Not to go into too many specifics I disagree . Sony's biggest faliure by a mile was it's lack of cost considerations . The blu-ray tech , cell proccesor were put into the PS3 with little regard for the competition or the consumer and they suffered for it.
Every time the PS3 received a price cut it experienced sales boosts far greater than that of the 360 . The PS3 managed to outsell the 360 for long periods of time with as much as 2X the price point and with far less software support.
For the average person the PS3 isn't easily affordable , that is the biggest mistake Sony made.
I can't imagine that people would buy 360's especialy now because the PS3 lacked the PS2's libary , the 360 also doesn't have the PS2's libary so that isn't much of a drawback.
The lack of "BC" sounds like an anecdotal argument , it's more like that's the biggest Sony move you disliked . I imagine the average person who buys the PS3 cares more about what PS3 games they can play as opposed to what PS2 games they can't play . But if the average person is unable to easily buy a PS3 then whether or not it can play PS2 games is irrelevant.
Hmm maybe I did go into specifics lol.
My Argument Sumarised.
(1) . I think the consumer doesn't care about BC as much as you think they do , they buy PS3 to play PS3 games for the most part. this is also evident in the decline in PS2 sales.
(2) . The PS3 experiences crazy sales boosts when ever the price is cut and has outsold the 360 with a high price point and less software this means that.
-There is more desire for the PS3 as it has sold more at a higher price point.
-The PS3 isn't as ( or wasn't as ) dependent on strong software support as it still sold decently in dry periods.
(3) BC is irrelevant if some one can't afford a PS3 in the first place , some people just couldn't justify £425 on a gaming console even if they could afford it.
(4) Lack of BC is a loss for the PS3 but I can't imagine it helping the competitors , especialy now . With majour titles the PS3 offers major incentives as a stand alone device.
