Backward comparability is needed when a new consel is first released. Later in the life-cycle it is not needed. That is wat the PS3 did although they did it for price reasons.
2 many 2's in the title
When Natal comes i am pretty sure it is going to be included in the Elite package of the Xbox 360 so they can get it out there faster
I am an Xbox 360 owner and while reading the list i was suprised at some of the basic things the Playstation 3 does not have. Things like how many friends are online and a popup if friends are playing same game as you are very basic and simple features that can be very useful.
Controller S was the standard control for all the Xbox's released in Japan. Since they figured Japanese people could not hold the regular controller.
The first Left 4 Dead had only about 4 hours of gameplay. Sure online was fun but more content is needed. I feel ripped off paying $50 for the game.
It might if they had bigger and cheaper hard drives. I am not willing to pay $150 for a 120 GB hard drive when i could get 1.5 TB for a $100
The Xbox 360 Elite is $300 at fye after $100 rebate
I would say:
Gameplay
Graphics
Story and Music even since the music has a lot to do with the feel of the game. As long as the story is decent it fine for me