So E3 is under way and Microsoft had a few big announcements, but the only ones that mattered much to me were the announcements for Halo 4, which will mark the return of Master Chief and the remake of the original Halo. So the fight wasn't finished after Halo 3 after all I suppose. Interesting note is apparently Halo 4 will also be the launching point of a new trilogy for the series as well. But I have to wonder if it'll be able to maintain it's popularity, considering the masterminds behind the series (Bungie) won't be working on this new set of Halo games.
The rest of the announcements were all focused on Kinect (something I don't really intend on buying anytime soon), so it didn't exactly capture my attention at all. After picking up a Wii some years ago and now seeing it collecting more and more dust, I still just do not see anything that justifies buying a Kinect or Move at this point. I wonder if either company will even move past the casual gaming stuff and into something more?
I guess I should mention the new streaming TV stuff that was also announced. I hope it turns out to be better then Hulu (what is with all those commercials anyway?) or I think I might dodge this "service" in the future as well. Netflix still rules the roost in my opinion...
With Microsoft done, I can only wonder what Sony and Nintendo have up their sleeves (new HD Nintendo console perhaps?) to outshine what Microsoft unveiled? I am assuming the NGP will make an appearance here, though I am also looking forward to the demo for the new WWE 12 game that is suppose to be appearing during E3 as well.
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