Sony tie ratio for third parties is generally better. Short of having twice as many consoles, Nintendo can't compete in that respect. NPD definitely looks ugly, but it's way too early for Sony to be concerned. Sony continues to have major exclusives. I do think the best strategy, unless you're being paid by Sony in Microsoft in some form, is to do PS3/360 games, and no doubt many will do that. Porting from PS3 to 360 costs maybe 10-20% of the original investment, so it's definitely worthwhile, regardless of userbase. DS had a much easier time reaching the level it's reached (in Japan) than Wii will. Nintendo has monopolized the portable market for 18 years. Third parties will evaluate their future exclusives on the basis of how their initial ones perform. If MGS4 bombs, they may well port it to 360, and not bother with MGS5 on PS3.
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