The difference between the PS3 vs XB360 and the PS4 vs XB1 situation is night and day. The 360 locked itself in as the favorite console for multiplats early. If it weren't for a great lineup of exclusives to bolster itself, the PS3 probably would have suffered as much as the XB1 is going to now.
The XB model relies heavily on third party sales to remain competitive, as they only have maybe two major first party franchises. So the XB360 did amazingly well to lock up third parties, people would buy it to play multiplats on. Look at the keys to success for the 360:
1) It established a large user base before the PS3 was even out which is huge when you focus on online gaming and need to have the same system as your friends to play,
2) It became the go to system to develop multiplats on, and the PS3 got the lower quality ports because of it.
3) It was the cheaper of the two systems to start.
4) It had better online.
5) They did a wonderful job marketing it.
The XB1 completely missed that this generation by doing exactly none of the things that made the XB360 a good system. They lost the sales race immediately. The PS4 has the definitive version of ever multiplatform game. XB1 released at $100 more than its competition. The online is no longer superior to the PSN, costs more, and was required for all online functions, including Netflix. On top of all these failings, after pissing off their entire audience with their presentation, they proceeded to beat their ****s against the raging hornets nest and then talked about how players were the reason for their poor results.
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