Wow, DMC 4 has sold 1.23 million on the PS3 V's 1.10 million for X360

[Kyros]

In other words the 360 has the biggest userbase and it has the momentum right now.

If you define "right now" as the last two weeks then this is correct. It will be different in the next couple of months once the 80Gb PS3 is out again of course.

Unfortunately for Sony most consoles are sold out side of Japan.

That is true but the exclusive FFXIII you mentioned will have the by far biggest impact in Japan, where the 360 won't get it. Which should reduce the 360gloating a tiny bit.

Whether they paid for exclusivity is immaterial, and for the majority of the titles it debatable.

If the 360 would get the exclusives because it is more important to publishers it would be a pro 360 argument. But since you mentioned JRPGs which are biggest in Japan where the 360 effectively doesn't exist I think there is not much to debate. Microsoft paid for them ... a lot. And this is no advantage to the console unless it increases sales. Which it only does a bit 650k is an embarrassment.

and tilt the focus major Japanese third party developers towards the West where MS is strongest.

ok this is an argument and a reason for Sony loosing out in Japan. I agree with you. But this is a pretty self-destructing approach that only damages Sony and doesn't help MS. They could do much more productive things with the money to increase their own sales. As a shareholder I would be pissed.