Mainly because it meant a cheaper PS3 ALOT sooner as I am sure SONY wanted to follow the PS2's footstpes in terms of price drop or even do better.  Even the clearance sales where great as you got a system $100 cheaper with all the goodies.  On top of all this the PS3 hasn't really lost any games though yeah there have been delays but what do you expect as the system is brand new and devs need to get used to it etc.  None of this would have been possible without the 360. Just like all the previous generations at least for me once the price is right or it has a game I just have to get I'll have all the consoles. 

 By the way this does not mean it was good for SONY obviously but if they can withstand the start they should be fine. Even if the 360 where to fail today or the PS3 where to fail in the future both systems have had or will have great games that are worth getting for at some point to play them.  The amount of gaming I done on my 360 has more than made up for the price it cost me.  Basically competition is good and typically leads to good things for the consumer. 

I find it amusing that no one has answered yet, however you are correct in that the competition between these two consoles should bring about more interesting games as both are pretty much competing for the same market space.

If ms never joined the console market i doubt sony would have felt the need to create "super beast" as i call the ps3. They wouldnt have felt the need to make it this over powered machine with blu ray. Well thats my opinion.

@ elnino334

Don't know, we may have lost BioShock, this and a (framerate solid version) of Mass Effect I may have been interested in for the PS3.

For the long run I think the 360 will become a minor factor and if so, I think this would be good for the PS3 as devs may decide to much better tap the PS3's distinguishing factors. (Likewise most mulitplatform Amiga games only started to tap into important hardware benefits when the Atari ST was being overshadowed)

I will do many things but thanking them idiots at Microsoft definitely won't be one of them.

Maybe, and by the same token, every Xbox360 fan should be thanking Sony.

no we dont need to thank microsoft

elnino334 said: Mainly because it meant a cheaper PS3 ALOT sooner as I am sure SONY wanted to follow the PS2's footstpes in terms of price drop or even do better.  Even the clearance sales where great as you got a system $100 cheaper with all the goodies.  On top of all this the PS3 hasn't really lost any games though yeah there have been delays but what do you expect as the system is brand new and devs need to get used to it etc.  None of this would have been possible without the 360. Just like all the previous generations at least for me once the price is right or it has a game I just have to get I'll have all the consoles.   By the way this does not mean it was good for SONY obviously but if they can withstand the start they should be fine. Even if the 360 where to fail today or the PS3 where to fail in the future both systems have had or will have great games that are worth getting for at some point to play them.  The amount of gaming I done on my 360 has more than made up for the price it cost me.  Basically competition is good and typically leads to good things for the consumer.

QFT.

Which is why I'm confused as to why every 360 fan wants almost every Playstation game. They won't leave MGS alone. Won't leave FFXIII alone. So on and so forth......but if they were to get all those games, then PS gaming division would crap out, M$ would have a monopoly, and then they could simply do whatever they want

 

MikeB said: @ elnino334 On top of all this the PS3 hasn't really lost any games Don't know, we may have lost BioShock, this and a (framerate solid version) of Mass Effect I may have been interested in for the PS3. For the long run I think the 360 will become a minor factor and if so, I think this would good for the PS3 as devs may decide to much better tap the PS3's distinguishing factors. (Likewise most mulitplatform Amiga games only started to tap into important hardware benefits when the Atari ST was being overshadowed)

 Tough to lose something you never had.  Basically most unreal engine games where delayed or not in development for the PS3 as the engine was not optimized for it. Also I think many 360 games where really just PC games that where made for the 360 since it must have been easy to port to or develop along side etc.  An example of this is left for dead which I am sure was really just a PC game but why not bring it to the 360 if it is fairly easy to do for more money potential.  By losing games I meant 3rd party games that where announced for the PS3 though some had delays most are still coming out though I am sure there may be a few cancelations here and there though that also goes for the 360.  

phil said: Maybe, and by the same token, every Xbox360 fan should be thanking Sony.

 That is correct.  Figured it woul be implied.