not that it would ever happen i would love to see sony/ms team up next gen where sony handles the hardware side of things and MS handles the OS side of things.

I don't like their business tactics and how it feels they don't really take video games seriously. I don't hope they leave the video game business, but improve.

That would just encourage them as it would mean the market divided between just two incumbant players and how many other newcomers. Not that im implying that Sony would, the PS* brand is worth more than the losses the PS3 has incurred thus far which explains their continued interest in forging forward inspite of losses.

I always thought that a MS/Nintendo team might be better. Microsoft making the network and OS backbone with Nintendo making the GUI, interface and games with them both sharing the cost of the hardware. Sony and Microsoft are too similar, I think you need two which compliment each others strengths.

OTOH I don't think Sony and Nintendo would work very well together as they have a 'history' and Nintendo have proved they can make fast and cheap hardware but they lack in 3rd party tools and getting other publishers on board and they are far behind on network integration and Microsoft has already got the network Nintendo would want to employ once they get their real time bleeping online.

Nope i always like microsoft consoles i will agree tho red ring is terrible tho but microsoft made profits on the 360 so they arnt goin stop

If I had my choice, I'd trade Sony and MS for Dreamcast era Sega...

Yes, i'd like them to quit, they have done enough damage to both PC games and console games, however, they won't.

more hoping of a sony/microsoft team up for next generation.

I Want Sega vs Nintendo again.

Pure gaming company vs pure gaming company, no moneyhats, no razor and blades, third parties that knows their place, systems that can survive a nuclear war, and the winner is only decided by who makes the better games.

Competition is good for the industry. They will and should stay.