Why the PS3 will stay in 3rd the rest of the way

[Non Sequor]

Griffin said:

Hawk said:

Griffin said:
360 will be last place for several reasons, only sells in NA, it will be on the market the shortest, we have even heard reports that Microsoft is already working on the 720. 360/PS3 are selling at the same rate, none of Sony's big titles have hit the market as of right now.

Do you have references saying the Xbox 360 will be on the market the shortest? And it's not uncommon for console makers to be developing the next console shorty after the current one is released.

The 360 was been out for just about two years now, if Microsoft can make another system to come out in 2 more years they will kill the competition. And Microsoft has the money to do it. Nintendo and Sony will not make one in 4 years and they will slowly die off.

Releasing a consoles too quickly killed Sega's third party support and ultimately lead to their downfall. I doubt that Microsoft wants people to develop the perception that they're doing the same thing. While I think that Microsoft will try to release their next console slightly earlier than their competition again, I can't imagine them releasing a new one 2 years from now without facing massive backlash.

 Nintendo is sitting on a huge wad of cash. Not quite operating system monopoly money, but still they have more than enough resources to compete with Microsoft. Microsoft's gaming division doesn't exactly have a limitless money supply either. If the spend too much money without signs of a profit coming soon, the shareholders will start to get skittish.