My view on why Sony is currently in 3rd Place.

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CrazzyMan said:
ps3 is on market 1,5 years.
x360 is on market 2,5 years.

Date is an issue, but when you look at how the PS2 faired in each of the three regions:

http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=PS2&reg1=Japan&cons2=PS3&reg2=Japan&cons3=PS3&reg3=Japan&weeks=156

http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=PS2&reg1=America&cons2=PS3&reg2=America&cons3=PS3&reg3=America&weeks=156

http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=PS2&reg1=Total+Other&cons2=PS3&reg2=Total+Other&cons3=PS3&reg3=Total+Other&weeks=156

The PS2 had sold (roughly) 25 Million consoles by now, and would certainly have sold more than the XBox 360.