How Microsoft defeated Sony.

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ymeaga1n said:

Shanobi said:
Microsoft sold the last xbox at a loss, too. That didn't help them last gen.

Sony pretty well defeated themselves, and Nintendo put the stake in them. If there were no X-box 360 this generation, things would still look about exactly the same as they do for Sony. They'd be lagging in sales versus the PS2, and getting thwomped by the Wii.

Really, Microsoft has done absolutely zip this generation to take Sony out of it's first place spot.

True. But MS has done absolutely everything this generation to take sony out of it's 2nd place spot.

 

Microsoft is doing well this gen because they've done just about everything right.  The only negative of the 360 really is the RRoD (which is a big thing for a lot of people) but now they've even taken care of that.

Whether they were specifically targeting Sony or not, they deserve their 2nd place this gen.