Oh no... IGN: "Sony Will Let Microsoft Make First Move - Hirai sees no point in announcing first."

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platformmaster918 said:

bonkers555 said:

When you are in a bad financial situation like Sony, its a bad idea to put the ball in the competitor court. So Sony won't make a move until M$ does, what if M$ decide not to start the race and let this play out for another year. Who have the bigger bank roll to play chicken? Who have more to lose? I don't give a shit really and hope Nintendo come out on top again.

I think MS NEEDS a new console first as they have been getting outsold pretty bad despite being less expensive.  Like others and myself have stated you don't throw a console together in 6 months.  They've already got their plans made Kaz just wants to be coy about spoiling the surprise.  They MIGHT change the HDD in their new console if MS offers more than they were going to as that won't effect the architecture or price very much.

I don't think M$ really need to hurry on the next console. Company like Sony and M$ goal is profit and right now it seem that M$ have figure out that the Xbox brand can be very profitable. They are riding the success in America where the last NPD shows that they out sold the PS3 MORE then double. 24 staight months of being the #1 console in the biggest video games market is nothing to worry about.  Profits over ride marketshare and sales.