| FatalInertia said: MS was on the rise, sony has been rising since 2008................................... MS had their chance 2007 and 2008, sony stormed back, sorry no 1 year ajhead or being cheaper this time for ms. |
Sony has gone nowhere but down in North America, and that hasn't changed in 2008 or 2009. They are firmly in third place here.
Europe is a declining market and given the state of their economy, I don't see that changing in the next 5 years either, but even there MS is making major inroads this generation.
If Sony's "plan" is to bank on Europe leading them to victory, I think they're in trouble.
Microsoft got what they wanted out of this generation which was credibility and I think they've also shown their shareholders that the XBox division is quite a nice feather in MS' cap. By far, it's Microsofts most successful brand endeavor outside of computer software.
Next gen is where they'll be emboldened to take bigger steps. This gen they had to show that the big losses they took on the first XBox were worth a damn.
