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Capulous on 19 May 2013
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CGI-Quality said:
Capulous said:
CGI-Quality said:

And I will say this again, Sony did more damage to themselves than Microsoft did, or could have otherwise. Now as for the OP's issue, I completely disagree.

I disagree. MS did a lot of damage to Sony. If they never entered the console market, there is little doubt that Sony would still be dominating it.

MS did a lot to push the gaming business. Not everything was great, but a lot of good came from them entering the console wars. Where would we be if they didn't? Can't really say anything for a fact, as it will all be conjecture.

I didn't say MS didn't do a lot of damage to Sony, they just did more to themselves. There's also little doubt they'd be dominating if they hadn't launched a year later with a $600 price tag - FAR worse than anything else the PS3 endured.

They launch a year later because MS decided to push for the next generation earlier. MS also offered a console which provided access to most third party games for a lower price. MS did a lot of things right for them to gain equal footing in the console market. Sony's $500/$600 price tags mattered, but the strategies MS employed were more damaging.