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thismeintiel on 09 July 2010
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Mummelmann said:
Chairman-Mao said:
Mummelmann said:

If so, Sony are more stupid that I thought. Here I was, thinking that perhaps this gen had taught them something.


They lost because their console was $600, not because it came out after Xbox 360.


They are both major factors.

Except in almost every gen of consoles, the first out of the gate is never the one who comes in first.  The Saturn released a few months ahead of the PS1 in all regions.  The Dreamcast launched around a year and a half ahead of the PS2.  Even if you go back to the SNES era, you'll see the Sega Genesis launched a whole 2 years ahead of the SNES, but still ended up losing.  And even this gen, Nintendo is on top, even though the Wii launched a year after the 360.

I think the most that Sony will allow between them in the competition will be a year, though.  But, this time with declining prices and advancements of Blu-ray and Cell technology, the PS4 can be both advanced and affordable.  I would imagine the most it will launch at is $399-$499.