One interesting thing is the way we/gamers define success. Gamers will deem a console a success if it sells more units than the competition, even if Sony/MS/Ninty lose a ton of money on the console. From a business standpoint that's backwards, the people who work at the companies themselves do not look at units sold as a measure of success, they look at profits made. In other words, the CEO's and stockholders aren't looking at VG Chartz and hoping the ps3 overtakes the 360 in sales, because whether that happens or not has little to no effect on the long term viability of the company, or the value of the company (stock price), it's just something fun for fanboys to root for. Also, companies don't make much money on the console sales anyway, the biggest profits are made from software sales and subscriptions. If people want a powerful/best selling next gen console from Sony or MS, they better hope their company of choice has the money to fund the research, development, and production of the nextbox/ps4. Whether the ps3 squeezes out a victory over the 360 or the 360 beats the ps3 in sales by 50,000 units makes little difference to what they'll be able to produce in the future for next gen consoles.
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