The thread topic is a bit different that what I thought the title suggested... I thought by "curse of the 3rd console", it was referring to the fact that there had never been more than 2 successful home consoles that thrived during the same generation, but that "curse" was broken this past gen with the PS3 making a late comeback after it was looking like it was left 4 dead for a couple of years there. However, the trend of having only 2 successful consoles in a generation may pick up again if the Wii U doesn't turn things around fast.
But back OT, no, I don't think this "curse" will continue with the Xbox Infinity. One, because M$ has never actually led at any point during a generation in sales while all the other console manufacturers have. So if they were to say come in 2nd again, they'd be pretty consistent. And two, because they have too strong a foothold in the market, while their competitors have had their share of struggles... Sony trying to regain their lost momentum over the past generation, and Nintendo turning the clock back and doing yet another base jump off a cliff without a parachute with the Wii U.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
