I don't know... like some already said, it doesn't matter much at this point but Sony fans that believed hard about this for years will at last see their wet dream come true, good thing if it helps them sleep better.
To me it's a surprise it took this long. If you analyse correctly, Sony has been hit hard this gen. Being number two doesn't change a thing when next gen comes. Look where they were last gen. They completely dominated both Ninty and MS but this gen...
Their hardware featured way more that the competition.
They had free internet multiplayer access.
They had Blue Ray.
They made a lot of incredible exclusives.
They started with the biggest brand in video gaming.
Their big competitor (360) didn't have it easy at all.
RROD that tarnished 360's image for at least 3 years which, deny it all you like, resulted in people not buying 360 because of this.
Sold next to nothing in Japan. Proof is that if you remove 360's Japanese sells, it's still number two right now.
Didn't have as much flamboyant exclusives as Sony.
You had to pay to play online.
Didn't have a blueray player.
Didn't have a wireless router.
So yeah, in the end, they were hit pretty bad, they had everything to beat the competition but failed to. Next gen will be interresting.
