Has Sony Just Won The Holiday Console War?

[Slimebeast]

crumas2 said:

Slimebeast said:

 

I believe option 2 as well. 80% down YoY if X360 drops $50 and goes against a $299 Slim this Holiday.

Now 'game over' is a very drastic use of words, but I believe it because I instantly look into the future to to see what implications this would have for around 2012 and the end of this gen.

PS3 $299 winning this X-mas by 1 million may not sound much, but it would start a trend where the PS3 could sell 13 mill and the X360 just 10 million in 2010, another 13 mill PS3 against 9 million X360s in 2011 - and voilá, the gap is erased!

I could see that happening as well.  The difference is, I don't see 360 and PS3 in a dead heat in 2011 as game over for MS.  I don't understand why Sony wins in a tie and MS loses, particularly considering Sony had a massive advantage last gen and is struggling to get tie with MS this gen.  If nothing else, I would think anything less than re-achieving domination this gen would be a loss for Sony, as it's a slide from being King-of-the-Hill to a struggle for 2nd place.

You are right, but most people on the internet on forums like this see this battle in black and white (me too, mostly).

Who sells most consoles before next gen starts is the winner between PS3 and X360. Everyone on VGC is referring to battle for 'second' and 'third' place.

And just imagine in your head for a second that it's early January 2010 and the PS3 has just won the Holidays by 1 million units over the X360, going into 2010 with huge momentum. The majority consensus on this site would declare second place for PS3 and third for X360 in this gen, there would even be no argument.