Did MS/Customer Reaction to PS3 Screw Up Sony's Schedule?

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Dallinor said:
So basically you think software emulation was planned to be released at the same time as the 40 GB, but the need for higher sales caused them to release the 40GB model early.

I suppose it's possible.

"right now is a knee-jerk reaction by Sony to right the ship in hopes that it will carry them into the era when software BC is available for all PS3s"

What exactly is a knee jerk reaction? The release of the 40GB?

When the 40GB was released, it was released with a lot of planning. Marketing strategy, advertising etc. Everything was prepared. As for 'righting the ship', it seems to have done just that. PS3 sales have picked up, and the 40GB has been widely accepted by consumers.

When I say "knee jerk" reaction, yes, I mean the release of the 40GB. It's possible that they had something in the works (namely the 80GB version), saw the sales, and panicked a bit, pushing out a unit before they wanted to. They had to do something and maybe that's all they had that was capable of changing things quickly enough.

I just find it hard to believe that they always planned to launch two new SKUs in the 12 months after launch.