What if: Sony and Microsoft had both launched in 2005 at $399?

[DirtyP2002]

platformmaster918 said:

DirtyP2002 said:

The question is nonsense. What would have happened if Sony took another 3 billion USD loss? Because that is what your scenario really means.

The PS3 lost about 5 billion USD the way it went and they are still not in 2nd place. (If you rate the manufacturers only on market share). Ask yourself where the Wii or 360 (both are profitable products) would be if MS / Nintendo said "We do not need the profit, we go for market share!". MS could have donated 20 million Xbox 360s just for fun and Nintendo even more so.

And you need to realise that the reason the 360 sells / sold so well is the 360. Sounds simple, doesn't it? It sells so well, because people want it and not because, the PS3 is too expensive for them.

If you had bothered to read the first paragraph of my OP you would see that I am discussing an entirely different architecture (lack of Cell) and what would have happened if that had been coupled with an earlier release.  Please read before you criticize.

If you bothered to use your head for something else than fashion accessory you would see that your thread is still nonsense.

Your whole argumentation is built on your believe that if the Xbox 360 and the PS3 were the exact same consoles, the PS3 would easily win.
You refuse to acknowledge that the millions of people who bought a Wii or a Xbox 360 did this, because they liked those consoles more than the PS3. It is hard to swallow, but face it.