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yo_john117 on 11 January 2013
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KingofRome said:
sales2099 said:
KingofRome said:

By the time the 360 stops selling the PS3 will already have attained second place. 

Just so we know.

Edit - This also will prove that PS3 will have a longer life cycle than the 360. You see, Sony actually supports their older hardware and thanks their consumers. Microsoft on the other hand just wants to take the cash and runs as fast as they can.

again, just so we know.

And we will be too busy not caring, while actually caring about the next Xbox beating the PS4.

Just so you know.

EDIT. That last sentence is just ignorant.....360 is 7 years old with a couple years left in it. This aint like the origional Xbox lifespan.

Who knows if we will stop caring? Heck I believe the PS3 will outsell the 360 before next gen consoles are even launched but we can't predict the future so who knows. Also I don't think Microsoft will continue to support the 360 because of their history with supporting consoles after the gen has ended. Hey, I know it's not much history to go by but I actually bring up a good point while you just "hope" they will continue to support it. Again, none of us know what the future holds

See now your assuming off of simply knowing MS axed support for the Xbox that they will do the same with the 360 when you don't even know the reasons behind not supporting the Xbox when the 360 released. I really don't understand how so many people ignore the fact that the Xbox was a complete black hole money pit due to a bad deal (and excessive costs for the 20GB harddrive) and they act like MS quit making/supporting the Xbox just because they didn't feel like it anymore. The 360 on the other hand is massively profitable and will be selling at a much higher rate when the next Xbox comes out then the original Xbox was selling when the 360 came out.

Businesses (unless badly run...which MS is not) have common sense. And common sense dictates that a company will support a profitable product until A) it isn't profitable, or B) it's selling so little that it's not worth the effort to create that product anymore.

Another thing to consider is MS has a LOT of room to cut prices later down the road to further drive sales.

 

OT: I was under the impression that the PS3 had outsold the 360 every single year it's been out (or maybe I'm thinking of the aligned launch  comparison).