Is there any chance for Sony to beat Microsoft in 2009 ?

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nightsurge said: I was just saying if every PS3 fanboy wants to scream about the 360's head start as their main advantage, they should also realize how awful of a headstart it was, and had they waited to launch later, or had an improved product at that head start, it could have been much worse for Sony.

I think you're totally wrong here. I don't really think the problems MS is having with hardware affected sales during the 1st year they launched. By putting their product on the market first Microsoft did scoop up a lot of sales of people who wanted a next gen console and didn't want to wait another year for one of the other 2. I know thats why I bought one in November of '05. I didn't have anything else to get for Christmas so I waited overnight at Best Buy and got a 360. Now would I have bought that $400 dollar 20gb Premium 360, LIVE subscription, extra controller, Perfect Dark, COD 2, and Recharge kit if the PS3 was sitting right next to it for either $500 or $600? Hell no. Microsoft penetrated the market early and had zero competition for sales such as mine. Kudos to them, no ones complaining or thinks its cheating (cheating? are we on the playground?). But to compare sales as if the PS3 being on the market for 2/3 the time of the 360 hasn't had an impact in total sales is illogical. Not to mention the friend factor. Which console do all my roommates have because I had the 360 first? You guessed it. Microsoft selling their 360 early and getting out Halo 3 and Gears of War was brilliant. Who wanted a PS3 back then? I know I didn't. Times are changing though. Anyways, I wasn't whining, I was making a logical point for the arguement. I have nothing to whine about, I own my console now and couldn't be happier.

nightsurge said: The PS3's only "ahead of it's time" addition was the Blu-Ray.  The rest was just "too much crammed into one," which is why they stripped 2 USB ports, the media card readers, back compat, etc.

Blu-ray drive, XDR RAM, CELL Processor? I agree the PS3 has it all and the kitchen sink but it is pretty bleeding edge when it comes to tech.

nightsurge said: Also, as a 360 owner (and a PS3 owner) I will be playing every best 3rd party game on my 360 and every best exclusive on either console. The 2009 line-up of exclusives for both systems is debatable on which is better.  The 360's is better for me, especially when only 2 games of the 5 major ones on the PS3 I want are likely to make it out (Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 will, but GT5 and GOWIII likely won't).

That's good for you. I don't buy too many games a year, but this year is looking amazing so I might be making some exceptions. I think for exclusives Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, DC Universe Online, White Knight Chronicles, maybe the new Ratchet, and HOPEFULLY God of War III or Gran Tourismo 5, either one would make my year. We'll see what is said about MAG. I need the 3rd party games Tekken 6 and COD MW2. My brother has a 360 now since I got rid of mine, but I still prefer my 3rd parties on the PS3. IMO its just a better experience with the console being so quiet and never worrying about it crapping out. In my opinion in no way, shape, or form do the 360's exclusives come close to the PS3's, but to each his own.