@Landsharkk @Megavideogamer I would think that MS is farther behind than you think. Considering how many 360s have red ringed, they are definitely behind in how many 360s are actually being used right now.
Art direction and graphical prowess are mutually exclusive. You can always make something look better given what direction it took, but it's magnum opus will still be the same....only prettier. How you use the tools you are given is what truly matters.
@Laxter13 It also has to excel at areas. Halo 4 does some good and unique things here and there according to Chris Watters, but from the looks of it overall it's still in the same design continuity of most FPS games. In other words, It does everything right for the most part, but it doesn't do that much from what was already expected. If it had great free roaming capabilities like Metroid Prime, it might have been a 9.5.
What I got out of this article is that Tom Mc Shea can garner interest from people with the way he writes. Nothing said convinced me to get a Wii U, but he strung me along with his beautiful words.
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