Are there still legs in the Xbox...who cares?

According to Eurogamer, EA's Patrick Soderlund has suggested to Official Xbox Magazine that the Xbox is "maxed out" and that Sony's PS3 has much more power available under its hood. Not much of a shocker really but does this mark the death knell for Microsoft's best-selling console?

Nah, probably not - and does it matter anyway? Not if I'm enjoying my gaming, and still seeing top quality titles released each week. As it stands, despite the gulf in processing power, many of us would be hard pushed to see how the game differed on each format anyway.

It's no surprise that these kind of stories emerge - hell, there have been plenty of these musings in the press since the PS3 came on the scene. Ultimately, though, does - and should - the gamer care?

Format wars have always been there. Debates about whether a computer or console is nearing the end of its lifespan are part and parcel of the gaming world. I remember the battle for supremacy between the ZX Spectrum and the Amstrad CPC 464, the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga, and later the Sega Master System and Nintendo NES to name but a few...(in many cases, I'd opted for the system that ended up on the losing side). But it didn't bother me in the slightest.

For me, a die-hard gamer and a journalist, I find it all quite entertaining...and that's exactly what gaming is all about. Do I really care if this console is better equipped than A.N. Other if the games are good and I'm having a great time?

It's inevitable that consoles die...but it just means that a more powerful and more exciting successor is being planned behind the scenes.

Xbox 720 anyone?

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