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Well it looks like i will not be able to put up the press conferences for each one of the big three so instead I’ve decided to do the top 3 announcements from each one of them.

As Microsoft had there press conference first it seems fit that they should get the first top three so without further ado here is my top 3 announcements from Microsoft at there E3 conference this year.

3. Avatars.
We knew they were coming and not many people thought it was a good idea but Microsoft decided to put there middle finger up and announce them anyway.
The avatars for the 360 lie somewhere between Nintendo Mii’s and Sony’s characters from home and it will give you the chance to create your own little character that will be playable in some games (the new 1 VS 100 for example) and they look like they are replacing the gamer pics.
The reason where people are pissed of with this is that money has already been spent on a lot of gamer pics so what happens to them and the fact nobody wanted avatars as it copy’s what Sony and Nintendo are doing with 360 owners wanting to have a different experience instead of each one of the three doing the same thing.
Whether the avatar system will catch on we will have to wait and see but one thing is sure the avatar system is the new thing and people are going to have to deal with it.

2. Final Fantasy 13 For 360
Getting to the end of the press conference somebody from Square Enix decided he want to come on stage and bore us by speaking so slowly once he finished we were so happy however 30 seconds later he decided to come back on stage with an announcement, the lights went down and the camera zoomed out so much that we could only see a basic view but as soon as the music kicked in we knew it was Final Fantasy 13 and sure enough at the end of the film the announcement was made that Final Fantasy 13 is now no longer a PS3 exclusive but will also be gracing a Microsoft console for the first time.
Now the reason that this was a big surprise was the fact that nobody had guessed that there would be a 360 version of the game and it was the only thing at there press conference that came as a surprise.

1. New Dashboard
There could only be one top announcement and that came in the form of a redesign for the 360 dashboard, now i know that i predicted this but the new design came as a big surprise to me.
Taking the form of a windows media centre look the new dashboard with show off you avatar, give you the chance to have an 8 way private chat (not the four that i was thinking), Add some new features including the ability to play quiz games with your friends etc, but overall give the dashboard a bit more of a clean look and make it bit more professional than the one we have right now.

The new dashboard is expected to be a part of the autumn update so we only have a couple of months left with old style before we welcome a new look 360 experience.

Well that’s it for the top 3 for Microsoft later on today Nintendo and Sony will be have there conferences so we will have the top 3 for each one soon after.