Well like everyone else I'm sure that I wasn't the only one taken aback by what happened this E3. I never thought that fanboys of either side... Sony and MS would unite under one banner. The Don't Tread on Me banner has a long history dating back to the revolutionary war. The snake was actually Benjamin Franklins choice for the symbol of the country because the snake he seen shown extraordinary awareness in its eyes and its eyes never close, which suggest vigilance. Symbol or not, the words underneath the snake is as relevant now as it ever was.

The decisions by MS will show the consequences or rewards of their decisions over the years, but one thing they underestimated was the voice of the gaming public. The very same people that have vaulted them to prominence last generation are the same people who  are refusing to swallow the rhetoric that MS exec Phil Harrison has been spewing all during the E3 event. Whether or not Phil will recognize it is a different matter. Does he actually believe the things he says? It is said that you can pass a lie detector test if you really believe what you are saying. I guess we will never know if he actively took part in it, or if he just rubber stamped every decision by Mattrick and is now the face of a evil corporation because he didn't show the vigilance of the snake.

Everyone is saying that this is the last generation of consoles because after this generation everything will be a gaming service. The actual box that will connect you to the service will be about the size of a couple packs of cigarettes, connect you to the service, and stream the games to you. Whether or not this is the future remains to be seen. What MS has proven during the E3 conference is that we're not ready for that route yet.... if ever.