2004 gamers did not know the ps3 price.
Price and games lineup, and third party support were the three pillars that were not available as information in 2004, and did not help the console until mid 2008.
This time, we know pretty much everything.
2004 was 2 years away from launch.
Right now is 4 months away from launch.
We know basically everything there is to know, and yes, we can make a much more informed prediction. Almost all third parties are on board, and some of the ones who aren't have implied xboxone timed exclusivity, not total exclusivity.
We know price, we know lineup, we know third party support, we know specs, we know >75% of the policies of both consoles, we know peripherals, we know specifically how many ips, and we'll know even more very soon.
