Exclusive was a big thing.
Back in the last gen, only good thing on Xbox was Halo.
All the great games especially launch titles like GTA3, GT3 and FFX which are all super hit well loved games btw. So, that goes to the 2nd point of better launch titles.
If the PS3 launched with a new Gta game or a new Gran Trismo game or a Final Fantasy game like FFX it would have helped a lot.
GTA4 was on both systems and was liked but many think SA is better. FF13 is a joke compared to 10 or even 12. GT 5 is great, wished it released earlier.
Also, PS2 was seen as a dvd player to many people and almost all consumers bought a DVD player in the last decade and a popular choice was the PS2.
Blue Rays have not been as accepted as DVD's and therefore only a certain % see the blue ray in a PS3 as a benefit.
So the PS3 lost the cheap or thrift crowd with adding the blue ray. The Ps2 was always a solid price while the PS3 at first was a rip off.
