Gears is not a bad game, but it could have been so much better. The worst offender (IMHO) for taking a great game idea and ruining it has to be Dead Rising - a game with so much potential, let down by some criminally poor design decisions.
And I agree - it's ALL about the games. It doesn't matter what a platform can do if it hasn't got any games that you want to play.
And PS3 is indeed a lot quieter than XBox 360 - although as has been mentioned, the 360 is at its loudest when running a DVD game. It's not as bad as some make it out to be, but it is loud, however when engrossed in a game, I don't really notice it.
And I agree - it's ALL about the games. It doesn't matter what a platform can do if it hasn't got any games that you want to play.
And PS3 is indeed a lot quieter than XBox 360 - although as has been mentioned, the 360 is at its loudest when running a DVD game. It's not as bad as some make it out to be, but it is loud, however when engrossed in a game, I don't really notice it.