Sequels...more sequels!

Firstly let me say I am a big fan of the Final Fantasy series (well I was until X-2 came out anyway!) and I can see the merits for companies releasing sequels to milk more money but are you lot bored of it and want something more original??

Looking at the highly anticipated games for the PS3....Final Fantasy 13, Tekken 6, MGS4, DMC4....I know Sony want to encourage loyalty through these games but don't gamers want to see new franchises? Thank god for things like Heavenly Sword and Lair for the PS3.

The 360 seems to be doing well this time round with a decent range of games but they too seem to have a lot of sequels!

Your thoughts?

If you hate sequels then stay the hell away from Nintendo.

Sony are almost as bad after milking R&C almost dry last time around. And FFXIII, need I say more.

MS have new IPs galore this time, with Assassins Creed, BioShock, Lost Planet, Dead Rising, Gears of War, Vivá Pinata etc.

They are proven franchises that almost guarantee revenue. New IPs are risky, take more advertising revenue, and even if the game is great (Psychonauts), it could still struggle to find a new audience.
While new IPs are neccessary, its getting less common to see a publisher roll the dice on an unproven francise, unless the developers are proven developers (Gears) or the game has developed some kind of hype.
That, more-so than hype, is why I think MS packed the Halo 3 beta in with Crackdown. It was a new development team and a new IP, so by sticking the beta in there, it instantly added hype, advertising, and got the game a sizable base.
I expect more things like betas, free demos, etc to steadily become the norm when dealing with new IPs.
SpruceCaboose