I won't blow sunshine up anyone's ass. My favorite console of this generation is, hands down, the Xbox 360. And this is coming from someone who adored the PS2 and ran out immediately to buy a 60GB PS3 when it launched. 

The 360 ruled 2006, 2007, and 2008. But the more I look at what's coming in 2009, the more I am beginning to realize that there's nothing exclusive to Microsoft's system that appeals to me this year. Now that publishers are finally starting to move away from the whole timed-exclusive deal, is there  a reason to purchase a single-player game on the 360 instead of the PS3? For me, it's a controller preference as much as a social experience. Multi-player games have always been better for me on the Xbox, and the controller just feels better in my hands. 

So, what's there to look forward to this year, Xbox? We can't count Mass Effect 2, since that's been pushed to 2010.  No Too Human 2 (much to my disappointment), and no Fable 3 or anything. So what do we have? Ninja Blade? Barf. Another Halo 3 spinoff? Yawn.  Please, Microsoft, tell me you have something up your sleeve this year!