| Bodhesatva said: On the other hand, one thing you did not mention was 3rd party support. Historically, the systems that go into the generation with the heaviest 3rd party support tend to do well -- in fact, they (almost?) always win. In this case, that's not happening. But I do think it provides Sony with some breathing room: it's clear that developer support is already shifting dramatically away from the Playstation 3 and towards the Wii, but it's not as if major 3rd party titles such as Final Fantasy XIII and MGS4 were simply canceled, with the millions of dollars already spent wasted. The first batch of major third party titles is still planned for the system, and this provides Sony with some extra breathing room that, historically, consoles have not had when their dominance was wavering. For example, the N64 started out with poor 3rd party support from the very beginning (for good reason, I might add).
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