I have always been a FIFA player, ever since FIFA '96 came out...
But during the last five years, I think they've gone in sort of a wrong direction, and FIFA 2005 really hit the last nail in the coffin I think... Ever since, I have been playing PES more, even though I have been trying to get back to FIFA, but I just think that every time EA 'promises' something 'new' in the series, it just ends up being lame and sort of fake, you know? And I just knew with myself, that I didn't wanna have any more of these disappointments, so now I'm playing a lot more PES than FIFA...
But - here comes the good part - I must admit, that when I saw those first screens from FIFA 07 on Xbox 360, I was completely sold! Comparing the screens with the footage we saw at the Games Convention from PES 6 - PES 6 looks more like a current-gen. And I must say, with all the (fake?) promises that EA has given about FIFA 07 on X360, you know, with the new impressive physics engine and the new AI, and overall just the whole thing, it really seems like EA is risking it all. Because, just like you said Biggy in a post somewhere, EA should NOT promise these things, calling it 'the most vital decision and most expensive investment ever to occur in soccer gaming', UNLESS they really mean it. And EA, considering they're the biggest game franchise in the world, would lose ALL the trust their gamers have to them - trust which they've spent years building up. And considering that this is now next-gen, what could possibly go wrong? There shouldn't be such mistakes nowadays.
So, bottom line, I thought I was done with EA - but I must say, that they have really caught my attention already more than ever with this year's FIFA!
So... I'm looking forward to be going back, finally....