Plus, one of my favorite qualities of Microsoft's gaming division is the fact that in many of their recent releases, they heavily relied on what the fans themselves want. This fall is the start of the domino effect. The PC gaming community is in a slump right now in my opinion. Many of the killer games have been pushed to later in the year. The shining point was the release of Tribes II, however.
Many people can finally stop drooling over screenshots and can start drooling over in game screens.
This year doesn't really look that bad, with some great titles on their way in the summer and fall. A few I'm looking forward to are Mechcommander II, Neverwinters Nights, and the Baldur's Gate II expansion. Mechcommander II is the sequal to one of my favorite strategy games ever and has been done in full 3d by Microsoft. Personally, I believe its due to the PC gaming crowd being in a transition phase. The PC market is definatly going to rebound soon, and I'm eagerly awaiting several games this summer.