Xbox 360 Vs. Playstation 3 2012 - *February* Update

[Kai Master]

Jay520 said:

Kai Master said:

360 would have lead in all countries except Japan is only MS didn't charge for XBox Live, the very one point that leads gamers to choose PS3 over 360 (BRD is not such a strong factor, moreover piracy is harder on PS3 as I heard).
MS did a critical mistake on charging for XBox Live, even is the service is more secure...

Not really. If MS didn't charge for online, they probably would sell an extra two to three million units maybe. This wouldn't even come close to countering the billions they make from Live.

That's not a question of money, that's a question of brand leadership/image and market share. M$ had the unique chance to beat Sony's long running (1995-2012) domination in European markets (except the UK which was won by 360), this could impact the next gen market share of M$.