| VGKing said:
Where did Sony go wrong? Is the Xbox 360 too much to handle? What can be done to change things next generation?
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The Xbox 360's year head start did many things to hamper Sony. However what really drove this point along is how well Microsoft integrated XBL into the experience. Any person who now bought the game was pressured to join the network of their friendds in order to experience the game properly. When sports sims are more enjoyable on your competitors machine sales really suffer with Americans.
XBL is a paid service. This is a great revenue for M$ and it is good that Sony is trying to make theirs that way.
XBLA was also another huge feather in the M$ cap. I don't think Sony to this day sells as much digital content as M$ movies or games or what have you. This creates lots incentive for third parties to create more content for you and exclusively you as we still today.
I think the direction they are taking with Vita is to combat those issues. If they can remain as diligent with PS4 remains to be seen.
