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endimion on 22 December 2007
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misterd said:
Spectrumglr said:
tombi123 said:
Unless something goes wrong for Nintendo, the PS3 won't be equal to the wii next year.



 and unless something goes wrong for MS the PS3 won't be equal to the x360 next year...there's still a gap of 7.3M console.

Wasn't that roughly the gap when the PS3 launched? Seems to me that the two systems have essentially been at  stalemate for months, mostly owing to the 360s inability to get any sort of traction in Japan. While the 7 mil difference matters a great deal early in the life of a console (like the 11m vs 4m difference that existed for a good chunk of this year), it's significance decreases as total sales of both systems accumulats (say when they reach 25m vs 18m).

The 360 desperately needs to pull away in order to bury Sony. They have to just write Japan off and putall their focus on the European market. The original XBox dramatically reversed it's fortunes there last gen with an agressive price cut and package deal, so MS may want to do this again. But if they can't pull away soon, Sony will be a bug on their ass all gen, and remain a legitimate threat next gen.

OTOH, Sony has to start closing that gap soon. If they can't show a noticable gain on MS by the end of 2008, the PS3 will be stuck with the "loser" label for good. If they can keep pace they'll still get games, but exclusive content and top flight talent will become harder to attract. If they fall even further back, they risk losing the games all together, and may have trouble mounting a comeback with the PS4. The time for them to get agressive is now, esp with GTA4 and MGS4 looming on the horizon.

 


I totally agree with what you say... it's how I see it.... and with GTA4 MS can pull up a good one with a price cut and this one could be bigger than what MGS can do.... I don't think MGS can do more good for PS3 than GTA4 with a price cut and the extra episodes plus a good marketing plan can do for MS....  and be sure you'll have a massive campain (halo like) for GTA4 on XB... remember how much they were talking about it at E3 already when they thought it would be release this year... the hype will be insane.. I expect it to be worst than for halo 3.. but at least we can all be pretty sure it will kick ass (no matter which console you'll buy it on)... and that's all that count to me... (rhaaaaaa since last trailer I really really really can't wait for that GTA to come out :))))))))