I think it's more important for Sony to profitable out of the gate this time that it is for them to be out before the neXtbox. Sales were never an issue for the PS3 as it's sold more per year than the 360 has. If they time it right they could launch with some of there biggest names right out of the gate (thinking mostly GT6 here.)
Microsoft on the other hand needs to make sure that what they bring to the table is ready and WORKING when it lands. It might be tougher for them to launch next year because so many of there big names are launching or have launched recently.







