Japanese Developers give their thoughts on next-gen consoles

We've done this once before, but it's nice to see if opinions have changed. Since the entire list would be pretty long, you can check out the whole thing if you want. We'll just cover the Sony end of this business. Yes, sometimes they don't add up to 100%, we know. There's always a margin of error. Read on, brave soldiers...

Expectations for the PS3:

• 48% have extremely high expectations

• 32% have high expectations

• 18% don't expect much of the system at all

This is incredibly more optimistic than the post-E3 expectations.

On PS3's game lineup (out of 58 developers)...

• 12 votes for Metal Gear Solid 4

• 10 votes for Final Fantasy XIII

• 7 votes for Eye of Judgment

• 6 votes for the mysteriously gorgeous Afrika

• 4 votes for Heavenly Sword

• The rest are jumbled between Lair, Resistance: Fall of Man, Bladestorm, Gran Turismo HD...

• If it were up to me, about 55 votes would go to White Knight Story, but hey... whatever.

Favorite parts of the PS3:

• 19 votes for visual power

• 10 votes for overall hardware specs

• 9 votes for cell processor computation abilities

• 3 votes for built-in hard disks

• 3 votes for Blu-ray

• Also mentioned: PSP connectivity, online functionality, SIXAXIS, and just... brand name strength.

Overall expectations of the console war:

• 60% believe in the power of the Wii

• 37% believe in the awesomeness of the PS3

• 3% were bribed to believe in the XBox 360 (it's a joke -- don't flame)

Why did PS3 only garner 37%? The price, developers cited. Geez... yes, it's a high price, but it's... not that big of a deal. I'm working this job, paying for school, apartment rent/utilities, car payments, and I can still afford a PS3 and a few games. What's it called? Budgeting?

The same story goes for what system developers want to try: Wii, then PS3, then 360. Also which system they want the most, personally. Wii, PS3, then 360. If you're interested in the results for the other systems, check out the full list.