| BenVTrigger said: @ bouzane Now if that happened it would be entirely possible, still difficult no doubt but it would help PS3s chances because anyone waiting to upgrade to a cheap HD system would have an easyier choice on which to pick and it could easiky add millions to the PS3s potential sales. That being said I honestly see Sony killing off the PS3 faster than MS killing the 360 for one significant reason. MS is making hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars from XBOX Live while Sony has no such income from the PS3. Basically I think the 360 is the main obstacle in the way of the PS3 at this point. Their libraries are almost identical, Xbox has hurt the Playstation brand name too much in the West, and 360 will easily be just as cheap and supported as PS3 at the end of this generation. All this combined drastically changed the way PS3 will sell in comparison to PS2 |
Many valid points but I have to point out a couple things. Much of Microsoft's revenue comes from their Live service which isn't really tied to the 360. There's no need to support the actual platform to continue generating this revenue. Sony is generating plenty of software sales with the PS3 and they really, really need it now. They don't have another successful platform so discontinuing the PS3 too early could really hurt them. Again, the 360 is lagging behind the PS3 in terms of weekly sales and I don't see that changing with the new Slim PS3 coming out. Finally, Sony is still developing games for the PS3, namely The Last of Us. While Naughty Dog isn't the biggest developer in the world they are Sony's most critically acclaimed and successful studio this generation so this is a major commitment to the platform. Personally, while I see the possibility of the PS3 being discontinued prior to the 360 I do not believe it to be a likely scenario.
