Aligned sales aren't a very good indication of brand strength. A better method would be comparing both brands at the same time to get a representation for how people feel at the time.
Besides, since we're talking about the future, it's best to focus on current trends to get a better understanding for the future. Trends back in 2007 / 2008 don't even apply now, so they certainly can't predict the future accurately. It's best to see how trends are going now. Fact is, right now, and certainly next year, the XB brand is as big as the PS brand. Just look at it this year. It's still having tremendous weeks. Games like Modern Warfare 3, Skyrim, Battlefield 3, etc are all huge on the system. Kinect is selling butloads. One can easily make the argument that the Xbox brand is bigger than the PS brand.
Looking at sales, people clearly aren't still concerned with RRoD. And if they were, don't you think MS would want to take extra time on for the 720 so they can prevent it from happening again?
Like I said earlier, the X360 is currently do extremely well and is on track to have an excellent 2012 with a price and Huge games (Halo 4 & GTA5 specifically). It would be better for them to let the X360 have another big year and release the 720 the next year. Would it make sense for them to release the 720 next year with the 360 having such a huge year?
MS needed to release the 360 early simply because the PS brand was such a juggernaut compared to the XB brand. That's not the case TODAY. They are roughly on par with each other.
I'm willing to wager a bet that the next Xbox will NOT release in 2012.
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