Was the best thing to happen to the Xbox the tarnishing of the PS brand?

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perpride said:
I generally think this is the last generation that I bought all the consoles on launch. Why? Four letters: RROD.

I fail to see what the OP is getting at. I think the best thing to happen to Nintendo is the "tarnishing" of the PS brand...but I fail to see how MS has capitalized on this at all (in comparison to Nintendo). They managed to snatch some exclusives and make some go multiplat - fair enough - but it is Nintendo that is truly reaping the benifits here.

The PS brand remains strong and could make a comeback for all we know. Don't forget that Nintendo is dominating right now after N64 and Cube being under 20% market share.

Though I agree Nintendo has captilized on the sucess I would say MS benefited more.  Nintendo has always had a VERY STRONG brand and recognition even with the gamecube....LOL.  I think the WII would be successful even without Sony's mistakes.  I think if Sony had not made those mistakes they probanly would have dominated the hardcore and HD market and fbeat the Xbox enough that this would have been its last generation.  Hence my orginal posting that MS benefited the most.