mlfresh - erm, I suspect given the massive success of the Wii and the efficiency/cost of the infa red they don't regret going that way even slightly. Making accessories to further enhance and already brilliant product is not an admission that the technology was a mistake, its simply a logical step to make the console even more interactive. people talk as if this is a compulsory accesory to replace a controller that doesnt work. if you dont like it don't buy it, I won't be as the normal controller works absolutely fine for me.

Crysis blows everything away - shame neither next gen console is powerful enough for it :-( and Sharpeka87 - I know how much time and effort goes into a game as its what my mate does for a living. that didnt stop me telling him how bad his efforts on Driver Parrallel Lines were - terrible game, anyone disagree? time and effort means nothing without an end result - the end result here (though god willing not in the final product) does not currently show off the time and effort spent, the detail in any of it is not amazing, it is just above average but still below a lot of games that are coming out/are already out. and we are not haters - just dissapointed so far after all the hype. overhyped games always attract an excessive amount of criticism if they dont live up to it - and rightly so.

the draw distance? from what ive played they have yet again surrounded everything with mountains to avoid having to do any kind of draw distance. where are the massive open areas of obvlivion? the whole world has a big vertical wall surrounding it. granted the gameplay of the beta is fantastic and the full version will be better but the levels are not impressive at all, rocks are still angular instead of round and buildings are still just flat grey slabs - just slightly better textured flat grey slabs this time. bring on bioshock - now theres a team that know how to make some gorgeous 3D models!

erm, I know its just the beta but compared to the graphics ive seen for the likes of bioshock and assasins creed im not at all impressed. not just by the textures but by the actual models - the actual levels dont seem any more complex than the previous 2 instalments. even oblivions mountains, rocks and buildings we more complex 3D models that i'm seeing here. im sure the multiplayer will be amazing (only reason im buying it - im a PC gamer and Halo has always been a generic FPS and nothing special) but it doesnt exactly scream next Gen! fingers crossed for some big improvement when its finished!