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4. The rise of exclusive content in multiformat games

Securing exclusive content for multiformat games might make perfect business sense to Microsoft and Sony, but if you're a gamer trying to choose which platform to buy or which version of a game to buy (especially now poor PS3 versions of multiplatform games seem to be a thing of the past), exclusive content is likely to be a big deal. This year Fallout 3, Tomb Raider Underworld and GTA 4 were all released with the promise of exclusive content for the Xbox 360, despite all being multiplatform games also released on PS3. We're not denying that it makes sense for Microsoft to pursue exclusive content, and there's a strong case against Sony that it isn't doing enough to provide its customers with similar offerings, but as gamers it's undeniably annoying. And don't get us started on Yoda and Darth Vader in SoulCalibur IV.

3. We still haven't seen anything solid on Final Fantasy XIII

We know Final Fantasy XIII is coming. We know it's in development. We know it's going to be better than every single role-playing game ever made times by an order of magnitude of about, say, a million, but we don't actually know anything solid about it. We don't even know what year it's coming out. All we've got is a handful of screens and an, admittedly gorgeous, three minute trailer that includes snippets of gameplay footage. For a game that was first unveiled over two years ago at E3 2006, it's not only bitterly disappointing, but shocking that we haven't yet seen it in action with some proper gameplay footage of any decent length. It doesn't make us hopeful for a 2009 Western release, that's for sure. FFXIII looks great now, but if it doesn't hit these shores till 2010, it could look dated, and that really would be disappointing.

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