Well, I guess I'm neither...
I started playing FIFA when FIFA WC06 came out for PC. I played the crap out of that game until 07 came. At first I liked 07 but then I grew tired of it...the AI was just idiotic, kits were horrible (that was before the time I found out about this site)...
Anyway, fed up with 07 I bought PES6 for PS2 to try something new. And my first reaction to that game was WOW!!! It was soooo realistic! Everything about it was great, the physics, AI, players, kits, stadiums, everything!
So, I was really excited about PES2008. I thought PES6 was the best footie game ever, so how far would PES2008 go? When I first played PES2008 I was pretty much disappointed. Everything seemed to have gone backwards...I swear I played about 5 games and ever since I just played PES6.
Now, I recently got a PS3 and decided to buy FIFA 08. I have to say it is EXCELLENT, but IMO is comes really close to PES6 gameplaywise. The graphics are great, etc....but I think PES6 still has the best gameplay...
So this is my final thought: More or less, both footie games ths year are crud. Ok, I Love FIFA08 for PS3 and play it A LOT, but when I think about it it's still crud.
I really hope in 2009 EA will continue making radical improvements, especially to other features (like manager mode) and keep improving the gameplay. If they'd do all that THEN they would be the Footie Kings. As for PES I'm still hopeful. Even Konami wasn;t happy with PES2008 so I hope they will completely scaro everything and redesign PES2009 from scratch. If they really try and focus then I do believe they can overtake FIFA09 easy.
Well there you have it...those are my 2 cents!