The Xbox360 outsells the PS3
The Xbox360 makes money
The Xbox sold 24 million, The Xbox360 is gonna double that, plus some millions.
The Xbox360 pushed Xbox Live to a new level, it is one of the biggest On Demand services in the world (The largest for HD on demand)
The PS3 is in third place
The PS3 has lost around 6 billion dollars and it is still not profitable
The PS2 is still selling and its userbase is around 140 million
The PS3 should rule everything out there. This one should sell at least as much as the PS2, but has no chance to do this.
So please stop this price-tag, recession - talk. The PS3 was made to rule the videogame industry and it is not. Why do you blame Microsoft for offering a cheaper console? You should blame Sony for offering a over-priced one. They chose this way and they failed.
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...
