Why the PS3 release schedule is SHIT.

So, after months of agonising waiting and massive hype, the PlayStation 3 arrives and after the initial wow factor of the new console and the launch games have worn off, where next? MotorStorm, Resistance, Virtua Tennis 3, hell, even Genji have provided The Shed with hours of gaming thrills. Post launch though, all PS3 gamers have been given is a glut of shoddy movie tie-ins, PC and Xbox 360 ports and, well, nothing else. Literally, nothing. OK. As you may have gathered, we went stupid crazy for Elder Scrolls IV and have done nothing but harp on about its legendary status for weeks on end, but now that we've nailed the Scrolls dead we're at a complete loss as to what game to purchase and kill next. Spider-Man 3 is meant to be a glitch-riddled mess of a game, so I'll keep my 40 quid there thanks. Pirates Of The Carribean just doesn't float my boat (pun intended) and we've played and finished pretty much every other game worth playing for the console.

So, what's out next week then? Let's see. Fantastic Four? Hmm, that won't be shit will it? Fantastic Four games have a great pedigree don't they? No. No they don't. Pass. Wait! Army Of Two! Brilliant! Out June 29th! I can wait 'til then! What's that? It's slipped back to November 16th? Oh, ok...there's bound to be something just round the corner worth a punt surely? Nope. Just more movie tie-ins - Harry Potter, Transformers and Surf's Up - where the fuck are all the big games?

Flash forward to September, there's a full-on assault of gaming goodness coming to PS3. Metal Gear 4, Heavenly Sword, Stranglehold, Tekken 6, Final Fantasy XIII, Killzone, Ratchet & Clank, Blacksite, Haze, Kane & Lynch, Turok, Unreal III! Seven of these are PS3 exclusive! That's impressive, but it's three friggin' months away! Do developers want us to actually go outside?! Enjoy the summer sun? Are they kidding?!! It looks like The Shed will be forced out of their comfort zone, made to socialise with others, maybe go out, talk to people who dont play games...it's going to be a LONG three months.

We'll still be covering all the big 360 releases, we haven't forgotten that Microsoft have a console with stacks of great games. After forking out over £400 for a PS3 though, we expected more.

"Gaaaaaargh!!!! My eeeyyyeesss!! My transparent skin!! I'm melting!! MELTING!!! Oh, what a world!!!!" We don't want to have to see this. We want to be hunched over a pad burning our eyes, not our skin. ~>