Just a thought...
What if MS would bring its new console on the market this year?
Some questions:
1. What kind of console MS should release?
2. Wouldn't that be like killing blow for PS3?
3. Wasn't finishing/making Sony go away the first thing why MS got into console business and is it still agenda of MS?
4. What would Sony do?
5. Can MS release its console this year?
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1. I think MS should make console that costs less and produces more than PS3. So cranking up video card and including some mem would do it. How about DVD and its restrictions? Well, I think it would be wise to MS to license some procedural content generators like ProFX for use of next XBox. It would ease burden of development and it would make DVD as a gaming media large enough. Also it should be completely compatible with X360. They could sell same software for X360 and for next XBox. With just some patches devs could be able to crank up resolution up to full HD resolution and even achieve 60 fps.
2. More or less. Of course it wouldn't die on the day MS would bring its console, but it would lose a lot of potential customers. And probably enough to Sony make only incredible amount of loss with PS3.
3. I have mixed feelings about this one. Yes, MS surely is after larger market share, but I am not sure are they trying to just make profit or are they sticking in their original plan.
4. I don't really know. It would be very uncomfortable situation for them as PS3 seems to be the bastion where they are retreating at the moment.
5. If there have been any development before this(and I guess there has), MS could rush its console to the market.
(No this isn't Sony is doomed! I am Sony hater, see how I spin stuff! ... Whatever thread... Just discussion about thing that 'could' happen. PS. This is so stupid how you have to include things like this. Its beginning to be like with those Muhammed pictures. If you draw something that might be Muhammed you have to make it clear that person isn't Muhammed. -.-)
Edit:
I did forget backwards compatibility.
