Everybody had something of substance to announce. Here XBOX 360 announced the Xbox Live Arcade which will now be an open distribution space for Independent Developers. YES, you heard me right, many people have not paid close attention to this. Essentially, Microsoft is giving Independent Publishers the ability to use the Xbox Live Arcade as a way to distribute their games the prices range from $5-$14 per game, but think about it for a sec, you do realize how difficult and how much money you need to develop and distribute a game. Well, this model gives the power to the independents so hopefully some of the independents will see their game being downloaded alot and that will help them convince publishers or financial investors to support them and give them some money. If this catches on we just might start seeing better games with a more creative edge and not just blockbuster franchises. If you develop games or want to start a small gaming studio you need to research this part of the announcement big time. As for other things Microsoft announced about Xbox live takes you back to the 'old skool' they'll have all of your classic games (Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Galaga, Dig Dug, Frogger, Donkey Kong etc). The difference is that they will all be available in HD - this was total fun and exciting to see. Of' course you'd have to have an Xbox live account but thats the whole point (for Microsoft) right, they don't make money on the consoles, they make a little money on the games and can make some more impressive money on a monthly subscription fee.