I've given up on Sony taking 2nd place

[Dodece]

First of all I would like to congratulate the original poster for being in line with reality. I expect to see many more such posts by the end of the year. There is a point where determination wanes into outright stupidity. You will at least not be the last man standing on the other side. Now you can relax, and watch as the others twist themselves.

Second the propaganda needs to stop, and I think a great many of you know it is propaganda, and if you do not then I truly feel sorry for you. Sony never promised a ten year lifespan they implied one, and even had they promised you would not or could not coerce them into honoring that promise. A lifespan is not of a manufacturers choosing it is in direct response to what the market dictates. When the console stops selling they stop supporting the console. Yes it is that simple, and given the performance of the PS3 it has little success on which to expand its marketability. The longest legs will probably belong to the Wii, and the 360 will probably outlast the PS3.

A generation does not end when you wish it to end. A generation begins with its generations first console, and ends with the first console launched in the next generation. Sales beyond that take place in another generation, and thus are irrelevant as to how the last generation ended. This nonsense about us tallying the score in nine years is borderline retarded at best. At worst it is without honor. Your being terribly self centered, because you do not want to concede to something you argued against.

Technological superiority is a fictitious notion. The parameters are relevant to perspective alone so we should never state it as a fact. In the real world in order to obtain something you must sacrifice something in return. To excel in one area you must accept sub par results in another area. This is called a trade off, and every console has a myriad of trade offs. Such as was the debate in regards to Carts versus Discs. Many of you probably do not even remember this.