Wow, I seriously doubt it, but anything can happen.. If it is it won't be a large enough lead to matter, both Sony and MS have pretty much hinted 2012-13 is the beginning of the next Gen cycle and this would be nearing ten years.. Sony is rumored to make sure they get their console out alittle before MS does their console.. PS2 was out 1.5 yrs before its only competition the Gamecube, which lacked developer support and had no DVD player, and it wa sunknown at the time a new player (MS) would be entering the console market ( nearly 2 yrs after the PS2 launched ) in which they came in with superior hardware and solid developer support and made enough of an impact to ready the pavement for XB 360... Headstarts seem to help in most cases if the hardware is solid and if the price is right for the avg gamer.. I think Sony will be more careful next time to release a console closer in price to its competition..when you're competing against Two other console makers and not One, I think its trickier then when it was just Nintendo which never seems to rely on CPU/GPU intensive hardware..