I give up! Microsoft got second place in the war!

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RAcCoOnErOuS said:
I really don't think so...Sony's ps3 is going to last longer than the Box so in the long run the Ps3 is going to be in 2nd..

 

Hmm...but it Sony really does use that strategy again(of allowing the PS3 to eat into the PS4's sales) instead of what MS plans to do, which I assume is to cut support of the 360 in favor of the nextBox....then wouldn't it get them even further behind, in a way?

One thing that MS did pretty well this gen was keeping its demand focused on one product, along with getting that product out the door early...if Sony stick to a 10 year plan, and is even further behind the next Xbox at launch, while attempting to support multiple consoles, wouldn't that actually be a worse move than writing the PS3 off as a "not 100 percent successful console," and getting a fresh start with the PS4?

IMO, if I were Sony, I would do a few things differently next gen:

A. Drop support of all preceeding consoles, and allow my PS4 to be full BC(all the way back ot the PS1, BR, and DVD) of course.

B. Charge a small fee for online. That way I can keep my console affordable.

C. Switch focus away from unnecessarily costly 1st party productions like KillZone 2, and put it towards a number of slightly smaller projects 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party.

D. Make sure my first party efforts appealed to my console audience. I would create Legend of Dragoon 2, for instance.

E. Try to buy some console exclusive time for GTA, Tekken, DMC, or Final Fantasy. Just a few months. Timed exclusivity is almost as good as being exclusive, and it attaches those names to your brand, in the consumer's eye.

F. Launch on the same day, or earlier than the next Xbox.

G. Keep the price low, in an attempt to appeal to casual gamers. My PS4 would not be a graphics focused machine. Improving on the PS3, certainly, but not much more powerful than a modern high end PC.

H. Add an innovative aspect, motion controls, except less 6axis, more waggle-motion plus.

I. Pwn.