Can the XBox 360 total sales stay in front of PS3 total sales?

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Jereel Hunter said:

Foresight? They lost the profit of the entire PS2 era on the PS3. It is billions in the hole. It will take it's 10 year lifecycle to break even. You call that foresight?

"In the end PS3 will get ahead as usual."  or that the 360 wouldn't be stronger worldwide "not now not ever"?

I hate to tell you, but look how far the PS3 is behind the 360. Same picture as 3 years ago. Sony has only won a single generation over Microsoft, and Microsoft took them down several pegs this generation. The only introduction that noone cares about is PS Move - Natal is actually poised to move some consoles.

Foresight indeed. Blu-ray (and now 3D) was an inevitable step that Sony would have had to take in this gen or the next in order to stay ahead of the competition, despite the cost. That foresight allowed Sony to see where the multimedia entertaiment was headed and it allowed them to capitalize from it. They may or may not be doing so now, but they definitely will, in the latter part of the PS3's lifecycle and with the PS4. MS will also have to make a similar jump at some point, because pre-rendered cinematics will still be around regardless of what you expect. If they go the Blu-ray route, it's royalties (win) to Sony. And digital distribution would see their next iteration go the way of the PSP Go. Internet speeds are simply not up to the task at the moment, and won't be for at least a decade. MS will eventually land at a crossroads, and what will they do? Bow to the competition or stick with "old" tech? 

I highly doubt Sony will be introducing a new format with the PS4. The associated costs would be far too great, not to mention Blu-ray will still be in its infancy stage. All that will be focused on are the graphics card and the processor. The PS3 behind the 360? I think you're speaking too soon here, this gen is far from over. If anything, the PS2 should exhibit the rigidity that Sony has when it comes to keeping its products in the market. Its floppy disk support is a good example of this too (sadly, one that will soon come to an end). I'm curious to see if MS deals with this differently, this time around.

Noone cares about the Move? How did you come to know of this? I ask the same about your opinion, that Natal is going to move more consoles than the Move? Guesswork has no place in such a discussion.

numonex said:
I hope the 360 stays in front of the PS3 for as long as possible and prove the doubters wrong again. The 360 is not going to give up without a fight and Microsoft has a few more tricks up its sleeve. 360 Slim, Halo:Reach, Gears of War 3, Project:Natal and Milo. More price cuts and possible revision of the XBox 360 with a system upgrade.

Doubters? What am I doubting?

"360 slim"? ... Please, new PS3 slim.

"Halo: Reach"? ... C'mon, GT5.

"Gears of war 3"? ... Killzone 3!

"Project: Natal"? ... MOVE out of the way.

"Milo"? ... The what now?

"More price cuts"? ... More price cuts!

"Possible revision of the 360 with a system upgrade"? I just hope they won't be taking any other features away.

Oh and ... ditto for the PS3.