XBox 360
While in Tokyo this Xmas, I had a change to play with a XBox 360 with a 50” display and I have to say that the 
quality of the games in HD is impressive. However, the games seem to be just portings of existig games so gaming-wise, the games were not necessarily much more fun. But certainly much more beatiful and faster than PS2 or the old XBox games.
I also had a change to visit one of the largest electronic stores in Tokyo, the Bic Camera shop in Yurakucho, near Tokyo station to confirm that it was very easy to buy a Xbox 360 there, no shortage, 
the XBox was actually being displayed at the very end of the store with just one guy wondering around while in the other section of the shop, the one near the entrance where PSP and PS2 games where being sold, it was really crowded. Check out the two pictures to see the amazing difference in attention between the "Sony Area" and the "Microsoft Area" of the shop. 
Most of the gamers that I talked to they said that Japanese people are waiting for good games to come up (the Final Fantasy version released on 360 works only online) and also news from Sony about PS3. It seems the majority of the Japanese are waiting for the PS3 and not buying Xbox 360 which is somehow surprinsing given how Japanese people tend to jump to the latest gadget as soon as it is available.
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