I really enjoyed the line up from microsoft this year, GOW2 was the best hollywood blockbuster of the year, Fable actually had you make choices that mattered and Left 4 Dead is one of the best multiplayer titles I've ever played.

on the other hand

I found resistance very bland and the online quite boring without that communication element you get from live. I was new to Metal Gear and as much as it was an awesome game I just couldn't follow the plot and didn't finish it. LBP just seemed like to much work and I found the levels I downloaded weren't that fun...

This does not mean that PS3 had a bland boring year, simply that the games did not appeal to me.

And as for 2009, Microsoft seem to be saving their announcements for spring time like they did with GOW2... maybe 2009 will hold a surprise... or maybe microsoft are doing what Sony did last generation. Get an install base and then let the third parties make most of your top tier games.

And most importantly, would Sony have such an impressive list of exclusive titles for 2009 if microsoft weren't leading them in sales...