Peter at the moment.

LIVE is of no interest anymore, especially with PC gaming going so strong.

I'm not after new concepts either, the best game this year was a sequel and most of the others were tried and tested forumlas.

Gaming needs newer concepts, and those concepts will take another 5-10 years to come into place.
LIVE could have been excellent (it is great) but the 16 player limit kind of sucks.

I don't want to turn this into a Hedfix style "I will pick it up for 10p" thread, hell no.

Just wanting to know some secret hits like Riddick this year.

Crumble wrote:
> Well, I wouldn't say it was disasterous.
>
> There's the likes of Splinter Cell 3, Rainbow Six 4, Forza and Conker
> to look forward to.

Splinter Cell - They will just churn out another story line, and then another one and probably another one.
Rainbow Six 4 - Looks ok, shouldn't be too different from 3.
Forza and Conker I don't actually know much about.

I agree with Alastair, I have had my X-Box less then a week and can clearly see that the games coming out don't look that good. Apart from the ones that are multi-format, but multi-format games are generally better on PC than console.

Last two I couldn't care less about and Splinter Cell I will get in PC. Depending on how much Rainbow Six 4 differs from the previous will depend on whether I waste my time on it.

Well, I wouldn't say it was disasterous.

There's the likes of Splinter Cell 3, Rainbow Six 4, Forza and Conker to look forward to.